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TREE OF LIFECONGREGATION
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
“KOL T.O.L.” -- THE “VOICE OF THE TREE OF LIFE”MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
MAY 2013 / IYAR -- SIVAN, 5773
Friday, May 36:45 p.m.! KIDZ Shabbat7:30 p.m.! Shabbat Eve Service*! ! Torah: Behar-Bechukotai, Lev. 25:1 – 27:34Saturday, May 410:00 a.m.! Shabbat Morning Bar Mitzvah Service of ! ! Nicholas Perales! ! at Temple Sinai in Sumter, SCFriday, May 10! Sisterhood Sabbath7:30 p.m.! Special Shabbat Service honoring and led by
the women of TOL’s WRJ/Sisterhood! ! Torah: Bemidbar, Num. 1:1 – 4:20Tuesday, May 14!Erev Shavuot7:00 p.m.! Service of Confirmation on the Festival ! ! of ShavuotFriday, May 17! Teacher Appreciation Shabbat7:30 p.m.! Shabbat Eve Service* led by
Kitah Alef (beginning Hebrew class)! ! Torah Reading: Naso, Num. 4:21 – 7:89Saturday, May 1810:00 a.m.! Shabbat Morning Service and Torah StudyFriday, May 247:30 p.m.! Shabbat Eve Service! ! Torah: Beha’alotecha, Num. 8:1 – 12:16Saturday, May 2510:00 a.m.! Shabbat Morning Bat Mitzvah Service of ! ! Carolina RodgersFriday, May 317:30 p.m.! Shabbat Eve Service! ! Torah: Shelach Lecha, Num. 13:1 – 15:41Friday, June 77:30 p.m.! Shabbat Eve Service! ! Torah: Korach, Num. 16:1 – 18:32Saturday, June 810:30 a.m.! Shabbat Morning Bar Mitzvah Service of ! ! Daniel Kline
* Childcare is available for services.
MAY WORSHIP SERVICES
INSIDE THIS ISSUEFrom the President’s Desk!, Temple News! ! ! 2From the Rabbi! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 3Religious School! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 4-6Youth News! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 7The Big Nosh™! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 8Temple News ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 9Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Green Team! ! ! ! 10Member News ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 11Community News!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 12Yahrzeits! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 13Contributions !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 14Calendar! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 15
Todah Rabah (thank you) to all of our wonderful volunteers,
sponsors, and participants for making The Big Nosh™
a great event!
See page 8 for a photo recap.You can see additional photos on Facebook.
Thank you, Scott Kaplan, for taking these wonderful photos!
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Fellow Congregants,As we conclude the month of April and begin the month of May, I look back and find it hard to believe
that almost a year has gone by since I became your President.There have been a lot of changes in this short period of time. We have become a strong congregation
with a will to succeed on a path of continuance despite many obstacles that have been put in front of us.I would like to say congratulations and thank you to all our board members and congregants; Rabbis
Sherman, Marcus, and Doberne-Schor; and Risa Strauss, Cheryl Nail, Bobbie Osborne, and Demitris Gilmore for volunteering and doing a wonderful job at The Big Nosh™. Over 1,100 people attended the fourth annual event, and it keeps getting better each year. The food, the traditions, and the opportunity to show the community our customs is a real treat once a year.
I have enjoyed being your President, and it has been a privilege and an honor to serve you. I will ask you as I begin my second year in two months to please give generously in your pledge when you receive your letter in the next few weeks. The Temple really needs your support. This is a very critical year
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
TEMPLE NEWS
financially, as they all are for us, and will continue to be until we can put many good years under our belt. Once again, I am asking you to consider giving generously.
In conclusion, congratulations to the Kuperman, Tedeschi, and Perales families on their B’nai Mitzvah, and to everyone on The Big Nosh™ committee and all the volunteers an enormous thank you.As always, with warm regards,Richard H. Cohn, Sr.
BUCKS BACKCelebrate your teachers and grads with Bucks Back cards!
Our next order is due Sunday, May 5 by noon. Presto Pay users have until 8PM. But don't wait -- visit www.tolsc.org/scrip or call me today and get started!
Sweet as Honey
Join us during our last KIDZ Shabbat of the year!
