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THE RAM’S HORNTHE RAM’S HORNThe Newsletter of Temple B’rith Shalom, Prescott, Arizona
Volume XXXII No. 12 December 2019 Kislev / Tevet, 5780
DecemberWorship Services
Fri. 6 5:15 pm Oneg
6 pm Shabbat Service
Sat. 7 10 am Shabbat Service with Torah reading
Fri. 13 5:15 pm Oneg
6 pm Shabbat Service
Sat. 14 10 am Shabbat Service with Torah reading
Fri. 20 5:15 pm Family Potluck
6 pm Family Shabbat Service
Sat. 21 10 am Shabbat Service with Torah reading
Fri. 27 5:15 pm Oneg
6 pm Shabbat Service
Sat. 28 10 am Shabbat Service with Torah reading
December WHAT’S INSIDE:
Calendar ....................................3
President’s Letter .......................5
Let’s Get Acquainted ................7
Adult Education ..................9-11
Chevra Kadisha .......................12
Hebrew Classes .......................22
Letter from the RabbiIn a few days the lovely holiday of Thanksgiving will be upon us and I wanted to share a few ideas of how our American culture has come to view this deeply meaningful holiday and how we might shift gears a bit to allow it to have a deeper impact upon our souls and upon our lives so that overeating and Black Friday don’t tell the whole story.
Thanksgiving is simply a day to stop and acknowledge, with gratitude, the million and one blessings that grace our lives every single day and which we, all too often, have lost the ability to recognize.
But in a nutshell, science is very clear, acting grateful can actually make you grateful.
For many people, gratitude is difficult, because life is difficult. Even beyond deprivation and depression, there are many ordinary circumstances in which gratitude doesn’t come easily. Yet, beyond life’s circumstances, some people are just naturally more grateful than others. A 2014 article in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience identified a variation in a gene (CD38) associated with gratitude. Some people simply have a heightened genetic tendency to experience, in the researchers’ words, “global relationship satisfaction, perceived partner responsiveness and positive emotions (particularly love).”
That is, those relentlessly positive people you know who seem grateful all the time may simply be mutants. But it is a mutation that every human being can acquire themselves. It’s actually a mutation that can save the world.
We are so much more than slaves to our feelings, circumstances and genes. Evidence suggests that we can actively choose to practice gratitude—and that doing so raises our happiness, elevates our spiritual connection, and deepens the very meaning of our lives.
We are learning that those who practice a spontaneous sense of gratitude are people whose life’s engine are driven by a set of ideals that are, for the most part, POSITIVE instead of NEGATIVE.
We each have a door before us from which to enter life through, the
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“gratitude gate” or the “why don’t I have more” gate. Both doors stand before us at every moment of life, and we, powerfully, have the right to choose which door to enter. It is all about human will.
Just about anything we arrive with can be eradicated, turned around, shifted or let go of.
Gratitude can lead you to an entire other kind of life. Gratitude is the entranceway to enlightenment.
A recent study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology randomly assigned one group of study participants to keep a short weekly list of the things they were grateful for, while other groups listed hassles or neutral events. Ten weeks later, the first group enjoyed significantly greater life satisfaction than the others. Other studies have shown the same pattern and lead to the same conclusion.
If you want a truly happy holiday, choose to keep the “thanks” in Thanksgiving. And more importantly, keep the thanks in every moment of life, however you have to work to maintain that ideal.
How does all this work? One explanation is that acting happy, regardless of feelings, coaxes one’s brain into processing positive emotions. In one famous 1993 experiment, researchers asked human subjects to smile forcibly for 20 seconds while tensing facial muscles, notably the muscles around the eyes called the orbicularis oculi (which create “crow’s feet”). They found that this action stimulated brain activity associated with positive emotions.
They also are finding that writing down your personal words of gratitude works as a kind of solidifier, as if you teach yourself your ideals by committing them to paper. The idea of gratitude requires capture if it is to become a routine in your life, and the act of committing those words to paper is the mechanism to do so.
Gratitude stimulates the hypothalamus (a key part of the brain that regulates stress) and the ventral tegumental area (part of our “reward circuitry” that produces the sensation of pleasure).
