616 S. Mississippi River Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55116-1099 • (651) 698-8874 • www.TempleofAaron.org

Vol. 91 • No. 5 January 1, 2016 20 Tevet 5776

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Crossover to CrossRiver KosherFest

I was six years old when my family ate at a little known traif restaurant called Chubs. The meal was full of ribs, meats, and all other sorts of non-Kosher delicacies. During this visit a friend had told me what a hot dog was made out of and 28 years later I am still a vegetarian. No more ribs, brisket, or even chicken soup for me (kosher or non-kosher). My friends have tried all sorts of bribes and my wife has certainly encouraged me to “at least eat fish.” But at the age six I made a food choice that has stuck with me for my entire life.

The reality is that we all make food choices, and God willing we make those choices 3+ times a day. Our eating habits are not only a part of us, but for many, they define us. The “what” and “why” we eat certain foods differs from person to person. I have a dear friend who was a vegetarian for 18 years because he kept strict kosher and always wanted dairy

dessert (yes that is a bit extreme). Keeping kosher is no different, although we might do it for different reasons. Some people keep kosher as a reverence to God, some do it as a link to their childhood or the Jewish people, and others do it as a control in their life.

Kashrut remains a pillar for the Jewish people for its ability to connect sanctity to the most mundane moments in our lives. And the individual practice of keeping kosher, like any Jewish ritual or practice, permeates through to our children and community. That is why CrossRiver KosherFest is such a featured event for Temple of Aaron. Last year, we began this venture and had no idea the impact it would have on the entire Twin Cities Jewish community. People traveled from across the Twin Cities, from as far away as Rochester, and even Minneapolis, for a kosher food experience of a lifetime.

This year we have even bigger plans. KosherFest 2 will be a mega hit with celebrity guests WCCO’s Matt Brickman, TC Bear, and former MN Vikings player Brent Novoselsky. This food festival will have classes for adults, activities for kids, demonstrations by Israeli Chefs from our partnership region in Sovev Kinneret, and of course lots and lots of food! We have Milt’s BBQ Food Truck returning with their delicious sandwiches, and we welcome new vendor Highland Pop from Chicago to serve gourmet popcorn and fudge. 40+ vendors, mostly new, will serve a wide variety of food and beverage. Even try HeBrew Beer (21+)!

But besides all the food, this is a program that shows the diversity of programming and the commitment to innovative education that Temple of Aaron stands for. Needless to say, CrossRiver KosherFest 2 is the one event in the Jewish community to attend with your family and friends of all backgrounds! Special thank you to our co-sponsors (as of this writing) Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul, RAJMN, Genesis Philanthropy Group, St. Paul JCC, Sabes JCC, and Minnesota Hillel. To our vendors, teachers, and presenters. Thank you to our staff and volunteers. And a VERY special thank you to my partner in crime for this event Susan Tervola.

Come eat with us at the tastiest event of the year! See you January 10th!

Rabbi Jeremy Fine

Rabbi Jeremy Fine 651-698-8874 x112

Email: RabbiJermyFine@TempleofAaron.org

Twitter: @RabbiJeremyFine

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Get ready for CrossRiver

KosherFest with a

special BBQ dinner

catered by Milt’s BBQ

from Chicago.

$50/person includes ribs,

chicken, all the fixins’

dessert, and

entertainment.

RSVP required to

Susan Tervola

651-698-8874 x107.

Hurdles Exist for Visits to Hospital and Rehab

A few years ago it was much easier to visit people when they were not feeling

well. Hospitals and nursing homes no longer provide helpful information to clergy so they can visit and support members who would enjoy seeing a

friendly, welcoming face. Please help us help you by making sure someone

in the family contacts us when a visit is merited. Thank you for understanding

the new era of privacy and making the call to Temple of Aaron

so clergy can respond.

Toward a More Just World

I would like to think that the days of racial injustice and discrimination based on the color of one’s skin are over. I would like to hope that the battles fought by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, the great 20th-century theologian and philosopher, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have long since been won. But, as we approach Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 18, I am aware of how much race-based prejudice still has a hold on our society and how many black lives have been lost to racism in this last year alone. On November 23, right here in Minne-apolis, several white men shot five Black Lives Matter supporters who were protesting alongside many others the contentious police killing of African-American Jamar Clark.

