THANKSGIVING DINNER, NOVEMBER 2012 2013... · speakers give their perspectives on Israel. The first was Rabbi Nir Barkin of Congregation YOZMA in Modi’in, who came to speak about

January 2013Kislev / Shevat 5773

Volume XXXII / Number 4www.ti-stl.org

Congregation Temple Israel is a caring, inclusive community committed to living Reform Judaism and participating in the sacred destiny of the Jewish people and Israel through education, worship, and repair of the world.

Todah Rabah, thank you, Sarah and Ron Falkoff, co-chairs, and to our more than 120 wonderful

Thanksgiving dinner volunteers. From carving turkeys to folding napkins, from setting tables to helping

the night of the dinner and everything in between, you did so much to make this day so special for so

many people. (see page 15 for more photos.)

THANKSGIVING DINNER, NOVEMBER 2012

2 page / January 2013 / Congregation Temple Israel DATELINE

DECEMBER WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Friday, January 4, 20136:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat7:30 p.m. Classical-Style Shabbat Worship

Saturday, January 5, 20139:45 a.m. Bible Study11:00 a.m. Shabbat Worship Bar Mitzvah of Jonathan Greenbergson of Patti Greenberg and Michael GreenbergTorah Portion: Exodus 2:1-10Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-11

Friday, January 11, 20136:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg6:30 p.m. Shabbat B’Shir

Saturday, January 12, 20139:00 a.m. Shabbat Worship 9:45 a.m. Bible StudyTorah Portion: Exodus 6:2-12Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-26; 29:1-4

Friday, January 18, 20136:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg6:30 p.m. Learners’ ShabbatRabbi Feder to speak on“Where is Malachi? The Search Continues.”

Saturday, January 19, 20139:45 a.m. Bible Study11:00 a.m. Shabbat Worship Bar Mitzvah of Alex Kemppainenson of John and Susan KemppainenTorah Portion: Exodus 12:29-39Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-16

Friday, January 25, 20136:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg6:30 p.m. Tu B’Shevat / Israel Shabbat with HaShemesh

Saturday, January 26, 20139:45 a.m. Bible Study11:00 a.m. Shabbat WorshipBar Mitzvah of Charlie Smollerson of David and Karen SmollerTorah Portion: Exodus 15:1-10Haftarah: Judges 4:4-9

SHABBAT SERVICE HONORING

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

We will honor the memory and legacy of the

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during our Learners’

Shabbat service on Friday, January 18. Rabbi Feder will

speak on “Where is Malachi? The Search Continues.”

Join us for pre-oneg appetizers and wine at 6:00 p.m.

followed by our 6:30 p.m. service.

CELEBRATE TU B’SHEVATAND ISRAEL SHABBAT

Join us on Friday, January 25, as we celebrate the

holiday of Tu B’Shevat and our connection to the land

of Israel at a special Shabbat service. HaShemesh will

provide Israeli melodies for our service as we honor the

Jewish State and the new year of the trees. Be sure to

arrive early at 6:00 p.m. for a special pre-oneg featuring

delicious Israeli snacks! Our service will begin at

6:30 p.m.

LISTEN TO SERVICES LIVE!

Live audio broadcasts of all Shabbat and holiday worship

services at Temple Israel make our worship accessible to

those who are ill or homebound and to family members and

friends who are unable to attend a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.

To listen by phone, dial 1-800-846-4808 and enter account

code 8053. To listen online, visit www.ti-stl.org and click on

the “Listen to Worship Services Live” link. We are grateful

to the generous donors to our Broadcast Fund who make

this broadcast possible.

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COMING IN MARCH ...

Temple Israel’s 6th Annual Israeli Film Fest

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Enjoy screenings of two exciting Israeli feature films

(with English subtitles) and Israeli refreshments.

Film titles and more details to follow.

SAVE THE DATE

126th Annual Meeting

Sunday, February 10, 2013

10:00 a.m.

Invitation and details to follow

After a one-year hiatus, the Temple Israel Wine Tasting returns…

Bigger and better than ever!

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, April 28, 20134:00 - 6:30 p.m.Isserman Auditorium of Temple Israel

Tastings of fine wines and gourmet foods

Raffle of wine and food related items

Order wines at special below-retail pricing


IF NOT NOW, WHEN? Rabbi Amy Feder

The end of 2012 has been a changeable and challenging

time for our friends and neighbors in Israel. In the

past few weeks alone, from the escalating conflicts in

Gaza to the United Nations’ decision to grant Palestine

recognition as a non-member observer state, the

situation has been changing so quickly that it’s hard to

even know where to begin when discussing the state of

the State of Israel. I hesitate to even write something

about the topic in this publication, knowing that even the

short lag time between when I finish this article and you

read it may turn out to be a period of great change and

turmoil that couldn’t have been predicted.

What I can share with you, however, is how our

congregation has been reacting to the news of Israel.