It’s science, but it’s also common sense: Choosing to focus on good things makes you feel better than focusing on bad things. No, I’m not saying that building a life on feeling happy is the ultimate goal of life or the message of this writing. There’s too much
Book ClubThe book club will meet on Tuesday, December 17th and will discuss Moonglow by Michael Chabon. Please join
us for discussion and bagels.
Rabbi’s letter continued from page 1 that we have to do that doesn’t always feel good but must be done in life, like fight for justice, stand up for the vulnerable, defend the fallen, battle hypocrisy, get in the trenches of pain—these are all a part of a life fully lived, so I’m not here to say you must feel happy all the time, but I am hoping that you see the power you have to change your own path in life. The only path truly worth walking down is the gratitude path.
I believe the way to a bright future, both spiritually and socially, is by building a gracious, loving, compassionate and kind environment from which all who enter can be uplifted as well as challenged to reach themselves for a higher good. Gratitude is where all of this begins.
Finally, be grateful for seemingly useless things. It is relatively easy to be thankful for the most important and obvious parts of life—but truly happy people find ways to give thanks for the little, seemingly insignificant moments. Ponder the impractical joy in the air that links your life to living, the smell of autumn as it grabs your memories of the past. Be grateful that your hands can reach towards heaven and food can taste like sunshine. Be grateful when your eyes meet another in truth and in peace, be grateful for the quiet that cradles you in sleep, look a moment into the heart of the unspoken ties that bind you to life and to eternity, be grateful, be thankful. Or instead, my friends, we become like thieves, robbing the gifts of life that one has refused to see. The one who cannot say thank you is the one who steals life’s gifts from the giver.
So my friends, give thanks for it all and may this Thanksgiving set free within you a recognition of gratitude for all of your many blessings. And then, help yourself to make every day a day of Thanksgiving!
Rabbi Julie Kozlow
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All Things Good & ExcitingTemple member Arlene Minuskin is in the next PCA Reader’s Theatre full production of Buster’s Wife (she’s Buster’s wife). Local playwright and author, Ed Gates, penned this play. It is about a steamy, witty story of jealousy, possible infidelity, and misconceptions. Free event; $5 suggested donation at the door will be appreciated. Dates, times and locations: Fri., Dec. 6, 7pm in Stage Too (in alley off of Cortez, behind Peregrine Bookstore); Sat., Dec. 7, 2pm and 7pm in Stage Too; Sun., Dec. 8, 2pm in Prescott Valley Public Library, 7401 E. Skoog Blvd., PV.
Please continue to submit your “All Things Good & Exciting” blurbs so we can share your news with our membership. Email to Bonnie Manko to [email protected] or call her at 713-8993.
Baruch Atah Adonai, Rofeh HaCholim
Blessed are You, Adonai, Healer of the Sick
Hospital Visits and Healing List
Reminder Bikkur Cholim, visiting the sick, and Mi Shebeirach, the prayer for healing, are two ways Temple B’rith Shalom supports those who are ill. Because of Federal con-fidentiality regulations (HIPAA), hospitals no longer advise the Temple if a congregant is hospi-talized. Our Rabbi or a lay leader (if she is away), when asked to do so, will visit con-gregants in local hospitals.
Please aid us in this sacred work by contacting the office to request a visit or to be added to the healing list. Linda can be reached at 928-708-0018. We wish all those who are ill, a speedy refuah shleimah, complete healing.
Happy Birthday wishes will be given on the first Friday of every month for birthdays that fall within that month!
REMEMBER HIPPA LAWS:When you fill out your paperwork at the hospital, please say that you are Jewish. Please let Mindy Rubin know if you are in need of a visit or if you are in the hospital.
Happy Birthday!
Sandy Bernstein 1stBill Cadwallender 1stSally Contour 2ndMark Ziven 5thVadim Vaynerman 7thSuzanne Ehrlich 14thLeith Baletin 17thShannon Sampson 17thMarla Antelis 17thRebecca Adler 22ndJody Bernstein 23rdMarci Golden 31st
Mazal Tov –
To all who are celebrating their anniversaries this month.