While the details surrounding Clark’s shooting remain unclear, the hate that motivated the shootings in November is not. The Black Lives Matter movement has gained strength in the past year rooted in the premise that anti-black racism is alive and well in our society. In “Toward a Just Society,” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once wrote, “Few are guilty but all responsible.” Heschel, a great civil rights activist who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Selma march to Montgomery calls on us to hold a mirror to ourselves and ask the difficult question: In what hidden and subconscious ways have I internalized and do I continue to perpetuate anti-black racism? In what way am I culpable for continued violence and oppression enacted on the black community?

I am ashamed to admit it but if I’m honest, I am aware of the ways in which I make split-second decisions based on the color of someone’s skin. In 1963, at the National Conference on Religion and Race, Heschel said, “Few of us seem to realize how insidious, how radical, how universal an evil racism is.” Though I would never openly and consciously discriminate against people of color, though I absolutely believe the same opportunities should be afforded to everyone regardless of race, I cannot escape the culture in which I was raised, immersed in the negative stereotyping of the African-American community. President Obama, when asked for his reaction to the Charleston church shooting that resulted in the deaths of nine African-Americans said, “...the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives — you know, that casts a long shadow. And that’s still part of our DNA that’s passed on... Racism. We are not cured of it... Societies don’t overnight completely erase everything that happened 200-300 years prior.”

I will never understand what it means to be an African-American, nor will I ever experience the same fear a person of color might feel should they be pulled over by a police officer. Yet, Judaism calls on me to care for another people’s struggles as if they were my own. We were once slaves in Egypt brought to freedom by God’s outstretched arm and our struggle for freedom is incomplete as long as another people is still oppressed. I am inspired by the history of active engagement with which many Jews and rabbis rallied alongside the African-American community in the fight for civil rights. These Jews, more courageous than I, were a part of the lunch counter sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, and the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They lived their values, believing deeply as Heschel believed that “No one is free until we all are free.”

I may not be able to change the world around me but I can strive to rid myself of the prejudices that may have taken root deep within. As we approach Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I pray that I find the courage to be honest with myself about my own internalized racism, the strength to speak out against racial injustice, and the ability to partner with others to work towards the creation of a more just society.

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Rabbi Avi Strausberg Director, Congregational Learning

651-698-8874 x111 Email:

RabbiAviStrausberg@TempleofAaron.org blog: inhaiku.wordpress.com

Join Rabbi Strausberg for weekly Torah study and some morning breakfast treats. Together, you will explore midrashim, poetry, and ancient commentary on the weekly Torah portion in hopes of uncovering new understandings. No prior Torah knowledge required.

Are you 50+ and looking to connect with others for socializing and learning? Join Rabbi Avi Strausberg for afternoon learning over coffee, 2pm at Quixotic

February 10th March 9th April 20th

10:00 am Rabbi Jeremy Fine Most Controversial Moments in Conservative Judaism 11:00 am Ilan Sinelnikov Israel on Campus 11:00 am Zehorit Heilicher Creative Spin on Jewish Food Classics *Feb. 21 Rabbi Fine’s class meets 10am-12pm & Zehorit Heilicher’s class is cancelled *Feb. 28 Zehorit Heilicher’s class meets 10am-12pm and Rabbi Fine’s class is cancelled Cost: $10/class or $15 for 2 per semester RSVP to Susan Tervola SusanTervola@TempleofAaron.org or 651-698-8874 x107

Todah Rabah...

I am so proud of the Temple of Aaron community for coming together to help over 40 individuals in 14 families with our Adopt-A-Family Program. Over 50 ToA families stepped up to purchase new items for families to enjoy during the holiday season, including diapers, blankets, clothing, and bedding. We donated to families working with the following organization: Safe Zone, St. Paul Boys & Girls Club, JFS, and Highland Family Center. We helped grandmothers, single fathers with small children, new immigrant families, and a family of five. Thank you for wrapping over 200 gifts: Richard &

Rossy Shaller Hebrew School Wednesday night lower school students, Sisterhood helpers Alexandria Ganzel, Etta Lambright, Roxanne Portnoy and Margie Schneider, parents Shelly Frisch and Chaya Zien, and special guest Pat Rogovin. Our staff Adam Bender, Sam Berenson, and Susie Haim were a tremendous help. Wendy Oskey helped organize the program covering every detail. We look forward to doing this program again in the future. Please let me know if you would like to participate!

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Joshua Fineblum, CJE Cantor/Educator

651-698-8874 ext. 103 Email:

JoshuaFineblum@TempleofAaron.org

“To Teach and to Learn” - Pirkei Avot

Wednesday school students Sam Dobkin and Arielle

Shofman help wrap gifts for Adopt-a-Family.

