Tevet/Shevat 5777 January 2017

Our Mission Statement: Temple Sholom is a Reform Jewish congregation that welcomes traditional and non traditional Jewish families and individuals, aspiring to create a warm and caring Jewish atmosphere fostering inclusiveness and community. We engage in life long learning, worship, lifecycle events and social action (Tikun Olam), while cultivating a love and understanding of our Jewish heritage and promoting the perpetuation of Judaism. Temple Sholom strives to be an inclusive and accessible synagogue, welcoming to all who wish to meaningfully participate in our Jewish community.

TEMPLE TOPICS

The Newsletter of Temple Sholom

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Temple Sholom

A Reform Congregation affiliated with the

Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)

Temple Topics is published 8 times each year by Temple Sholom, 1925 Lake Avenue, Scotch Plains. This newsletter is

available at no cost to subscribers.

Rabbi Joel N. Abraham

Rabbi Emeritus Gerald A. Goldman

Cantor Darcie Naomi Sharlein

President Karyn Weingarten

Director of Education Jennifer Levine

Temple Administrator Barbara Cooke

Bookkeeper Gayle Nettler

Religious School Administrative Assistant

Amy Winkler

Editors Ellen Wolff & Jen Silverman

Advertising Coordinator Linda Nieporent

Temple Phone 908.889.4900

E-mail sholom@sholomnj.org

Pillar Benefactors Ellen Berman

Natalie Darwin

Bill & Sandra Dreier

Alex & Luna Kaufman

David & Kathy Korngruen

Marianne Kriman

Alan Nacht

George & Marlene

Pogosky

Rhoda Rosenblatt

The Weingarten Family

Janet Weinstein

Patron Benefactors Ron & Ilene Blitzer

Jonathan & Laura

Bransky

Marjorie Cohen

Ted Dreier

Robert & Nan Fechtner

Lynda Goldschein

Claire Greenberg

The Lyons Family

Pa-

tron Benefactors (cont.) Mark & Sandra Nussenfeld

David & Deborah

Richmand

Ann & Steve Saltzman

Rebekah Sedwin

Laura & Randall

Stevens

The Wolff Family

Benefactors Alice Jaffe

Sara & Scott Lerner

Suzanne & Steven Lyte

Stacey & James

Pritchett

Linda & David

Nieporent

Interested in learning

how you can become a

Benefactor? Contact

Mark Nussenfeld at

908.305.1061 or

1stVP@sholomnj.org

Thank you to our

Benefactor Members

Let Us Know What Is Going On in Your Life!

Please let us know about your good news and simchas. We would love to print it in Temple Topics so that our entire congregation can kvell and shep nachas with you. Just call, fax or e-mail the Temple office and share your glad tidings. Judaism has a moment to share joys and sorrows with the community—an Aliyah. Please call the Temple office by Wednesday morning of any given week if you would like an Aliyah for the following Shabbat. If you become ill or are hospitalized, please let us know. Rabbi Abraham would like to visit you, and we would like to add your name to our Mi-Sheberach list. The hospital is NOT allowed to contact the Temple or the Rabbi unless you explicitly request them to do so. Note: To let us know about your news, please contact the Temple office directly.

Board of Trustees

Executive Board

Karyn R. Weingarten, President

Mark Nussenfeld, 1st VP

Matt Klein, 2nd VP

Pamela Brander, Secretary

Lainie Sokolsky, Treasurer

Linda Nieporent, Asst. Treasurer

Suzanne M. Lyte, Immediate Past President

Trustees

Jeff Banks, Stacey Bender, Jonathan Bransky,

David Carton, Marjorie Cohen, Lisa Drapkin,

Bruce Harris, Daniel Jablon, Jonathan Kaplan,

Scott Lerner, Gale Miller, Janis Rubin,

Daniel Sussman, Jill Wallis

Honorary Members of the Board

Natalie Darwin, William Dreier, Sandra Dreier,

Catherine Gilbert, Luna Kaufman,

Sandra Nussefeld, Steven Saltzman, Martin Schwartz,

Susan Sedwin, Neil Smith, Lucille Taub,

Susan Weiseman

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From The Rabbi’s Study דעלך סני לחברך לא תעביד