Alicia and Allan Steinberg 7th
Arthur and Krys Amdurer 19th
Sandy and Bill Weiss 21st
Donna and Bob Olesh 23rd
Sandy and Rick Bernstein 24th
Neil and Shannon Sampson 29th
Healing Thoughts go to:Bill Abrahams, Al Attias, Barbara Banen, Paul Beck, Rick Bernstein, Joanne Brody, Doris Edelman, Gwenda Krochock, Judith McIntyre, Ruth Ann Perlmutter, Dotty Reynolds, Barbara Schlosberg, Edward Steremberg, John Yeakley, Linton Traub, and Arlene Brownie.
Rams Horn Submissions – Due to late submissions, all submissions due by the 20th of every month at the very latest with the exception of February.
Israeli dance is on hiatus for now. More information will
be forthcoming.
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President’s December Ram’s HornShalom Congregants,
The High Holidays are over, and we are now living in the year of 5780. Wow, we’ve been actively participating in and celebrating being Jewish for 5,780 years. We have quit a lengthy history along with traditions and stories. I will let Rabbi Julie Kozlow, oh yes, our new rabbi began being our spiritual leader on November 1, 2019, tell you about our Jewish journey, I don’t feel qualified. Rabbi Kozlow is a like a ray of sunshine. She is genuine, honest, outgoing, energetic and friendly. She really knows how to make people feel comfortable and wanted, as well as being wonderful person and rabbi. Her first service was wonderful and was appreciated by 115 congregants. Her following services have filled up our sanctuary. On Shabbat Mornings she has had many minions and I attended one of them and really enjoyed it. I believe this to be the beginning of a long relationship. Bye the way, if you have not been to services in a while stop by and enjoy them with Rabbi Julie. We had a Meet and Greet at the Prescott Lakes Country Club sponsored by the Foundation with arrangements made by Christine Resnick who was helped by Trudy Steinhauer and Suzanne Solvet. Once again, thanks to Trudy Steinhauer and The Rabbi Search Committee: Arthur Amdurer, Annie Bernkrant, Emily Grotta, Linda Hochman, Marsha Freedenberg, Robert Olesh, Robin Frielich, Saul Fein, Shirley Grossman, and Suzanne Solvet, for selecting Rabbi Kozlow to be our rabbi. Prior to hiring Rabbi Kozlow, Trudy Steinhauer organized a “get our house neat and clean activities.” She got Wayne Grossman to volunteer to paint the Rabbi’s office; Emily Grotta and Suzanne Solvet painted the hall; Mindy Rubin and Shirley Grossman cleaned up the library; Al Steinberg and Trudy Steinhauer relocated and hung commemorative plaques in the entryway. So, please give these volunteers and Trudy
a big hand for organizing all the work on the Rabbi search committee culminating in the hiring of Rabbi Kozlow. Rabbi Kozlow is truly the rabbi meant for Temple B’rith Shalom, after listening and watching her, I believe we have a bright and wonderful future ahead of us. If you have any questions for rabbi please call and speak with her, she will be happy to speak with you, and once you have spoken with her you will know just how warm and compassionate, she is. Shira will remain as a congregant and a possible spiritual leader substitute when Rabbi Kozlow takes some time off. I know we are lucky to have other lay leaders with similar qualities and if any of you are interested in leading services, please contact me. One more thing, the TEMPLE LIBRARY: The Temple library is experiencing an abundance of books and pictures being dropped off or donated. Please, do not drop off any more books and pictures. The library is beyond its saturation point. It was unsightly and was cleaned up with the books being arranged and any extras were either given away or donated. The Temple Library has no room for any more books, so if you would like to donate them, may I suggest the public library. Now that fall is here and it seems as if winter is rapidly approaching, with the temperatures dipping into the 20s and 30s, we must be more cautious of icy roads and sidewalks, and the dangers they could present. Now that our colder weather is with us maybe we should say a little prayer to make these weather conditions less severe. If you have any questions that need answering simply call the Temple office at (928) 708-0018 or send me an email to: [email protected]. and you will receive an answer within a day.