Over the holidays, I received many messages from

congregants anticipating tense conversations about

Israel over their Thanksgiving and Chanukah tables and

wondering how to respond. Some wanted to know how

to answer their relatives who questioned their loyalty

to Israel when they said they were praying for peace.

Others wanted to know if it was possible to separate the

Israel of Judaism from the Israel of the headlines. Every

person that spoke to me about Israel felt somehow

torn, wanting to support Israel, but not knowing how to

answer the inevitable questions about how to bring a

peaceful end to this seemingly endless conflict.

With the help of our Israel Engagement Committee, I’m

proud to say that our congregation is working hard to

provide as many diverse and informed answers to these

questions as possible. This past month, we had two

speakers give their perspectives on Israel. The first was

Rabbi Nir Barkin of Congregation YOZMA in Modi’in, who

came to speak about the state of the Reform movement

in Israel. The second was one of our young congregants,

who has been living in Israel the past two years and is in

the final steps of making aliyah and becoming an Israeli

citizen. In January, in conjunction with Tu B’Shevat, we

will be having our Israel Shabbat celebration and literally

giving everyone a taste of the Israel experience.

The truth is, as I told those congregants who came to me

with questions, there are no easy answers about Israel.

Regardless of our individual viewpoints, it is up to us as

Jews to be as knowledgeable and engaged as possible.

By virtue of being Jewish, people will often expect that

we have opinions and perspectives on the Jewish State.

To be uninformed simply isn’t acceptable. If you’re

looking for additional resources and information, please

contact the rabbis or our Israel Engagement Committee,

chaired by Rob Litz.

May this be the year when Israel finds peace!

[email protected]


worthnoting

CHUTZPAH Rabbi Michael Alper

One of the best parts of my rabbinate here at Temple

Israel is being able to work closely with our teens,

both while they’re living in St. Louis and once they’re

off at college. This year, I’ve received a number of

questions from college students and their parents

about the organization Chabad. While many larger

college campuses have Hillel Houses, which cater to

a broad spectrum of the Jewish population, there

are Chabad Houses nearly everywhere, in more than

1,000 cities worldwide. Chabad also reaches out to a

broad spectrum of Jews. However unlike Hillel, which

is dedicated to “creating a pluralistic, welcoming and

inclusive environment for Jewish college students,”

Chabad-Lubavitch is a Chasidic movement in Orthodox

Judaism which has a goal of attracting non-observant or

less observant Jews to become more observant.

So when parents and students question me about the

merits of getting involved with Chabad on Campus, my

response is always, “It depends!” Many young people

begin to drift away from Judaism when they leave the

comforts of their homes and congregations for college.

I must admit that Chabad, in particular, does a stellar

job of reaching out to those students and pulling them

back to Judaism, inviting them to experience Judaism

in perhaps a different and more involved way than they

had before. So if the option is choosing between no

Judaism in a person’s life or a different kind of Judaism,

I would be inclined to prefer the latter, but not without

serious concerns. My issue is that Chabad’s goal is

not just to help people stay Jewish, but to make them

“more” Jewish. Inherent in this thinking is a very real

implication that the Reform Jewish lifestyle is not

Jewish enough.

I remember working in Long Island during my tenure

at rabbinical school. Each year, there was a public

Chanukah menorah lighting sponsored by Chabad,

directly next to the public Christmas display. The year

I was in attendance, there was an excited buzz in the

community because Chabad had invited the Reform

rabbis in the area to join them in lighting the menorah.

For days there was a wonderful feeling of community

building among the various Jewish sects. Until, of

course, the Reform rabbis who wanted to participate

started to RSVP and discovered that Chabad had added

an important caveat to their invitation. Male Reform

rabbis were welcome, but the female ones were not. In

their eyes, not only was the idea of female rabbis not

Jewish enough, it was just plain not Jewish. As you

might imagine, that sense of excitement and community

strength quickly dissipated.

In St. Louis, we are constantly working to build a sense

of community with each branch of Judaism. I am happy

to have the opportunity to work alongside colleagues

and congregants from a broad spectrum of Jewish life.

My hope is that each of us will feel free to live our own

Jewish lives in the way that is most meaningful to us,

and will allow others to do the same.

[email protected]


Resolve to make 2013 a year of Jewish learning! Join us

at any or all of these adult education programs.

NEW CLASSES

Introduction to Hebrew – Mondays, beginning

January 7, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Join Rabbi Alper for a

beginning Hebrew class.

Lunch and Learn: Torah Study – Tuesdays, starting

January 8, from noon-1:15 p.m. Bring your lunch and join

Rabbi Alper in exploring the week’s Torah portion.

No Hebrew skills necessary. Come every week or

whenever you can.

Lunch and Learn: Judaism and Jesus, Interfaith

Texts and Topics –Thursdays, beginning January 10,

from noon-1:00 p.m. Bring your lunch and study a

variety of interfaith texts and topics with Rabbi Alper.