What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor - Hillel, Talmud Bavli, Shabbat 31a The sage Hillel gives this summation when asked to describe the entire Torah to someone seeking to convert to Judaism by learning everything necessary while standing on one foot. Hillel’s rival, Shammai sends the person away, but Hillel summarizes the Torah with this phrase, concluding “This is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary. Now go and learn it.” Let’s take this moment to engage in commentary. For much of my life, I have admired this statement of Hillel’s, mainly for its practicality, in comparison with the contemporary New Testament’s phrasing of the Golden Rule - “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.” As a smart aleck child, I would say, I want someone to give me a million dollars, but I can’t give them a million dollars. Hillel’s phrasing seemed more do-able. I could certainly avoid engaging in behavior that I would not want done to me. Lately, however, I have come to see that Hillel’s ideal falls short of what we need in our modern world. The phrase embodies sympathy - we project our feelings on the other person, and feel for them. I would argue that we are called to empathy - not to project ourselves, but the reverse - to imagine how that person feels themselves, not as we would wish them to feel. I would take Hillel a step further - “What is hateful to your neighbor, do not do to them.” Perhaps this seems common sense. It would be foolish not to give your neighbor a loaf of bread because you are allergic to gluten; or even to share with them your favorite cheese pizza if they are lactose intolerant. However, there is difficulty in achieving this more lofty goal. We know what is hateful to us; we do not need to do any research. To know what is hateful to our neighbor, we have to know them. We have to engage in dialogue and get to know what they value and what they loathe. We cannot guess what is hateful to our neighbor; we must take the time to find out.

I bring this understanding to the current debate about “political correctness”. I would define political correctness in the following way- everyone has the right to not be called by a name that causes them pain. If a native American objects to being called an Indian, then

what right do I have to tell them that it should not bother them? If someone of African-American descent wants to be called Black, or of color, or however they choose to identify, I owe them as a fellow human being the right to name themselves. And, if such a name or identification used in another place,

such as a team name or mascot, then I should empathize and feel the echo of the pain that they feel. We have engaged in this research in many ways at Temple Sholom. We have invited those without homes into our synagogue home and asked them what they need. Our JU teenagers have gone to visit the local Muslim community center, to get to know students their own age, but of a different faith. Our older teens are taking part in a Better Together project to hear about the experiences of African-American peers, Jewish seniors, and their peers as well. All the rest is commentary - and what we have taken upon ourselves as the inheritors of Judaism, is to continue the conversation and the commentary. As Samuel Holdheim, the radical Reformer of the 19th century said, the Talmud was right for the ideology of its time, and I am right for the higher ideology of mine. We have come to understand that names do cause harm. How can we do anything else than empathize - and not do what is hateful to our neighbor?

Rabbi Joel Abraham

Rabbi Abraham will be on sabbatical from December 20, 2016 through January 19, 2017. This is the last month of a staggered six-month sabbatical from his previous contract. During the rabbi’s sabbatical, Cantor Sharlein will cover for all lifecycle events. You can reach her by calling the Temple Sholom office. For any other emergencies, please reach out to Temple President Karyn Weingarten.

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Cantor’s Corner

O Guardian of life and liberty, may our nation always merit Your protection.

Teach us to give thanks for what we have by sharing it with those who are in need.

Keep our eyes open to the wonders of creation, and alert to the care of the earth.

May we never be lazy in the work of peace; may we honor those who have died in defense of our ideals.

Grant our leaders wisdom and forbearance. May they govern with justice and compassion.

Help us all to appreciate one another, and to respect the many ways that we may serve You.

May our homes be safe from affliction and strife, and our country be sound in body and spirit.

Amen. -Prayer for Our Country, from Mishkan T’filah

For centuries, Jews have included a prayer for the country in our siddurim (prayerbooks). The wording and language used have varied in different countries and time periods; the above prayer is the most recent incarnation used in a siddur of the Reform movement. At this time of transition in both the executive and legislative branches of our American democracy, I share this prayer with you.

As we might expect, the prayer includes our elected officials, that they might have “wisdom” and “govern with justice and compassion.” But democracy is “government by the people” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary), and Mishkan T’filah’s prayer for our country focuses on the roles each of us plays in it. Yes, it does ask for God’s help:

Teach us…

Keep our eyes open…and alert…

Help us…

But God’s help here is, for the most part, directed toward us so that we may play an active role in our country: by caring for those who are in need; by protecting the earth; by actively working toward peace; by appreciating and respecting our fellow citizens.