Shalom,Jim Rubin, President
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Mitzvah Circle is all about YOU! As most of you know, I am Mitzvah Circle chair. What you might not know is what we do for Temple B’rith Shalom. Illness might sideline your meal prep abilities temporarily. Hospitalizations might find you in need of a talk or visit with Rabbi Julie. Maybe you are house-bound and would like a call or visit from Rabbi or a meal. We are here, PLEASE ask. Mitzvah Circle also helps with Shiva preparations and set up such as food, baking, phone calls, etc. Please remember: We cannot help if we do not know you are in need. Hospitals do not automatically notify your clergy so please ask a family member or friend (if you are unable) to notify Rabbi Julie or Jessica in the office. Of course, you can also call me!
The entire congregation is a member of Mitzvah Circle. At times you might be the one in need and at times you might be called upon to return the mitzvah.Thus, a Mitzvah Circle is formed.
B’Shalom,
Mindy
UPDATES FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND/OR COMMITTEESA message from President Jim RubinIt saddens me to announce that Abby has resigned from the Board of Directors as its secretary, for personal reasons. The Board of Directors will be looking for an individual to fill the secretary position.
Abby, the Board of Directors thanks you for your time and sincere effort as secretary and we will miss you. Hopefully life will settle down soon for you.
Karen Luedke and Shirley Grossman have been appointed as the new co-heads for TBS’s Membership Committee. We are thrilled to have you!
MOVIE NIGHT SATURDAYDECEMBER 7, 2019 - 7:00pm
“YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN”Comedy superstar (and nice Jewish boy) Adam Sandler stars as The Zohan, the finest counterterrorist agent in the Israeli army. However, he fakes his death and travels to Manhattan to live his dream - as a hairdresser.
This skilled fighting machine who used to clip bad guys is out to prove he can make the cut as a top stylist. All goes smoothly until his cover is blown.
Please join us for an evening of raucous good fun with a little “innocent” violence thrown in for good measure.
Refreshments will be served. See you at the Movies!
Bill and Linda
Just a friendly reminder to please come to the Temple fragrance free. Our congregation would like to be as open and welcoming to everyone. Some members of our congregation are extremely allergic and become very ill when attending services due to strong fragrances. Scented aftershave, per fumes and soaps are known to cause allergic reactions, migraine headaches, and even asthma attacks. Please be considerate to those congregants and refrain from using them while attending services. Thank you!
If you are bringing donations to the Temple and they are too large to fit into the donation box, please see Temple personnel before you drop them off.
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MEMBER CORNER
Let’s Get ACQUAINTED
Ashley, Matthew, and Isadore NattressWe are an interfaith couple—I grew up on the East Coast in Florida, mostly with Jewish and Catholic grandparents and great-grandparents. I decided when I was about 26, after going through Jewish mourning when my great-grandparents passed away, that I was really only Jewish and pursued full-time Jewish learning and faith. I remember my grandmother asking me why I chose this path and not Catholicism, and I told her I have never been moved in the same way as when I hear the V’ahavta or the Mourner’s Kaddish. She hugged me and asks me every week now if I went to temple; she was so sad she couldn’t be here for Izzy’s Bris.
Matthew grew up non-denominationally Christian; his faith, love and support of me on my Jewish journey has always been one of the things that made me fall in love with him. We were married in 2014 in a courthouse, and again in 2016 by the Rabbi in Reno, NV. In 2018 we welcomed our first child, Isidore Kevin Nattress, named for my great-grandfather, Isidore Allan Margolis, a WWII veteran whom I was very lucky to be very close with growing up.
I am a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant in Prescott Valley. I graduated from Clark State College in Springfield, Ohio in 2009. Matthew is a Radiology Technologist with certifications in CT and MRI. He graduated from PIMA in Las Vegas NV in 2007. I originally worked, lived and played here for several years before moving away to be with Matthew in Bullhead City. We moved to Reno, married, and then returned back here in 2017. We love playing board games and cosplay; we even met at a Comicon convention. I love to sew clothes, knit and bake. Izzy loves to cause chaos. Matthew enjoys exercise, mountain biking, and nerd culture.