Tallit Making – Sundays, January 13, March 10, and

April 7, 9:30-11:45 a.m. Rabbi Alper and crafting maven

Jody Chassin will guide you in creating your own tallit.

No special skill needed. (see page 7.)

Sunday Series: The Jewish Response to Evil –

Sundays, Feb. 3 and 10, 9:45-11:15 a.m. Drop the kids

off at Religious School and join Rabbi Alper in exploring

Jewish responses to evil in the world.

CONTINUING CLASSES

Shabbat Morning Bible Study – Join Rabbi Shook on

Saturday mornings, 9:45-10:45 a.m. This year’s class is

focusing on the women of the Hebrew Bible.

ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Yoga Plus with Lisi – Sundays at 9:45 a.m. (when

religious school is in session) and Thursdays at

3:30 p.m. in the Kriegshaber Foyer at the Temple.

Wear comfortable clothes, bring a yoga mat if you have

one, and join Lisi Weinstein for yoga, pilates and a dose

of spiritual wellness. Cost: $10 per session.

Rabbis’ Roundtable – Meets the first Thursday of each

month at 12:30 p.m. Join our rabbis for lunch and

a lively discussion of current events or any topic of

interest to participants. (see page 7.)

Crafting for Community – Meets two Sundays each

month at 9:30 a.m. in The Gathering Place at the

Temple. Next sessions are January 6 and 13. Join

Jody Chassin in learning fun and easy crafts to make

and donate to organizations that serve people in need.

The Lilith Readers Book Club – Meets the first Tuesday

of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. (see page 7.)

Life in Transition – Meets from 6:30-8:00 p.m. the first

Tuesday of each month starting February 5. This group,

led by Jan Nykin, M.Ed., LCSW. (see page 19)

Exploring Life’s Journey – Meets from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

on the third Tuesday of each month starting

February 19. This group, led by Jan Nykin, M.Ed., LCSW.

(see page 19)

For more information on any or all of these adult

education programs, contact Rabbi Alper,

[email protected] or 314-432-8050.

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TALLIT MAKING CLASS

Learn how to make your very own personalized tallit.

Rabbi Alper and crafting maven Jody Chassin will guide

you in crafting a beautiful tallit. At the first class session

on Sunday, January 13, from 9:30-11:45 a.m. Rabbi Alper

will explain the history and significance of the tallit in

Judaism and share his personal collection of tallitot.

At this session, participants will share ideas and visions

for creating their own prayer shawls.

If desired, class members can work on their tallitot

during regular Crafting for Community sessions at

9:30 a.m. on Sundays, Feb. 3, 10, and March 3. The final

two Tallit Classes will take place on Sundays, March 10

and April 7.

No special skills or experience are required. Students

are responsible for the cost of their own materials.

All adults are welcome! Easy-to-follow instructions will

be provided. Please register by Sunday, January 6, to

Jody Chassin, 314-566-1274 or [email protected].

SPRING SEMESTER OF RABBIS’ ROUNDTABLE

Join one of our rabbis for lunch and discussion at

12:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month.

The next sessions will be January 3 and February 7.

You provide the questions and food for thought; we

provide the lunch (or you can bring your own). You can

pre-register for lunch for the entire spring semester

(January-May) for $40 ($8 per month) or pay $10 at the

door.

To pre-register, send your reservation and payment

(checks payable to Temple Israel) to the Temple, attn:

Sydney Masin, 1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Dr., St. Louis, MO

63141.

Advance reservations are requested each month to

Evie Bernstein, 314-434-3937.

THE LILITH READERS

All women are invited to join us for any or all sessions of our Lilith Readers Book Club.

Bring your own dinner and enjoy a ladies’ night out from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

January No Book Club

February 5 Seven Blessings by Ruchama King

March 5 Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman

April 2 The Midwife by Roberta Rich

8 page / January 2013 Congregation Temple Israel DATELINE

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope that 2013 will be

an outstanding year for you and those you love. We are

starting out the year with a brand new Tadpole Room

(our youngest students). We already have quite a few

students enrolled in this class, and our new teachers

are amazing! It is remarkable what can happen when

you give parents a quality, loving environment and

outstanding dedicated teachers!

Our 2013 DECC enrollment materials will be out shortly,

as will information about our Rabbi Mark and Carol

Shook Preschool Summer Camp. It is not too early to

start thinking about summer and enrolling your children

in Camp Shook, the best camp around!

DECC is starting out 2013 with a Tot Shabbat on Friday,

January 4. Our Tot Shabbat program has become quite

the Friday night event. We begin in the Gall Family

Sanctuary with a very kid-friendly Shabbat service led by

our rabbis. Then we move into the Isserman Auditorium

for light appetizers and wine for the adults and “oodles

of noodles” for the kids. It is a very fun way to spend

the first Friday of every month, plus it truly creates a

vibrant DECC community.