Hanukah Hits Home! Thank you to everyone who celebrated Hanukah with Temple of Aaron this year. I had a wonderful time hanging out with our Musician-in-Residence Ami Yares and special guest Khen Rotem. They participated in Prayers and PJs and a musical Erev Shabbat service on Friday night, Shabbat morning Lunch and Learn, Sunday morning community program and Annual Hanukah Party sponsored by the David A. Berg Family Endowment. It was a wonderful celebration for all ages. We are so thankful to have the Berg family sponsor this annual party with more people in attendance each year! Ami enjoyed spending time in the community and sharing his vision of peace and music. Saturday night’s concert, hosted at St. Paul JCC, presented in partnership with the Israel Center a Program of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation was the first stop on Ami and Khen’s tour of their 2015 album The Promised Land: The Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Hebrew Project. We are so happy we could help kick off this tour for them and have both Ami and Khen spend Shabbat and Hanukah with us.

Men’s Club Hosts World Wide Wrap Feb. 7th at 9:00am Students and parents share a morning of learning and community at 9:00am followed by breakfast sponsored by Men’s Club.

Up and Running Once Again! Rabbi Raskas started the Golden Kepah program in the 1960’s and

was later endowed by Richard and Nancy Grobovsky. It has been a staple for the youth at Temple of

Aaron for decades. David & Paula Schraber and Ronald & Ruth Bear

later created the Wall of Excellence featuring the names of all

recipients, which can be seen in the hallway outside my office. Its success and our pride in the

program has allowed us to strengthen our future Torah

readers.

On October 5th, at our Simchat Torah celebration, we awarded a

Golden Kepah to two skilled Torah readers: Mary Clark and Alisha

Simon. Mary and Alisha read the required 18 Torah portions to

receive this prestigious award. Their names have been added to

the Wall of Excellence.

We encourage our post-B’nai Mitzvah students to continue their

studying with our new Golden Kepah class offered through the

TiKone USY program. We are happy to announce that five new

students have begun reading Torah and three are just a few portions

away from receiving their Golden Kepah. If you want to be a part of

this wonderful Temple of Aaron program, contact me to get started.

Mary Clark Alisha Simon

Jan 1-3 | Winter Break Jan 6 | Classes Resume

Jan 9 | All Youth Shabbat Jan 16-17 | No School-MLK wknd

Jan 22 | Prayers in PJs, Got Shabbat, Choir led Erev

Shabbat services

December was filled with such joy! Snow, Hanukkah, USY play auditions, and so much more! In Sex in the Text with Rabbi Strausberg, we took a look at topics such as pre-martial relationships and intermarriage in the Torah. We filled our bellies with delicious latkes, gelt, and sufganyot over the week of Hanukah! We also went back to Kindergarten and began rehearsals for Aladdin Jr.! Winter Shabbaton is just around the corner! January 15th-17th at Beth El Congregation in Minneapolis! We can’t wait for ruach, programming, and USY friends! And don’t forget the annual Twin Cities Jewish Youth program! Want to have the best Dave & Buster’s experience? Join all of your friends and meet some new ones! Our College Kesher participants received Hanukkah packages complete with goodies such as gelt, stickers, and instructions to make a dinosaur menorah! Mazel tov to everyone for finishing a semester of school! Our programming doesn’t stop here, folks. Get ready for January! We can’t wait to continue learning, giving back, and having the best time ever together!

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Sam Berenson Engagement Director

651-698-8874 x115 Email:

SamBerenson@TempleofAaron.org

Pictured: Top: Max Gantman, Max Lerman, Annie Balto, Lauren

Goldberger, Sam Gantman Bottom: Beta Katz, Marisa Goldberger,

Sam Berenson

Kinnus 2015 in St. Louis

Remember your favorite childhood game Hungry, Hungry Hippos?

Now, it’s your turn to play...in real life! Join in the fun!

USYers will enjoy Emtza Region’s Day Off at Beth El Congregation in

Minneapolis. Registration: $165 (includes transportation). To avoid late signup fee, register by Jan. 4. Contact Sam Berenson with questions.

Jan. 6—Buddy Progressive Dinner Jan. 13—Holocaust Speaker

Jan. 15-17—Winter Shabbaton (9th-12th grade)

Jan. 20—IDF Bootcamp Jan. 23—TC Jewish Youth Prgm Jan. 27—Human Hungry, Hungry

Hippos

Following World Wide Wrap and Breakfast after minyan all students

from Sunday Enrichment through 12th grade will take busses to the St. Paul JCC for a fun basketball game featuring our USYers and

TAXY members including Rabbi Fine and Joshua Fineblum!