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Break-the-Fast DinnerWednesday October 9, 2019
Women of TBS At the
Olive Garden
Be sure to visit our Facebook page.
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RABBI NINA & TOM BRODERSEN 2019-2020ADULT EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS
1. Rabbi Nina: Dec 8th, 1:00-2:30 Seeing Ourselves in Torah: In Good And Bad Times, Admirable And Questionable Characters; Stories We Like And Don’t Like.
2. Tom Brodersen: Dec 15th, 1:00-3:00 Dybbuks Spirit Possession And Exorcism In Jewish Tradition.
3. Rabbi Nina: Jan 12th, 1:00-2:30 Many Smile At The Idea Of “Two Jews, Three Opinions.” Our Tradition Values – Even CANONIZES Differences. What Can We Learn From This Approach? From Different (Often Conflicting) Versions Of Stories And Teachings In Torah And Tanakh.
4. Tom Brodersen: Jan 26th, 1:00-3:00 Jewish Meditation: Past, Present And Future.
5. Rabbi Nina: Feb 2nd, 1:00-2:30 70+ Jewish Names for the Divine—What So Many Ideas About G-D Can Teach Us About The Divine And Ourselves.
6. Tom Brodersen: Feb 23rd, 1:00-3:00 Purim: Revealing And Concealing.
7. Rabbi Nina: Mar 15th, 1:00-2:30 A Closer & Deeper Appreciation of the Shema.
8. Tom Brodersen: Mar 29th, 1:00-3:00 Kabbalah Now: The Revival Of Jewish Mysticism.
9. Rabbi Nina: Apr 12th, 1:00-2:30 Women Rabbis in History And Across The Jewish Spectrum.
10. Tom Brodersen: Apr 26th, 1:00-3:00 Shekhinah: The Feminine Side Of G-D In Jewish Mysticism.
11. Rabbi Nina: May 17th, 1:00-2:30 Jewish Teachers We Value. Judaism Values Learning, So We Value Teachers (And Give Thank For Them In Morning Services!) Come Share About Teachers Who Touched And Taught You On Your Jewish Journey.
12. Tom Brodersen: May 31st, 1:00-3:00 Jews In Early Prescott: From Goldwater to La Guardia.
Sukkot October 13-15, 2019
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Seeing Ourselves in Torah: Knowing Our Stories, Knowing Ourselves Our sages have long invited us to see more than history in Torah. We are encouraged to also see and learn more about ourselves– as individuals and as a people. We’ll consider characters and stories both familiar and lesser-known, ones we like and some we question. Come learn and enjoy taking Torah more personally!
Rabbi Nina Perlmutter Sunday, December 8 1 pm - 2:30 pm
TEMPLE B’RITH SHALOM ADULT EDUCATION
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Dybbuks & Spirit Possession in Jewish Tradition The idea of spirit possession has roots in the Torah and branches in the Talmud and Kabbalah. This phenomena manifests in both positive and negative ways. The movie and play The Dybbuk by Ansky is the best-known story of spirit possession in Jewish culture. The idea has inspired a ballet by Leonard Bernstein with choreography by Jerome Robbins and the play has been adapted by Tony Kushner. We will explore the idea from ancient to modern times.
Tom Brodersen, MSJS (Master of Science in Jewish Studies)
Sunday, December 15 1 pm - 3 pm TEMPLE B’RITH SHALOM ADULT EDUCATION
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“The greatest mitzvah” What our local Jewish Burial Society
does & why
In 2005 a handful of Temple Brith Shalom members formed the independent Chevra Kadisha of Northern Arizona. We help Jewish families interested in having traditional rituals for dear ones who have died, in preparation for their burial.
Come learn about - the history and revival of Chevra Kadisha groups nationwide,
across the Jewish spectrum, including in Reform - what we do, and why this work is considered “the greatest
mitzvah” - how what happens is grounded in Jewish values & teachings
Sunday, January 19, 2020 10 a.m. – Noon
at Temple Brith Shalom, Prescott
For those interested in helping, a future training session will be scheduled. For more information call our President, Rabbi Nina Perlmutter at 777-8172
Temple B’rith Shalom’s Bereavement Group
For those who have experienced the death of someone significant “The only way to get to the other side is to go through the door.”