Last month was our Parent/Teacher conferences.

They went very smoothly and the parents are quite

happy with DECC. Our teachers work very hard to

give the parents an accurate portrayal of their child’s

progress. Our amazing Parent Committee put together

an incredible luncheon for the teachers. Our teachers

are so appreciative that the parents go out of their way

to do this for them during conferences! They also bring

in breakfast for the teachers during our morning staff

meetings.

It is these kinds of activities that set DECC apart from

other preschools. Our students get the very best

preschool education from the most loving and giving

staff. Isn’t that what it is all about? Be on the lookout

for Camp Shook enrollment materials coming out soon.

Then not long after that, DECC enrollment for 2013-2014.

[email protected]

DEUTSCH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER OF TEMPLE ISRAEL

Leslie Wolf, Director

DECC students

sing a song about

Chanukah candles

at last month’s

Chanukah Tot

Shabbat.


RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CHANUKAH CELEBRATION

ROCKED FOR ALL AGES

Marisa Reby, Director

school NEWS

Last month’s school-wide Chanukah celebration was a big hit with students and parents alike. Our celebration included

an all-school assembly, followed by visits to various activity stations where students created dreidels and menorahs,

learned about and sampled Chanukah foods, wrapped donated toys and games to be distributed to children in need by

the Jewish Family and Children’s Service, sang Chanukah songs, and played Chanukah Trivia.

I’ll let the pictures tell the story.


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12:30 pm

Rabbis’ Roundtable

3:30 pm

Yoga with Lisi

4 6 pm Tot Shabbat

7:30 pm

Shabbat Worship

2

DECC Resumes

9 am Opera Lecture

59:45 am Bible Study

11 am Shabbat Worship

Bar Mitzvah of

Jonathan Greenberg

1

New Year’s Day

Building closed

DECC Winter Break

JANUARY 2013

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9:30 am

Religious School

9:30 am Crafting for Community

9:45 am Yoga with Lisi

6:30 pm Cotillion

149 am

Symphony Lecture

10:30 am

Intro to Hebrew

7:30 pm

Boy Scout Committee

15

12 pm Lunch and Learn

4:30 pm Hebrew Lab

7 pm Board of Trustees

7 pm Intro to Judaism

7:30 pm

Boy Scout Troop 11

16 1712:00 pm

Lunch and Learn

3:30 pm

Yoga with Lisi

186 pm Pre-Oneg

6:30 pm

Learners’ Shabbat

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9:45 am Bible Study

11 am

Shabbat Worship

Bar Mitzvah of

Alex Kemppainen

20

No Religious School

256 pm Pre-Oneg

6:30 pm

Tu B’Shevat/

Israel Shabbat

with HaShemesh

21 Martin Luther King

Day - Building Closed

22


4:30 pm Hebrew Lab


7:30 pm

Boy Scout Troop 11

23 24

12:00 pm

Lunch and Learn

3:30 pm

Yoga with Lisi

269:45 am Bible Study

11 am Shabbat Worship

Bar Mitzvah of

Charlie Smoller

6

9:30 am Religious School

9:30 am Crafting for Community

9:45 am Yoga with Lisi

12 pm TIFTY Board

6:30 pm Cotillion

710:30 am

Intro to Hebrew

8


4:30 pm Hebrew Lab

6 pm Club 56

Lounge Night

6:30 pm Lilith Readers


7:30 pm

Boy Scout Troop 11

9

9 am Study Group

1012:00 pm

Lunch and Learn

3:30 pm

Yoga with Lisi

116 pm Pre-Oneg

6:30 pm

Shabbat B’Shir

129 am

Shabbat Worship

9:45 am Bible Study

27

9:30 am Religious School

1 pm Camp Rainbow

Event Meeting

6 pm Cotillion

28

10:30 am

Intro to Hebrew

29


4:30 pm Hebrew Lab


7:30 pm

Boy Scout Troop 11

30 3112:00 pm

Lunch and Learn

3:30 pm

Yoga with Lisi


januaryCalendar

JANUARY RELIGIOUS SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

B’nai Mitzvah Prep: Part II - Sunday, January 6:

This Family Education program for 6th graders and

their parents will focus on the logistics and details for

having a meaningful and stress-free bar or bat mitzvah

at Temple Israel. From a tasting of Kiddush lunch menu

items to chanting Torah and everything in between, our

rabbis will cover it all.

Tu B’Shevat Seder - Sunday, January 27: We’ll

celebrate the new year of the trees with an all-school

Tu B’Shevat seder on Sunday, January 27. Join us as

we sample fruits and nuts grown in Israel and learn

about the importance of caring for our natural

environment.

TI WISH LIST

Each of us connects with our Temple Israel community

in different ways. We may be passionate about worship,

learning, youth, social justice, or simply celebrating

holidays and life cycle events together. Likewise, when

making charitable giving decisions, we sometimes prefer

to target specific needs. Beginning with this issue of the

Dateline, we will highlight a variety of needs at Temple

Israel where your generosity can make an immediate

impact.