7th-8th graders will spend a weekend together February 12-14.

Look for more information soon.

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Friday Night Services January 1—6:30pm in Leifman

Chapel January 8—6:30pm in Leifman

Chapel January 15—8:00pm Sisterhood

Shabbat in main Sanctuary January 22—8:00pm Choir Shabbat in main Sanctuary

January 29—6:30pm in Leifman Chapel

Saturday Morning Shabbat

Service begins at 9:00am in the Main Sanctuary

Minyan Monday-Thursday begins at

6:00 pm in Leifman Chapel

Shabbat morning is a time to gather for prayer, learning, connecting with your Judaism and your community.

Temple of Aaron enhances Shabbat with speakers, musicians, scholars, and Kiddush lunch. Join the Temple

of Aaron Shabbat community.

Rabbi Fine Delivers D’Var Torah

January 2nd

All Youth Shabbat January 9th

Services led by our Religious School students. 5th graders will be presented

with their siddur.

Sisterhood Shabbat

January 16th Sisterhood members will help lead

services, read Torah & chant Haftarah.

Rabbi Yuri Foreman—Pathways to Judaism Speaker

January 23rd Rabbi Foreman delivers D’var Torah: Is

Believing in God and Believing in Yourself the Same Thing?

Following services Rabbi Foreman will teach Some Dreams Leading to a

Championship Fight during a Lunch & Learn.

Lunch & Learn primary sponsor is Dr. Stanley & Nancy Skadron Family Fund.

Nina Badzin—Visions Speaker

January 30th Nina is the first speaker in our series on Modern Jewish Women speaking about

The Traditional Jewish Family.

Services at 9am followed by brunch!

Join us for our annual TAXY Shabbat! TAXY 20s/30s group will read Torah, take Aliyot, recite English prayers, and more. We have opportunities for all! Contact Sam Berenson if you are inter-ested in participating in services!

Cantor/Educator Joshua Fineblum will lead a traditional Erev Shabbat service featuring Temple of Aaron’s Adult Choir in the main

sanctuary.

Reserve your seat for a traditional Shabbat Dinner at 651-698-8874 x100 or SusieHaim@TempleofAaron.org

5:45pm—Prayers in PJs 6:30pm—Got Shabbat Dinner 8:00pm—Erev Shabbat Services

Nina is a Minneapolis-based freelance writer, advice columnist, co-founder of The Twin Cities Writing Studio, wife, and mother of four. We are thrilled to have Nina speak about The Traditional Jewish Family as part of our Shabbat morning Visions Series on Modern Jewish Women.

Join us for this wonderful addition to our Shabbat morning service. Kiddush lunch will follow services.

Temple of Aaron Sisterhood is excited to host a full Shabbat weekend beginning with Friday night services at 8:00pm in the main sanctuary with member Rachel Lewine speaking about her family’s experiences being Jewish and living in the Netherlands.

Saturday morning, Sisterhood members will participate in all aspects of the service.

Saturday evening, Sisterhood will end Shabbat together with the community at 5:15pm for Mincha, Maariv and Havdalah in the Leifman Chapel followed by a taco bar dinner. Following dinner Sarah Kaye will speak about women in Israel gleaned from her recent trip there and a sing-a-long with Amy Miller Stern.

Cost: $15. To participate in services contact Lori Marks at 651-690-2945. RSVP by Jan. 1th for dinner or request a ride with Sue Schwartz at 651-451-2188.

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Social Justice Committee

Israel Committee

Like everyone else at Temple of Aaron, the Israel Committee cannot wait for KosherFest on January 10. This year, we are excited to welcome three Israeli chefs from Sovev Kinneret, St. Paul’s beautiful Partnership 2Gether region inc lud ing T iber ias and other communities near the Sea of Galilee. These chefs are an eclectic mix. Roy is from Marinado, a restaurant and long-time foodie destination near Kibbutz Ein Gev on the eastern Galilee. Maayan is from Restaurant 1910 on Kibbutz Degania. Shira is in the first wave of Israeli food truck operators, with “Shirat Ha-Basar,” a meat-dish truck that could give Milt’s a run for its money! The Israel Committee is grateful to the St. Paul Jewish Federation for bringing our esteemed guests to St. Paul through Partnership 2Gether.