Mishkan T’filah reminds us that even while we ask for God’s help, it is we who shape our country. When we make our priorities known to our elected officials, they can (we hope) better represent us. When we participate in organizations that reflect our values, we can work to make our visions a reality.

And so, at this time of transition and inspired by Mishkan T’filah’s prayer for our country, I encourage you to think about your hopes for our country and envision what role you might play in helping them come to pass. Ultimately, the responsibility for ensuring that our democracy is “sound in body and spirit” lies with each of us.

Cantor Darcie Sharlein

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President’s Monthly Memo

Temple Sholom is much more than simply a physical space. It is the community we choose to engage in with our family and friends. It is the community where we found new friendships and where friends became like family. There are many options for Jewish life and worship, yet Temple Sholom’s culture of caring, engaged congregants strikes a chord with families of all ages. Each of you enables us to thrive. Congregants drive our programming, our community outreach, our learning environment, and our worship style as Reform Jews. Part of what makes Temple Sholom unique is how we rely on each other to sustain all areas of Temple life. Your interests and efforts have enabled us to achieve so much over the years. The only way to ensure that we continue to meet your needs is to fully engage our entire congregation by becoming a Community of Choice. As a Community of Choice, our new Mishpakha program that we are evaluating is a groundbreaking membership model. How will this new model benefit you, your family, and the congregation? It will empower you to contribute, monetarily and voluntarily, based on Temple Sholom’s needs and your family’s abilities and interests. Your active participation is as significant as your financial commitment as each member adds his or her uniqueness to our Mishpakha. There are many ways, both large and small, to become involved. Our Community of Choice will empower members to become more involved in our temple community. When we work on the budget for the 2017/18 Fiscal Year that begins July 1, 2017, we will calculate our operating expenses, not covered by tuitions or fees, and divide by the number of our membership families to calculate a Sustaining Level. The Sustaining Level will be requested from each of us to cover the Temple’s basic operation expenses and to meet program goals. I sincerely hope that those who can give more will do so generously and those who cannot afford the Sustaining Level will give what they can – no questions asked. Have I piqued your interest? Brought up a question or two?

Share my excitement and embrace the shared commitment to our ongoing success. Continue to choose our community. Continue to choose Temple Sholom. Thank you for making Temple Sholom the community that it is.

Best Wishes,

Karyn Weingarten

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Religious School News and Views

Shalom All,

As my professional development opportunity here at Temple Sholom, I am participating in a 16 month training in Jewish Mindfulness Meditation with the Institute of Jewish Spirituality. One of my goals is to bring as much of the learning as I can to our Temple community.

Every Sunday in my office at 11:40 I offer a 15 minute meditation and Torah study open to all! During this brief sit, I share a new meditation tool and give an example of how the Torah teaches us each week to live more mindfully - with loving attention to the present moment. You don't have to "be good at meditation" to join us! It's quite

amazing how sitting in silence together can both relieve stress, nourish and connect us as a community.

In early November, I attended the second of three week long retreats for the program. This one was in Simi Valley, California - home to the University of Judaism. 40 Jewish educators, many of whom are Cantors, gather from all over the country to meditate, pray, and learn from the four Rabbi's who lead the program. The daily schedule is in silence (except for Prayer) starting at 6 am and ending at 10 pm. The schedule moves from sitting to walking meditation, prayer, teaching, and back to meditation - and all three meals are in silence.

In some ways, there is an ease to the experience as there are none of the distractions and responsibilities of daily life - including no phones, reading or music. It's VERY quiet! The challenge is there are none of the distractions and responsibilities of daily life and we are "stuck" with ourselves and our "stuff." This can be excruciating.

The theme of the retreat was taking the practice into the world. How do we fortify ourselves with the internal tools to be of most service to our sacred selves and others? We were introduced to a blessing practice. The instruction is to repeat the blessing as much as possible. The idea behind it is that our minds are designed to keep a constant internal dialog and much of the conversation isn't useful - it's repetitive and often negative. Our thoughts are mostly taking us out of life by ruminating about the past or fantasizing about the future. Replacing our random and constant thoughts with a intentional blessing puts the mind to good use.