$600 Underwrites one of our monthly

Tot Shabbat programs

$500 Provides a Confirmation year scholarship for

one student

$720 Underwrites one year of after-hours

emergency phone service for our rabbis

To fulfill a wish list item, mail a check (payable to Temple

Israel) to: Temple Israel Wish List, P.O. Box 790379,

St. Louis, MO 63179, or donate online by credit card at

www.ti-stl.org/wishlist. Please specify the item you

are funding. Contributions will be recognized in future

issues of the Dateline, so please let us know if you prefer

to donate anonymously.

For more information, contact Carol Wolf Solomon,

Director of Development and Communications,



ENGAGING OUR YOUTH

Stephanie Rhea, Youth Groups Advisor

Happy New Year!

As we enter 2013, I offer a few

reflections. Our youth at Temple

Israel are our future congregants and

leaders. These young people who

engage in our senior high youth group,

TIFTY, are incredible! They truly capture the spirit of

what we, as Reform Jews, want to instill in our children.

In 2012, the youth group led creative and educational

Shabbat services, assisted with children’s services

during the High Holidays, planned and ran the Purim

Carnival, created social movie nights for young families,

ran a blood drive, sold bagel breakfasts every Sunday at

religious school, and volunteered more than 100 hours

helping the Temple Israel community.

Outside the Temple, TIFTY has raised money for Camp

Rainbow; donated toys to children in need; helped

support a local battered women’s shelter; collected

winter coats and canned food; educated others about

topics such as mental health issues, drug and alcohol

abuse, and equal rights; visited the elderly and the sick;

and baked cookies for hospitalized veterans.

Best of all – they accomplished all this while having tons

of fun! The TIFTY Board organized group trips to ice

skating rinks, Ted Drewes, restaurants all over

St. Louis, haunted houses and more. They have met up

with Reform teens in Kansas City, Peoria, Omaha, and

Denver.

Our youth group program has accomplished a great deal,

but there is more work to do. Fewer than 35 percent of

our Temple Israel youth in grades 8-12 participated in

a TIFTY event in 2012. Please encourage your teens to

join us at some of our upcoming events. Please contact

me at 314-432-8050 or [email protected] if you have any

questions or need additional information.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, January 4:

Shabbat at TI followed by a mystery event.

Tuesdays, January 8 and February 5: Lounge Nights

for 5th and 6th graders from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

January 18-21: Regional Winter Chavurah for grades

9-12 in Denver, CO.

Saturday, February 2: Family Movie and Circus Fun

Night to benefit Camp Rainbow.

Saturday, February 9: All 8th graders are invited to

get together with peers from Shaare Emeth and United

Hebrew for a great time.

Sunday, February 24: Plan and staff Temple Israel’s

annual Purim Carnival!

Youth group membership is not required to attend most

of these events.

Scan our QR code to visit

TIFTY on Facebook.

clubTALK


Above: TI Youth groupers

in grades 5-12 show off the

bears they created at Build-A-

Bear Workshop to donate to

children in need.

Right: TIFTY members enjoy

an ice skating outing.

OUT AND ABOUT WITH TIFTY



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THANKSGIVING DINNER HIGHLIGHTS

16 page January 2013 / Congregation Temple Israel DATELINE

We gratefully acknowledge these tributes received as of December 13.