Friday, May 36:45 p.m.
Bring yourselves.Celebrate with your friends (and parents).
It’s time for spring cleaning!The Judaica Shop is cleaning, too,
and now is the time to take advantage of the BIG SALE going on through the month of May.
Some items are BELOW COST!Come in during the month of May for personal shopping, gift giving, or just to browse. See you soon!
TREASURES FROM THE TREE
SAVE THE DATE!
Annual Meeting of the Tree of Life Congregation
Wednesday, June 5, 2013All members of the Tree of Life Congregation are
invited and encouraged to attend the Congregational Annual Meeting on Wednesday evening, June 5. The meeting is an opportunity to come together, examine where we are as a congregation, look back on the highlights of this past year, and thank all of our wonderful members and volunteers who have worked so hard on behalf of the Tree of Life.
At the meeting, we will elect new officers and board members, approve the Temple’s 2013-2014 budget, and hear reports from the President, Rabbi, Religious School Director, and various committees.
Keep an eye on your mail in the middle of May for the proposed budget and slate of officers.
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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!by Rabbi Daniel M. Sherman
What a great time of year! Not only is there a lot going on at Temple, but there is also a real sense of excitement, joy, and enthusiasm around the Tree of Life Congregation right now.
Much of it comes from last month’s big event – The Big Nosh™. What a beautiful day we had! I cannot describe how much I enjoy seeing so many people at Temple having a good time, meeting each other, learning, and trying new foods. I love watching guests for whom this is their first time to enter a synagogue. I enjoy answering questions and showing off our Temple home. There were so many learning opportunities for everyone. And fun activities. And great music. And wonderful Jewish
food, as well. Again, what a great day! But what really makes The Big Nosh™ so special to me is watching our congregation come together to pull off this event. So many people helped to make The Big Nosh™ happen: from all the planning before the event, to lending a hand at the event, and cleaning up afterwards.
I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to our chairperson, David Carr, for all of his hard work on The Big Nosh™. Thank you, David and the planning committee, for all of your efforts. I want to thank everyone who volunteered and gave of themselves, their time, and their energy to make sure that the event was a success. Thank you to all of our sponsors, as well. I also want to thank our wonderful TOL staff for all of their hard work. So much work and preparation goes into an event of this magnitude – please know how much I, and our entire congregation, appreciate all that you, everyone involved, have done. Way to go, Tree of Life! Yashar Koach and Kol HaKavod!
And the excitement continues! We celebrated as two of our students became B’nei Mitzvah last month, and we look forward to celebrating this month as Nick Perales and Carolina Rodgers become B’nei Mitzvah in May and Dan Kline in June. Please join us for our Bar and Bat Mitzvah services – remember that everyone is invited and welcome to join in the simcha. Please note: our service on Saturday, May 4 will be held at Temple Sinai of Sumter, where the Perales family has long been members.
Our life-cycle celebrations continue with our Confirmation Service on Tuesday, May 14 – which is the eve of the Festival of Shavuot. Shavuot is one of our most important holidays of the year, as we mark the anniversary of our receiving God’s teachings and commandments at Mt. Sinai. We have a large Confirmation Class of 5773 – 12 students – and we are very proud of them for reaching this milestone in their Jewish education and lives. They will lead us in worship, read the Ten Commandments as our Torah portion, and share some of what they have learned in class this year while confirming their commitment to living active Jewish lives. Confirmation is truly one of my favorite services of the year. Please plan on being a part of our very special Shavuot observance.
We will also have the opportunity this month to honor some of our most important groups at Temple. Friday, May 10 is Sisterhood Sabbath, and we will honor the women of our TOL WRJ/Sisterhood. Sisterhood has long been part of the heart and soul of our congregation, as well as our backbone and support. We appreciate all that Sisterhood has done and continues to do. We want to say a special thank you to our Sisterhood leaders, as we mark this year as the 100th anniversary of our national Women of Reform Judaism.