The Israel Committee aims “To Make Israel Internal.” In January: What better way than through meeting Israeli chefs face-to-face, sampling their food stylings and hearing the stories behind them? The Israel Committee always welcomes new volunteers and program participants. If interested, please contact Susan Tervola, who can direct you to Co-Chairs Jen Roberts, Jay Baldinger or Yoav Segal.

Exactly a year ago I wrote an open letter to the synagogue pledging environmental tikkun olam. Now exactly a year later I am pleased to announce that the synagogue is embarking on a recycling program that includes organics compost recycling. This is due in part by a finance grant with Ramsey County to help us jumpstart our recycling program. The grant will help us purchase recycling bins and compostable products. It will pay for the consultation and training of staff to sort and remove recycling as well as organic food waste.

The grant will also cover the cost of food waste removal by a commercial composter and recycler. It is our hope that this program will reduce Temple of Aaron’s waste by at least 60 percent. I want to extend a special thank you and ya’sher ko’ach to Jeffrey Allen for doing the research and leg work on this grant. It is our hope we will have the bins in place and the organics recycling by CrossRiver KosherFest 2. –Jesse Simon

Temple of Aaron Sisterhood

Gift Shop – Support Sisterhood and Temple of Aaron by purchasing your Judaica items from the Temple of Aaron Gift Shop. Jewelry from Jillbeads, fusion glass items from Demdaco, decorative items from Rosenthal, Aram and fleece Judaica blankets donated by synagogue member Jim Leventhal. A variety of books are also stocked for children, young adults and adults. Gift cards and registries for all life cycle events always available. Hours: Sun., 9am – noon; Tues., 10am – 2pm; Wed., 10am – 1pm & 6pm – 8pm, or by appointment with volunteer Marcia Taple 651-688-3030.

Sisterhood Knits – Join us January 14 at 6:30pm in Wine Room for crafting of any kind and great conversation. All levels welcome. Co-chairs Susan Gonzalez (612-701-5606 or suziemgonzalez@comcast.net) and Susan Tervola (651-698-8874 or susantervola@templeofaaron.org).

Mahjong – January 24 at 1pm in Smith library. All abilities welcome, including those who know nothing about the game. Pick up your Mahjong necessities in the Sisterhood Gift Shop! Register with Margie Schneider (651-698-4358 or 7381jbs@comcast.net).

Building Fund Cards – Send a beautiful card for any occasion - only a phone call away – no hassles. All funds raised by the use of these cards go directly to benefit our beautiful building. To purchase call Sis Goren 651-686-0425 or Susan Kushner 651-454-8336. For billing questions, call Betty Agranoff 651-698-8275.

Hamantashen Baking – Sisterhood is once again baking hamantashen (fruit with and without nuts, poppy seed, apricot and chocolate ) for Purim which beginning Monday, Jan. 11, at 10am, in the Temple kitchen. Contact Roxanne Portnoy (651-690-2232 or reportnoy@msn.com) or Sue Schwartz (651-451-2188 or jasch924@aol.com) if you are interested in baking. Come join us; it’s always fun. Hamantashen will be available for purchase in February.

Jesse Simon and son Norman

Roy Tavor, Shira Korenfien and Maayan Leshem (left to right)

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. . . to David A. Berg Family for sponsoring the Annual Hanukah Party, our Latke Bash. . . . to all members who made donations to support the St Paul Jewish Family Service B’Yachad drive to provide necessities for over 100 members of our community. . . . to Loren and Susan Taple and Northwood Dental for supplying us with Hanukah gelt once again this year! . . . to David Baldinger, Elliot Stern, Wendy Baldinger, Erin Baldinger, Bob Baldinger, Mark Divine and our USY crew for helping to lead services in November.

JANUARY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

We display every 5 years and all anniversaries of more than 50 years

מזל טוב 51 Neil & Naomi Arnold

51 Robert & Barbara Rosen

35 Leonard & Julia Vaynerman

20 Edward & Sandra Abramson

Our deep and sincere sympathy to the families of the following members who have passed away

Mary Calof Harold Zats

Yekaterina Suponitsky Nata Mirochnik

A Memorial Plaque Has Been Displayed For

Carla Ann Miller

Donations in memory of loved ones ($10 or more) November/December 2015 Heshvan/Kislev 5775/5776

Averbach, Rose Barenbaum, Bettie Berde, Doris Binkin, Bella Bubar, Sanna Cohen Press, Jody Divine, Arnold Drucker, Harold Farsht, Steven Feldman, Nancy Garelick, Eileen Geller, Rosie & Loren Gerr, Murray & Karen Gerr, Teddy Gilman, Rose Goldberg, Judy Goldman, Barry & Darlene Goldman, Irene