ALLAN & GLORIA MOLASKY/BARRY & MARTI SIMON

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING FUND

In memory of Bud Goldkamp

Marti and Barry Simon

BROADCAST FUND

In honor of a speedy recovery of Linda Berger

Diana and Jim Rothbarth

BUILDING FUND

In honor of Rachel Andreasson’s graduation

Jane and Richard Wasserman

DEUTSCH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER FUND

In memory of Becky Goldberg

The Kitsis Family

In memory of Selma Wax

The Franey Family

In honor of Edward Goldberg’s 65th birthday

Marni and Jeremy Deutsch

Jennifer and Jonathan Deutsch

Beth and David Deutsch

EDITH AND KURT J. LINDNER ENDOWED BUILDING FUND

In memory of Marvin Davidson

Jody and David Chassin

TEMPLE ISRAEL GENERAL FUND

In memory of Becky Kramer Goldberg

Loren and Ken Ludmerer

In honor of Charlie and Elaine Fremder’s 60th Wedding Anniversary

Dolly Newport and Ed Hirsch

In honor of Edward Goldberg’s 65th Birthday

Karla and Steve Rosenblum

GERALDINE & GIDEON SCHILLER

CONFIRMATION WASHINGTON SEMINAR FUND


Carol Cohen

HARRY STEINER FAMILY FUND

In memory of Henrietta Steiner

Susie, Ed, Sarah and David Fliesher


JOHN & ANNA LEE BROWN SCHOLARSHIP FUND


Gale Hilburg

In honor of Nancy Powers

Sarah and Norman Molina

Happy Chanukah to Donna and Alan Rosenberg, Joanne and Danny Schwartz

and Nancy Powers

Suzanne Brown and Daniel Juarez

NATHAN KAHN - ERNESTINE KAHN -

CHARLES KAHN FOUNDATION

In memory of Marvin Abraham Davidson

Thelma Davidson

LIVNOT FUND

In honor of Richard and Judy Glassman’s 40th Wedding Anniversary

Shelley Marglous and Lauren Marglous

MILLARD S. COHEN CARING COMMUNITY FUND

In memory of Ellis and Roslyn Littmann

Myra L. Cohen

RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND

In memory of Stanley Farbstein

Teryn Farbstein


Brian Goldberg

In memory of Helen Goldsticker

Ralph Goldsticker

In memory of Gideon Schiller

Gerry Schiller

In honor of the naming of Drew Shanfeld

Audrey Shanfeld

In honor of Julie Meyers’ wedding

Judy and Mark Meyers


januaryTRIBUTES

SAM & IDA SILK SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In honor of a speedy recovery of Bill Stern


WOLF SOCIAL SERVICES FUND

In appreciation of the Thanksgiving Dinner

Anonymous

Diane and Michael Weiss

In appreciation of Ron and Sarah Falkoff for Chairing the

Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

Sheryl Breadman and Eli Montague

Dee and Cary Mogerman

YAHRZEIT FUND

In memory of Ida Arkin

Lloyd M. Arkin

In memory of Gloria Esther Brownstein

Byron S. Brownstein

In memory of Mollie Gelb Davis

Marge and Ronald Fenster

In memory of Lillian Fox

Audrey Shanfeld

In memory of Sadie Greenblatt

Albert Greenblatt

In memory of Sally Greenblatt

Albert Greenblatt

In memory of Lester Lamberg

Judy Lewis

In memory of Allen Leise

Jodi and Elissa Leise

In memory of Shirleen Mehlman

Betsy Mehlman

In memory of Helen G. Mitchell

Jane Mitchell

In memory of Boris Oris

Ella Raber

In memory of Jay Ring

Lisa Ring

In memory of Bernard and Irma Gerchen

Grace Sarner

In memory of Shirleen and Perry Mehlman

Carol Margolis

In memory of Morton L. Schwartz

Judy Schwartz-Baker

In memory of Leonard and Sara Seidel

Avery Seidel

In memory of Tillie Seigal

Heather and Jay Padratzik

In memory of Loretta Silvermintz

Albert Greenblatt

In memory of Jewel Simon

Laverne Farbstein

Teree Farbstein

In memory of Donald S. Stolar

Cary Stolar

In memory of Elizabeth Stone

Robert Stone

In memory of James W. Thomeczek

JoAnne Levy and Jim Thomeczek

In memory of Charles Tober

Beverly Tober

In memory of Wilbur Zweig

Rosanne Tessler


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Todah Rabah to Ben Manheimer and Joan Moscowitz

for assisting with a recent congregational mailing.

Todah Rabah to Dr. Bradley and Debbie Shanker for

donating toothbrushes for the Chanukah mitzvah

project.

CORRECTION

In last month’s Dateline, the name of Judy Lewis,

Advertising and Underwriting Chair, was inadvertently

omitted from the Birthday Bash Committee list. We

apologize for the error.

WELCOME TO OURNEWEST TI MEMBERS

Andrew Rehfeld and Dr. Miggie Greenberg

Emma and Hoben


templeNEWS

HAVE YOU MET YOUR MATCH?

Love will be in the air on Friday evening, February 15,

when Dr. Leah Hakimian, a native St. Louisan, retired

professional matchmaker, and author of the Web-based

column Godsend, will speak on “How to Marry (or Marry

Off) Your Best Friend.” Whether you’re looking for your

own soulmate or interested in finding that perfect match

for a friend or family member, you won’t want to miss

this special Shabbat!

Join us at 6:00 p.m. for wine and appetizers before the

6:30 p.m. service and be sure to stick around afterwards

and schmooze with Hakimian at our Oneg Shabbat.

LIFE IN TRANSITION ANDEXPLORING LIFE’S JOURNEY

Life in Transition and Exploring Life’s Journey will begin

a new season in February. These groups are led by Jan

Nykin, M.Ed., LCSW, a psychotherapist para-rabbinic

certification.

Life in Transition meets the first Tuesday of each month,

from 6:30-8:00 p.m., starting February 5. This group

is for individuals coping with a recent loss, whether

through death, divorce, unemployment, retirement or

any other life circumstance.

Exploring Life’s Journey begins Tuesday, February 19,

and will meet the third Tuesday of each month from

6:30-8:00 p.m. This group is for those interested in

exploring life lessons and purposes, spirituality, Jewish

meditation and other related topics.