The following week we will honor our Religious School teachers at Teacher Appreciation Shabbat on May 17. Our Kitah Aleph (beginning Hebrew) students will help to lead our service. It is a chance for us to thank all of our teachers and all those who work so hard to provide our children with the best Jewish education and experience that we can offer. Of course, this begins with our hard-working and multi-talented Risa Strauss, who provides the inspiration, direction, guidance, warmth, and love that make our Religious School such a wonderful experience for the children of our congregation. We will continue to express our gratitude and appreciation to our teachers, students, and volunteers during our last day of Religious School on Sunday, May 19 (I can’t believe the end of the school year is upon us).
At the end of May, my family will be gathering in Tulsa, OK to mark the retirement of my father from Temple Israel. The “senior Rabbi Sherman” has served the congregation with love, dedication, and distinction for the past 37 years. Morgan, the kids, and I are looking forward to participating in the weekend that will honor both my father and mother for their significant contributions to the congregation and community. We hope now to see them here in South Carolina more often.
Again, I want to thank everyone who has helped to support and make all that we do here at Temple possible – I look forward to our keeping this excitement and joy going throughout this month and beyond.
FROM THE RABBI
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FROM THE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTORISRAEL, OUR JEWISH HOMELANDby Risa Strauss
In Judaism, “remembering” is an integral facet of all our commemorations and celebrations. In the springtime of any year, Jewish people all over the world take a spiritual and emotional journey to times of significance in our distant and not-so-distant past. From remembering our exodus from Egypt during Passover, to never forgetting the meaning of the Holocaust and the memory of the near complete destruction of European Jewry, to coming together again on Shavuot when we as a people received the Torah on Mount Sinai, we are compelled to feel, imagine, and understand a wide breadth of Jewish experience. And every year, as May 14th approaches, we are asked to remember with all of our hearts how our centuries of prayer to God to “return to Jerusalem and Zion” were answered with the creation of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948.
For 65 years we have celebrated the rebirth of a nation, a Jewish nation, an event that many Jews in the generation before me never thought they would witness. In just a mere six and one half decades, Israel has built a thriving democracy (alone in the region), an active press, an enlightened and engaged scientific and university community, a civilian-run and supported military, and a robust economy. Israelis enjoy a good quality of life, excellent medical care, and high life expectancy. All accomplishments aside, Israel is an amazing testament to history, courage, belief in God, and the raw will of a people.
In April, I had the honor and privilege of hosting my aunt and uncle, Leo and Doris Dreyfuss, from New York, who came to Columbia at the invitation of the French Organization, “Memorial de la Shoah.” This Holocaust memorial group, along with Erica Safran, a USC student in our community, is responsible for bringing to the Richland Public Library an exhibit (open through May 10) about Helene Berr. Helene Berr was a 23-year-old French-Jewish woman from Paris who, like Anne Frank, kept a journal about the cruelties she witnessed around her in Nazi-occupied France until her deportation to Auschwitz in 1944. Before being rounded up she was very active working for the French Resistance and for the group, Organization de Secures Les Enfants. This was the group whose primary goal was to help remove Jewish children from French concentration camps and hide them with sympathetic gentiles in farms, basements, and attics throughout the French countryside.
Uncle Leo was a hidden child. Swooped out of the Gurs Concentration Camp as a five-year-old in 1942, two weeks before his parents were cremated in Auschwitz, he arrived in the United States as an orphan via the USS Uruguay in 1946. He grew up with a Tanta, an aunt, who had arrived in New York from Germany before 1939. After high school, Uncle Leo enlisted in the US Army and then, after being discharged, became a New York City Public School teacher, teaching middle school math in the south Bronx for 30 years. He was a great and beloved teacher. He is a wonderful uncle.
So what is the connection between Leo and Israel? Well, he never really liked Israel much. He never really formed much of a connection. While he was proud of his German-Jewish culture and background, Zionism and the establishment of the Jewish state passed Uncle Leo by. And this makes sense. As a refugee, in 1948, young Leo – in order to assimilate – needed to learn English, play baseball, and embrace his new country and all things American whole-heartedly. And not get caught up in Israel fervor.
Leo’s adult view of Israel, that he can be Jewish in America just fine and why do we need a specific Jewish State, stayed pretty much stagnant until 1991, when right after the first Gulf War, I came back to the States from Israel for a visit. Leo and his wife, who were not blessed with children, fell completely in love with my daughter Ariel, their grand-niece. They decided that since they were retired, they would visit. They made their first trek to Israel in the mid 1990s. Of course they had a wonderful and meaningful trip.