The purpose of the blessing practice is not to conjure up the rewards for a better future, but in the act of saying the blessing, we allow the qualities to move through us, support us and offer them more readily to others.

I encourage you to give it a try and let me know how it feels! I bring it into my life now outside the retreat in those constant in between spaces I find myself in --- waiting on lines, driving (no traffic), cleaning the house, cooking.

This is just one of the many tools I have learned. I look forward to sharing more with you as the year goes on and do come on Sundays to our sit together!

Warmly,

Jennifer Levine

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Mazal Tov to Paul Weiler, husband of Florrie Darwin and

son-in-law of Natalie Darwin, on being admitted as an Officer of

the Order of Canada. This is one of the highest honors given in

Canada: the Order "recognizes the achievement of outstanding

merit or distinguished service by Canadians who made a major dif-

ference to Canada through lifelong contributions in every field of

endeavour."

Paul is a preeminent legal scholar in the U.S. and Canada,

and his work in the area of constitutional law was critical in the

formulation and adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and

Freedoms.

Referenced prayer from Jennifer Levine’s article:

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Condolences to:

Happy Anniversary

Debbie Bort, on the death of her mother, Hilda Weinberg.

Claire Greenberg, on the death of her husband, Jerome Greenberg.

David Koprowski, on the death of his brother, Peter Koprowski.

The family of Penny Margolies, a longtime member and Honorary Trustee.

Ellen and Daniel Wolff 1/3

Welcome to our New Members!

Wendy and Karl Baum, and their children, Noah and Josie.

Rachel and Bruce Binkowitz, and their sons, Matthew and Jordan.

Mazel Tov!

To Steven Brander, and his parents, Pam and Marv Brander, on his formal admission to the NY State Bar.

To Kim and Neil Leitner, on their daughter

Rachel’s marriage to Jeffrey Stuart.

To Amy Smith, daughter of Ruth and Neil Smith, on receiving her MBA.

To Lucy and Merrill Taub, on their grandson Jake’s engagement to Jamie Silverman.

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Happy Birthday

Maureen Beckerman 1/3

Harper Carton 1/4

Holden Carton 1/4

Lyla Gleason 1/4

Andrea Lerner 1/7

Ann Saltzman 1/7

Talia Remba 1/8

Scott Lerner 1/9

Austin Bender 1/10

Mario Azcarraga 1/11

Nicole Shipitofsky 1/11

Mark Nussenfeld 1/12

Eva Isaacs 1/14

On December 9th, Suzanne Lyte was honored dur-ing a special Shabbat service, for her term as Tem-

ple Sholom President, which ended last June. Thank you for your dedication and leadership,

Suzanne!

David Lipsky 1/14

Tyler Sklarin 1/14

Benjamin Brenner 1/15

Mindy Carton 1/15

Adam Wachtel 1/15

Matthew Binkowitz 1/16

Lisa Rossello 1/16

Emily Serna 1/17

Miriam Claire Serna 1/17

Hannah Silverman 1/17

Jacob Beckerman 1/18

Joanne Schoss 1/18

Eric Morrell 1/21

Jonathan Tabak 1/23

Samuel Fechtner 1/24

Stephen Flood 1/24

Marc Schwab 1/24

Jeff Sklarin 1/24

Susan Sedwin 1/25

David Blaschak 1/26

William Leitner 1/26

David Carton 1/27

Dana Lav 1/27

Daelynn Duralek 1/29

Amanda Seewald 1/29

Lena Blumenstock 1/30

Connie Foland 1/31

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Cycle of Life

Remembering:

January 6

Volko Balanevsky

Moise Bibasse

David Boydman

Hyman Brief

Libby Brown

Maria Milagros de Jesus

Abraham Dipkin

Sy Dipkin

Sholom Egert

Sam Fifer

Richard Arnold Fisher

Judy Flanzbaum

Harry Frank

Adam Fuerstenberg

Leona Garrell

Lubov Gatker

Celia Gordon

Nathan Greenhouse

Moshe Groisman

Henry Grossman

Doris Jedel

David Noah Lambert

Larry Lepelstat

Samuel Liebowitz

Charles Lowenthal

Edythe Mallin

Lony Merel

Charles Miller

Ruth Pearl

Ischaya Risman

Edythe Rosinthal

Beatrice Sadowsky

Benjamin Schnitzer

Emanuel Schwartz

Catherine Seewald

Ralph Shectman

Hank Sheitelman

Jack Stein

Rose Taradesh-Fox

Isidor Tornberg

Sheldon Weinstein

January 13

Rabbi Michael Abraham

Robert Cohen

Bess Faust

Charles Frankel

Julian Freedman

Arthur Goldstein

Lenora Gottlieb

Bertha Grossman

Mitzi Gusack

Irving Hahn

Margot Jacobson

Edith Joseph

David Katz

Charles Krauss

Evelyn Kronman

Abe U. Lockfeld

Jack Mazer

Marshall Neuhauser

Richard Pogosky

Emma Polskin

Ronni Porbin

Sherlie Quint

Mandel Rapps

Brian Rodrig

Yetta Rosenblatt

Daniel Schulman

Jay Slack

Everett Stein

January 20

Sylvia Berger

Esther Bort

Burt Brown

Thomas Cohen

Herb Dinnerman

Sari Fireman

Jules Fromm

Lillian Goldschein

Izrail Goldvasser

Saul Gorne

Loretta “Ginny” Graubard

Edith Hahn

Selden C. Hayes

Robert Heyman

Goldie Kret Hoffman

Edward J. Isack

Harvey Jackel

Fred Kaufman

Lois Klieger

Abram Kunzman

Joseph Meyerson

Anton Miller

Rosa Miller

Minnie Orenstein

Joe Paris

Julius Schneller

Jack Schwab

Dennis Shapiro

Helen Shugar

Harold Umansky

Harold Van Wert

Joseph Waugh

Leonard Whitman

January 27

David Aronson

Max Bertish

Ann Cohen

Bette Cohen

Sarah Eva Epstein

Lena Gelfond

Myra Goldstein

Valerie Goldstein

Esther Greenberg

Mae Gross

Helen Hagenow

Edith Hayman

Renee Hoffman

Benjamin Kolstein

Seymour Kupperman

Nathan Lipman

Scherie C. Lockfeld

Rosalie Meshover

Bessie Payenson

Sydney Pinn

Samuel Richman

Ted Rosenblatt

Helen B. Sandow

Daniel Saunders

Max Schoenhouse

Rae Schwartz

Oscar Victorson

Mortimer Weingarten

Max Weiss

Stewart Wolf

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Notes from Abroad (from our sister congregation in Budapest, Sim Shalom)

Like all congregations, we've been busy with the celebration of the High Holidays ever since the last newsletter to you. For Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we were lucky to have the services of our Cantor of the past two years, Milan Andics. From a backgound of only accompanying our previous cantor with a small drum and some self study, Milan had developed to such an extent that he decided to go to the professional level Cantorial program of the Abraham Geiger College in Berlin, which also trains Reform Rabbis. So immediately after Yom Kippur, he was off to Berlin for the start of those classes. That means that in the past few years, Sim Shalom has sent three Rabbinical and one Cantorial student to study at that institution or the Leo Baeck College in London. It's a real tribute to the atmosphere created in Sim Shalom by Rabbi Kelemen that this has happened. Sukkot was celebrated in a true Sukkah set up on the roof of Balint Haz, the JCC where we are now housed. Through the reed roof, one could see the stars, as required by tradition. And Simchat Torah was celebrated by dancing with our torahs, both the big one we read from and a couple of small ones that are used in the classes for our small children. During the latter half of October we also had three three special Friday night services. The first occurred just before Sukkot, when we had our first service with our new Cantor. She has studied at the Cantorial program in Berlin, is also a professional singer in other more popular venues, and is the daughter of a Rabbi, so she has a rich knowledge of Judiasm. And she has a beautiful voice, and a very spiritual style. So we look forward to a year of many meaningful services and celebrations with her. The next Kabbalat service was followed by a cultural program led by a well known film star and poet/philosopher. Geza Rohrig played the main character of the recently released movie “Saul's Son”, the heartbreaking story of a man in one of the Holocaust concentration camps who wants to give a decent burial to his dead son, and not have him consigned to the flames of the Nazi crematoria. It's a very tough film to watch, but if it comes to your neighborhood, you should try to see it. Geza is an Orthodox Jew who splits his time between New York and Budapest. We met him by chance, through mutual friends, at the food stands of the Jewish street fair I described in my last newsletter. Kati asked if he'd come to us for an evening and he agreed. It was just that easy! The advantage of living in a small country. It was a fascinating evening devoted to a discussion of his philosophical ideas. The third special Shabbat evening was marked by the visit of 25 young people from three London Reform synagogues. The educational director of of one of the synagogues is Nick Young, a (former) wandering Jew who somehow ended up in Budapest after time spent in the Far East. He'd taken a job teaching in an English language school in the Buda hills, and somehow located us for his religious needs. And somehow he met a nice Hungarian woman with a child, fell in love and got married. After having a child together, they decided to move back to England where Nick could better support his new family. Largely based on his heightened Jewish awareness after we sent him to a Jewish leadership training program in Israel, he managed to land a job as educational director of a Reform synagogue in London. So I guess he is also one of our success stories in the building up of Judaism in Europe.