~Helen Keller
Temple B’rith Shalom
Temple Members & Jewish Non-Members Welcome
Join us as we support each other and discuss some of the ways the loss of someone significant can affect our lives. The purpose of this group is to provide information about the grief process, to
share experiences, and to alleviate the feeling of isolation.
Reservations Required Please Email To Shirley Phares or Annie Bernkrant
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Temple B’rith Shalom’s Bereavement Group
For those who have experienced the death of someone significant “The only way to get to the other side is to go through the door.”
~Helen Keller
Temple B’rith Shalom
Temple Members & Jewish Non-Members Welcome
Join us as we support each other and discuss some of the ways the loss of someone significant can affect our lives. The purpose of this group is to provide information about the grief process, to
share experiences, and to alleviate the feeling of isolation.
Reservations Required Please Email To Shirley Phares or Annie Bernkrant
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Simchat TorahOctober 22, 2019
Honoring Shira’s last Shabbat as our leader
October 25, 2019
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Rabbi Kozlow’s first Shabbat November 1, 2019
Election Day Soup, Salads and Desserts event November 5, 2019
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COME TO THE FABULOUS HOLIDAY MAKE AND TAKESHUK!
A SHUK is a traditional Middle East Market and this one has a delightful twist!
Monday, December 9, 2019 9:30am until 4:00pm Temple B'rith Shalom 2077 N Brohner Way Prescott, AZ
86301 928-708-0018
• Learn a new craft with the amazing artisans of Temple B’rith Shalom
• Create wonderful items to enjoy! (materials and supplies included)
• Bring a dairy or vegetarian lunch (beverage and dessert provided)
TEMPLE MEMBERS (ALL GENDERS), FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, COMMUNITY FOLKS MOST WELCOME!
Only $36 for this all-day adventure
Enroll in up to four classes (number of students is limited per class)
Prepaid Advance Reservation Only (Deadline December 5, 2019) mail or bring to office please!
Now turn the page to see the classes and enroll NOW!
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ALL ABOUT THE ARTISTS AND THE CLASSES
European Speed Knitting with Sally My nanny taught me to knit when I was five. She awakened “something” within me that has stayed with me to this day. I didn’t know it way back then, but this European style of knitting is different because my fingers never leave my needles and I knit faster. In. Over. In. Out are the four steps that Nanny Minnie said over and over. Easy to learn. I’d love to pass this skill on to you. Once you learn it you will make beautiful pieces to cherish.
Session 1 9:30 – 10:30am Limit 4 Session 2 10:45 – 11:45am Limit 4
Funky Junky Jewelry with ShirleyWe’ve all heard the old expression: One woman’s broken junky jewelry is another woman’s treasure. In this class you will design and create a custom jewelry pendant from broken bits of baubles and bling. I have Mahjong tiles, focal beads and some sparkling for you to use to fashion your one-of-a-kind piece. You’re welcome to bring your own bits with you to use. In just one hour you’ll put the FUN in Funky and turn junky into Fabulous and create your own jewelry!
Session 1 9:30 – 10:30am Limit 6 Session 2 12:45 – 1:45pm Limit 6
Creative Glassworks with Barbara An introduction to glass art using bits and pieces you will design and develop your own original work of art under the guidance of renown glass artist, Barbara Sussman. Once completed your piece will be fired and returned to you to cherish.
Session 1 9:30 – 10:30am Limit 4 Session 2 10:45 – 11:45am Limit 4
Dreidel Workshop with LindaWith Hanukkah fast approaching join me in creating your own original dreidel work of art. Bill Kram, woodworker, has turned some fashionable dreidels that need your hand to give them their own personality! All supplies are furnished for you to create a family heirloom or a gift for someone special.