Gordon, Frank & Cookie Graham, Esther M. Hirschhorn, Gerry Hirsekorn, Fred & Barbara Kanivetsky, Rozita Katz, Sidney Katzovitz, Carole Klein, Ilene Klein, Marion & E. Gary Krawetz, Leah Lazarus, Janice Leibman, Jack E. Miller, Barbara Miller, Mildred Munic, Doris Philips, Jan & Janet Raskin, Maria Rubenstein, Bob

Rutzick, Sandy & Jim Saltzman, Jodi & Daniel Sanders, Fern & David Saxon, Michael & Polly Schwartz, Jerry & Sue Sherman, Ronna Simes, Josephine Skadron, Nancy Smookler, Richard & Diane Stacker, Howard Tilsner, William Toushin, David & Sally Watchman, Clara Weinberg, Beatrice Weinberg, Idele Weisberg, Morton & Ruth Zaretsky, Karolina

TEVET BANNER: Presented by Manya and Ben Sturrey. Titled “Destruction of Temple” (Anna Andersch-Marcus design). It depicts the destruction of the Temple with falling of pillars during the winter.

Mishloach Manot Mania: Send Gifts for Purim Education and Youth Departments want to help you fulfill the mitzvah of sending gifts this Purim. Purchase packages for family and friends starting at $2. The more you give to each person, the more they will receive. Start donating at CrossRiver KosherFest, January 10 - March 6. Baskets will be available March 13 - March 23. See the website for more details or contact Joshua Fineblum.

תודה רבה . . . tothe An. . . toto supServic

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Planning for Cemetery Is Difficult & Easy

It is very difficult to make the decision to schedule an appointment to select a grave at our well -main-tained Roseville Cemetery. It is wise to do so in advance where you have

time to make a decision, time to make payments, and time to organize a location near family members. It is easy to meet with Executive Director Ken Agranoff who will show map with available locations, identify graves for people at cemetery, and answer all questions about fees, flowers, benches, and perpetual care. Planning in advance is wise and comforting for many. Act now and call Ken at 651-698-8874 ext. 106 to schedule your selection meeting.

What Does It Take to Make Someone Smile?

Volunteers at Sholom East are finding out: Headphones and iPods customized with familiar music make many a resident with dementia come alive. Volunteers with very little training (but with a lot of heart!) are able to assist residents with memory loss to “remember through music” ...and smile.

THE SMILE is worth the price of your time Monday, Thursday or Friday mornings… We Need You!

It takes volunteers to work with residents and it will improve your day as well as theirs. The smile is the best! Contact Denise Boczek at 651-353-8112 for information and to sign up.

Volunteer Paul Ross at Shaller Family Sholom East campus

Ken Agranoff

St. Paul JCC is Expanding with Temple of Aaron And You’re in Luck!

The St. Paul JCC is pleased to announce its first ever satellite daycare program.

What: childcare for 2–3 year olds (turning 2 by July 1)

Where: Temple of Aaron

When: Mon.-Fri., 7:30am-6pm, begins June 20

Why: the St. Paul JCC provides the best state-licensed, NAEYC-

accredited, nationally-acclaimed childcare program in the

Twin Cities. There are 10 spots

available - don’t miss out!

For more information, contact Lisa Rosenfield,

St. Paul JCC Childcare Services Director, at

(651) 255 4758

or

lisar@stpauljcc.org

Wine of the Month Club Supports Youth & Education

Temple of Aaron is offering all the wine lovers out there the opportunity to explore Israeli wines not sold in the United States. Sign up for your Wine of the Month Club

membership at CrossRiver Kosherfest on January 10 (deadline is Jan. 30).

Membership options:

First 3 months: Feb-April—$180

Last 3 months: May-July—$180

All 6 months: Feb-July—$250

All proceeds support the Youth and Education Departments. Wines will be delivered to Temple of Aaron for pickup. Sign up with

Susan Tervola at SusanTervola@TempleofAaron.org or 651-698-8874 x107.

AIPAC Sponsors Speaker Brenda Shaffer Wednesday, January 13th, 7pm

Temple of Aaron’s Partnership Project: Speaker Series is partnering with AIPAC for a very exciting

presentation from Brenda Shaffer, an adjunct professor at Center for Eurasian, Russian, and

East European Studies at Georgetown University. She will speak about The Politics of Energy:

A New Look at the Middle East. Dessert Reception to follow.

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