Participation is free and open to the community. No

RSVP is necessary.

A WORD ABOUT YOUR 2013SYNAGOGUE SUPPORT

Statements for 2013 Continuing Synagogue Support

(dues) were mailed in mid-December. If you have not

received yours, please contact JoAnn Stephan in the

Temple office, 314-432-8050 or [email protected].

As a reminder, no later than February 15, please either:

1. Send your 2013 donation in full. You may pay by

check or via credit card through the TI Member Log

In section of our website, www.ti-stl.org, or by calling

the Temple office.

2. Complete and return the Payment Plan Option

form located on the back of your statement. If you

already have a payment plan on file, no action is

needed.


WHAT’S NEW AT NEW MT. SINAI?

This is the time of year when most of us make

resolutions to take action in our life. If you have not

already purchased property at New Mt. Sinai Cemetery,

now would be a great time to do so. There are so many

reasons:

• It’s Temple Israel’s cemetery, which means that

you are a member of the New Mt. Sinai Cemetery

Association.

• Temple Israel members receive 10 percent discounts

on pre-need purchases.

• A portion of your purchase is donated back to

Temple Israel.

• New Mt. Sinai permits burial of non-Jewish family

members.

• We accept cremations.

• New Mt. Sinai has the only Mausoleum in the St.

Louis Jewish community.

• The cemetery is listed on the National Register of

Historic Places.

• New Mt. Sinai is recognized as one of the most

beautiful cemeteries in the region.

And most important: The Cemetery Association needs

sales of property to remain financially sound.

Call our office, visit us online, or come by in person and

see why so many of your friends and family have chosen

New Mt. Sinai for more than 60 years.

Dan Brodsky

Executive Director

314-353-2540

www.newmtsinaicemetery.org

Irwin Brasch

Edith Morgan Frank

Susan Irgang

CONDOLENCES

We extend our deepest sympathy to the families of

PERPETUAL MEMORIAL

A New Perpetual Memorial has been established for

Justine Gordon Eiseman

by Jim and Carolyn Eiseman

HUNGER HAS NO BOUNDS!

Help us provide meals for individuals who are receiving

medical treatments or are in hospice, or for anyone who

is hungry and in need. We are looking for soups,

meatloaf, chicken, brisket, or any other items that will

only require warming.

If you would like to participate, please contact

Pamela Dern, 314-503-5297, to coordinate a time to

deliver your meal to the Temple.

weREMEMBER


December 30- January 5

Joan AachClara Horwitz AnfengerElizabeth R. AuerClara S. BarackAlvin CohnDr. Lester DrubinKate DubinskyDr. Fred FabricJulius FrensdorfHarvey A. Friedman

Max FriedmanMyrtle Scharff FullerMary GarberDr. Alfred GoldmanMorris GolmanLillian GreenArthur D. HirschDr. Alexander E. Horwitz, Sr. Henrietta Blustein HorwitzDavid Huber

Anna JossemFanny JungmannDavid KalishmanRose Bothman KlingCharles KodnerSofia KodnerVallye W. KohnerHarry J. KolburnBess KronickZalie Levin