Session 1 9:30am – 10:30pm Limit 10
DOT DOT ART with Bonnie This is a fun and relaxing art form and even if you are not artistic (like me) you end up with really lovely unique creations. I have the supplies for you to create art, you can take home to enhance your world. We will use paper. If you’d like, you can buy supplies and make all kinds of things.
Session 1 9:30 – 10:30 am Limit 4 Session 2 10:45 – 11:340am Limit
Festive Card Making with ShirleyLearn the paper folding trick that lets you turn a simple triangle into an amazing folded Jewish Start card. We’ll use an assortment of techniques to make this unique Hanukkah card, and then learn some more paper folding to make its own envelope. You’ll master these folding tricks and, in the future, you’ll have fun making cards for all occasions. Receiving your card will guarantee that your family, and friends will be amazed at your creative talent!
Session 1 2:00 – 3:00pm Limit 6
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CUSTOM KIPPAH with Diane Following a huge success with the Fascinator Class last spring, Diane Shapiro is back to offer a Custom Kippah class for men and women. Make your very own personalized kippah. It can be formal, funky, you name it. Then enjoy wearing it at Shabbat for all to appreciate.
Session 1 12:45 – 1:45pm Limit 6 Session 2 2:00 – 3:00pm Limit 6
CELL PHONOGRAPHY with JoanneA workshop to help you gain control of your cellphone camera “Take” and “Make” better images. Joanne Brody started her own darkroom in 1976; started a camera club in 1977 and has competed and displayed in galleries ever since. The workshop will cover composition, lighting, simulating lenses, and learning your cell phone camera and post processing. Bring your charged camera.
Indoor Workshop 9:30 – 11:45am Limit 6 Outdoor shoot at Watson Lake 12:45pm – finish
RECYCLE, REPURPOSE, CREATE!A two-section workshop that explores the possibilities of making something new out of something old! Section 1 concentrates on using fabrics. Make a tee-shirt into an apron, make hats, mittens, golf club covers etc. out of old sweaters. Holly Hess, retired wardrobe designer from the Old Vic theater in San Diego, and Roze Rozenberg, long time expert needle craft artist will lead you through the process or creating your own custom design.
Section 2 offers Rock Art. Using pebbles, stones and rocks you will create pictures, sculptures and painted masterpieces for home and garden. Linda Hochman, long time garden art lover and Karin Luedke, bargain hunter extraordinaire will help you give “rocks” a whole new place in your home and garden. Be prepared to paint, glue and have fun.
Section 1 12:45 – 3:00pm Limit 8 Section 2 12:45 – 3:00pm Limit 10
OPEN WORKSHOP WRAP-UP UNFINISHED PROJECTS 3:00 – 4:00pmWorkshop facilitators will be available to assist you in the final touches of your projects. Clean-up time to return TBS to order.
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 5, 2019
Temple B’rith Shalom 928 708-0018
2077 N Brohner Way Prescott, AZ 86301
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Craft Class Schedule 9:30-10:30
(15 min break)
(1 Hour) European
Speed Knitting
with Sally
(1 Hour) Creative
Glass Works with
Barbara
(1 Hour) Dot Dot
Art with
Bonnie
(1 Hour) Funky Junky
Jewelry with
Shirley
(All Day) Cell
Phonography with
Joanne
10:45-11:45
(1 Hour) European
Speed Knitting
with Sally
(1 Hour) Creative
Glass Works with
Barbara
(1Hour) Dot Dot
Art with
Bonnie
(1 Hour) Dreidel
Workshop with
Linda
Continue: Cell
Phonography with
Joanne
11:45-12:45
Brown Bag LUNCH
Brown Bag
LUNCH
Brown Bag LUNCH
Brown Bag LUNCH
Brown Bag LUNCH
12:45-1:45
(15 min break)
(2 Hours) Custom Kippah
with Diane
(2 Hours) Recycle! Fabrics
with Holly, Karin Roza
(2 Hours) Recycle Rock Art
with Linda
(1 Hour) Funky Junky
Jewelry with
Shirley
Continue: Cell
Phonography with
Joanne Field Trip
2:00-3:00
Continue: Custom Kippah
with Diane
Continue: Recycle Fabrics
with Holly Roza
Continue Recycle Rock Art
with Linda Karin
(1 Hour) Festive Card
Making with
Shirley
Continue: Cell
Phonography with
Joanne Field Trip
3:00- 4:00
Open
Workshop:
Wrap-up
Unfinished
Projects
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Photos by Arlene Minuskin.