Any U.S. reader who wishes to make a donation to Sim Shalom Congregation can do so by going to the website of our support organization, Friends of Sim Shalom: http://www.friendsofsimshalom.org/ Your support will be much appreciated at this difficult time. And for more information about the congregation, visit the website http://www.sim-shalom.org

Cheers,

Jess Weil

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Sisterhood Holiday Get Together

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Any congregant interested in editing

or graphic design?

Would you like to volunteer just a few hours

eight times a year and be an editor of Temple

Sholom’s newsletter, Temple Topics?

If this volunteer opportunity sounds

interesting to you, please contact Karyn

Weingarten and let her know your availability.

Thank you!

Please join the Board of Trustees and the Executive Board for a

Congregational Town Hall on:

Sunday, January 29th 11am

We will discuss the new membership dues model and will be able to answer your questions about

this innovative idea.

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Going Once! Going Twice!

This year's White Elephant Auction Fundraiser

will take place on

Saturday, January 28th, at 7:00 pm.

This is one of the wildest, most fun temple events of the year! From home appliances to computers and designer

handbags, you never know what will be up for bid.

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TEMPLE SHOLOM FUNDS (Please Indicate One) The following are funds that members of Temple Sholom have created to encourage activities by and

for members of the congregation and the surrounding community. Named tributes (minimum of $15) as

well as regular donations are welcome.

I would like to donate $18 $36 $54 Other $ ____ to the fund marked below in

Honor / Memory of ______________________ By ___________________

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GENERAL FUNDS

Building Beautification Fund

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

Congregants’ Emergency Fund To provide short term financial aid to members in dire straits

Frances & William Goldstein Library Fund To purchase & repair publications, books & equipment

Hospitality Fund

Litner/Podolier Membership Assistance Fund

Marie Fuss Senior Citizen Fund To provide an annual special program for this membership group

Mortgage Retirement Fund

Music Fund To enhance music at the Temple

Prayerbook Fund

President’s Discretionary Fund To be used by the President for/to the benefit of the Temple

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Temple Sholom Endowment Fund Initial Funding from Harold Schwartz Presidents’ Fund Temple Sholom Wish List Donation

Tzedakah Fund for Social Action & Caring Committee Activities

Unrestricted Temple Donation

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EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

A. A. Null/ Lang Kodesh Fund for Youth Activities For leadership training and other worthwhile activities for Temple

youth.

Goldschein/J. Schwartz Confirmation Trip Scholarship Fund

Irving Bussel Fund for the Benefit of the Religious School For teacher education workshops

Norman & Iris Pianko Innovative Education Fund For innovative programs for teachers and/or students of the

Religious School Rabbi Nathanson Adult Education Fund

For special & adult eduation programs

Religious School Equipment Fund To purchase equipment for the Religious School

Ruth Rutenberg Fund for Lifelong Learning To support and publicize lifelong learning

Sarah Fund For Religious School Scholarships

The Dreier Family Fund for the Religious School To enhance the Religious School through art, theater, or music

programming