January 6-12

Joseph M. Arndt

Leon M. Bodenheimer

William Ivan Boxer

Milton David Breschell

Rose Lenore Brown

Nathan Bry

Ann Cooper

Samuel M. Friedman

Rose Cutter Gelber

Louis Glazer

Helen Lonergan Goldring

Henry Honig

Minnie Isaacs

Herman Kohlenbrener

Bernice L. Kohner

Theodore Leo Kopelman

Mary Singer Krout

Alex Landau

Julius Levy

Sarah Lissner

Lena Marcus

Perry L. Mehlman

Roswell Messing

William Molasky

Isidor E. Offenbach

Max Reichenberg

Esther Hellerstein Rothenberg

Ford Zadik Salinger

Benjamin Samuels

Julius Shmookler

Zelda Y. Siegfried

Merle Cohn Sievers

Blanche C. Steele

Emma Stein

June M. Stern

Sarah Turk

Gusta Shure Willer

January 20-26

Jennie Stein

Alfred Steindecker

Eva Gregor Steiner

Edward Stillman

Lillie Nathanson Susman

Arthur R. Tucker

Gustava Vorhaus

Louis G. Waldman

William Waldman

Pauline Aach

Dr. R. Scott Berger

Leona Bernard

Pearl Blustein

Abraham N. Brickman

Julius Davis

Robert Eiseman

Lillie N. Ellman

Walter Gelber

Joseph Glaser

Helen C. Goldsticker

Mildred Greenblatt

Isaac Greenfield

Louis Greenspon

Harry Scheuer Haas

Kathryn Glaser Jacobs

Marie B. Jacobs

Harold L. Jungman

Ralph E. Kaufman

Ann Trepp Koenigsberg

David Kriegshaber

Carolyn Kutten

Jakob Laufer

Fred S. Lederman

Michael Levy

Sidney E. Liederman

Theresa Hausman Loewenberg

Hattie Levy Louchheim

Max J. Mayer

Judith Gelfand Minkin

Matthew Ryan Neal

Lizzie Newman

Annie Pasternak

Mollie Remel

Ida Rothman

Louis Sachs

Moritz Henry Schuchat

Irving M. Schwartz

Nancy Shapiro

Bonnie Shure

Bertha Siteman

Esther Spitz

January 13-19

Dr. Harry Agress

Henrietta Bamberger

Bess Block

David A. Chernus

Blanche Schiele Cohn

Beatrice Berger Epstein

Ann Esses

Lillian Flegel

Meyer Frank

Bettye B. Friedberg

Samuel Heiling

Rose Wohl Herman

Edward Jacobs

Jack Kessler

Matylda Lehr

Albert Lissner

Norma Schwarz Mendle

Pearl R. Mendle

Bertha Michelson

Maurice M. Newmark

Arthur Rosenberg

Helen Factor Ross

Benjamin Gottlieb Rubin

Sarah Schwab

Fay Sharon

Harry, Simon, Jr.

Ira B. Simon

Joseph A. Stein

Bob Sundheimer

Sarah Bamberger Washauer

Cora Schiele Weinstock

Marvin Weitzman

Sigmund Wolff

January 27-February 2

Dr. Oscar LipschultzLouise MagesFlorence G. MayArthur MichelsonAnna Z. MillerSophie NeumannMatanya NykinRuth W. PortnoyLillian Blum ReichesCharles Rubin

William H. SchieldKarla Issebacher SchlesingerJacob SchuchatSusie SelcerRose ShapiroRose B. ShapiroSydney M. Shoenberg Sr.Leatrice Sanders WeinbergG. Scott WeinsteinBernat Wildman

Names listed have been placed in

Perpetual Memorial. For information

as to how you may place a loved one’s

name in Perpetual Memorial, please

contact Sydney Masin at


Ralph Jon Sherberg

Isidor J. Siegfried

Carle Joseph Snider

Charles Steinberg

Alfred Freund Steiner

Anna Wildman

Edith Wilson

Rose Yusman

Mollie Gold Zar

William Zeve

Dorothy K. Abraham

Ann Glazier Abramson

Johanna Alsberg

Dora Bach

Hattie Barken

Rose Berliner

Julius Benoit Cerf

Beatrice Cruvant

Annabelle Diamond

Joseph Jay Edlin

Michael Edlin

August Frank

Allison Beth Gall

Nathan E. Garber

Leonard A. Gilles

Jeanne Goldberg

Gertrude Gregor

Barney Grosberg

Rachel Haddad

Harry A. Horn

Raphael B. Jacobs

Erna Schild Katz

Leon L. Katzenstein

Saul Kessler

Herman S. Landau

Irina Levitskaya

Marie Baer Littmann

Fred T. Lowy

Florence J. Mainzer

Anna Manne

Charles B. “Chick”

Meyerson

Stanley L. Michelson

William B. Milius

Mark Molasky

Fannie Nehmen

Robert K. Oxenhandler

Lena Peltason

Ida Rosenberg

Beatrix L. Salinger

Emma H. Samuels

Joseph Edwin Samuels

GIVE-A-MEAL-A-MONTH

For the month of January, the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry

is looking for these specific items in order to assist the community in need:

Canned Tuna Fish, Macaroni and Cheese, Canned Fruit (all types),

Canned Vegetables (corn, green beans, peas, carrots and mixed vegetables),

Peanut Butter, Kosher Food,

Shampoo, Conditioner and Toothpaste

Items should be brought to our collection site by the May Chapel.

For further information, please contact Louise Levine, 636-227-1259.

PERIODICALSPOSTAGE

PAID

AT ST. LOUISMISSOURI

TEMPLE ISRAEL DATELINE

January 2013Kislev / Shevat 5773Volume XXXII / Number 4www.ti-stl.org

STAFF

Amy Feder, Rabbi

Michael Alper, Rabbi

Mark L. Shook, Rabbi Emeritus

Eli K. Montague, F.T.A., Executive Director

Leslie Wolf, Director, Deutsch Early Childhood Center

Marisa Reby, Religious School Director

Carol Wolf Solomon, Director of Development and Communications

Amanda Radman, Membership and Development Coordinator

OFFICERS

JoAnne Levy, President

Jonathan Bloom, Vice President, Membership

David Chassin, Vice President, Facilities

Pamela Dern, Vice President, Social Action

Harvey Harris, Vice President, Community Outreach

Michael Weiss, Vice President, Strategic Planning

Carol Cohen, Secretary

Dee Mogerman, Assistant Secretary

Cathy Goldsticker, Treasurer

Diana Rothbarth, Assistant Treasurer

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