TBS Community Hanukkah Potluck Needs: Dear TBS Family,
As the “Save the Date” flyer in last week’s announcement indicated, this year we are having a family potluck for our Hanukkah party. Chef James Porter has generously volunteered to provide all 400 potato latkes! We love you, James! Below is the rest of the meat-free menu, some items with the amounts needed. Please look over the menu, choose what you would like to contribute, and then email either Annie Bernkrant at [email protected] or Suzanne Solvet at [email protected] as soon as possible. Remember that we feed over 100 people at the Hanukkah party! The more we spread out the effort, the more fun it is for everyone. In your email, please also tell us the number attending from your household.
Salads:
Tuna: We need 8 donations of 6 servings each
Egg: 8 donations of 6 servings each
Chopped green salads e.g. chopped lettuces, spinach, kale, cabbage slaws, that are dressed (dressed get eaten, naked green salads often don’t)
Grain, bean, rice, farro, quinoa, and/or pasta salads
Other Delicious Foods:
Rolls and sliced breads for sandwiches
Cheese platters: sliced or cubed only, please.
Hummus and Crackers
Raw vegetables and Ranch dressing for dipping
Applesauce
Sour cream: Yay! We can have the real thing this year!
*Jelly donut holes and other desserts will be provided, as well as all of the paper goods and tableware.*
We are grateful for everyone in our TBS family and look forward to celebrating the Festival of Lights with you on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 5:00pm!
Annie Bernkrant: [email protected] and Suzanne Solvet: [email protected]
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HEBREW CLASSES STARTINGJanuary 9, 2020
Beginning Hebrew taught by Marilynne Yeakley*
This class will start from the very beginning by teaching the Hebrew alphabet and vowels. It will also include some basic vocabulary. The end will be that students are able to read Hebrew and
follow along in the prayer book.
Text Book: Aleph Isn’t Tough:An Introduction to Hebrew for Adults, Book 1
CLASSES BEGIN THURSDAY JANUARY 9, 202010:00 am —10:50 am
Intermediate Hebrew taught by Marilynne Yeakley*
Students must have knowledge of Hebrew letters and vowels and the ability to put them together. The class will focus on prayer book reading fluency and the understanding of prayers.
Text Book: Aleph Isn’t Enough: Hebrew for Adults Book 2
CLASSES BEGIN THURSDAY JANUARY 9, 202011:00 am —11:50am
Biblical Hebrew taught by Marilynne Yeakley*
Students must have knowledge of Hebrew. The class will focus on Hebrew as it is found in the Bible.
CLASSES BEGIN THURSDAY JANUARY 9, 20201:00pm—1:50pm
*Hebrew Classes will have a book fee.Hebrew classes are a six month commitment.
**Call Marilynne Yeakley at 928-713-1459 with questions
Registration Deadline: December 15, 2020
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Donations
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TBS Board of DirectorsPresident Jim RubinVice President Trudy Steinhauer Treasurer Sandy RabinSecretary Abby AreinoffMember-at-large Jeff PlotkinMember-at-large Suzanne SolvetMember-at-large Wayne GrossmanImmediate Past President Al Steinberg
TBS Committees and Chair-peopleBoard of Education Chair Shirley PharesAdult Education Co-Chair Marsha FreedenbergMembership Chair Ken EpsteinBuildings and Grounds Chair Al Steinberg Social Action Committee Chairs Annie Bernkrant and Sue RobynRitual Practices Chairs Al Steinberg, Suzanne Ehrlich and Shira ZernerFinance Committee Chair Sandy Rabin Women of TBS Chairs Sue Robyn and Bonnie MankoMitzvah Circle Chair Mindy RubinBereavement Group Facilitator Shirley Phares Facilitator Annie Bernkrant
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