But, for hidden child and Holocaust survivor, Leo Dreyfuss it was a mind-altering experience, as well as an epiphany. Upon arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport, he saw Jewish Stars everywhere. Walking in the streets, he saw and heard Jewish people from all over the world, walking freely and enjoying life. And when visiting a Hadassah Youth Aliyah village, he met with orphaned children, Ethiopian, Russian, and Yemenite refugees, all finding a home in Eretz Yisrael. This visit cemented for Leo a new relationship with the Jewish State. And this realization happened when he finally understood that had there been an Israel in 1939, there would have been no such thing as a closed border to Jews. Because the door to Israel would have been open.
The Magen David – Jewish Star – is the most commonly thought of symbol of the Jewish people. And today in 2013 it is quite common for Jewish people to wear a Jewish star as part of a necklace or in earrings. We do this because we can. In the words of Helene Berr after being ordered to wear the yellow Jewish star on May 29, 1942, “I did not want to wear the star, it was degrading. But I ended up doing so, thinking my reluctance was cowardly…I was very courageous all day long. I held my head high, and I stared at other people so hard that it made them avert their eyes. But it's difficult. At the métro station . . . the ticket inspector said: 'Last carriage, Jew’ – I suddenly felt I was no longer myself, that everything had changed, that I had become a foreigner, as if I were in the grip of a nightmare. I could see familiar faces all around me, but I could feel their awkwardness and bafflement. It's all horrible.” Helene’s written pages about publicly displaying this hateful insignia are shocking. We see how at first she hesitates, she considers wearing the yellow Jewish Star "degrading," but ultimately she changes her mind out of a brave sense of solidarity. That oneness with our Judaism is our strength, and our strength today comes from a strong Israel. No Jewish person is a foreigner in Eretz Yisrael.
The complete joy of being able to live freely as a Jew in a Jewish homeland is overwhelming and powerful. The link between land, faith, language, and people has resulted in a modern and vibrant nation, and it is a country that as American Jews we can be proud of. Seriously, did you know that Israel was the only country in the world to enter the 21st century with a net gain in its number of trees? Or that an Israeli company developed the world’s first jellyfish repellent?
Israel at 65, unlike human beings, has over 2,000 years of history and knowledge in its bones and a wonderful future ahead of herself – with no retirement in sight! Theodore Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, said, “Im tirtzu, ayn zo agadah. Lihiyot am chofshi be’artzeinu. Be’eretz tziyon V’yerushalyim.” (If you will it, it is no dream – to be a free people in our land in Zion and Jerusalem.) Well, it is no dream… We have a Jewish Homeland. And, as American Jews, we stand as ONE with the state of Israel. And together with world Jewry we can envision and ensure an Israel that is forever healthy, growing, and strong.
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Before we even begin with all that is “going on” in Religious School during the month of May, I must extend a huge Todah Rabah to all the volunteers who have assisted with all of our Religious School, Big Nosh™, and Temple programming this past year. Words cannot describe how grateful we are for all of your help and support.
The month of May is typically busy on any school calendar, and TOL Religious School’s is no different. There are many things happening and so many events to share with your children and all the other families and households at Tree of Life. We hope that you will take advantage of the myriad of possibilities available to engage yourself Jewishly! If you have never attended a Bar or Bat Mitzvah service at TOL, there are three opportunities in the month of May and beginning of June alone! This month, as well, we are honoring our dedicated team of teachers and our graduating 12th graders at a special Kitah Alef Shabbat Service. As a culmination of their 10 years of Jewish education, our 10th-grade Confirmation Class, under the direction of Rabbi Sherman, will be leading us in a very special Service of Confirmation and Shavuot Service in the middle of the month. Our 10th graders will also be hosting their annual car wash and flower sale on May 5. The last session of Religious School (I can’t believe it!) for the school year is scheduled for Sunday, May 19. We will conclude the year with our annual end-of-year assembly, volunteer recognition, and picnic! Details will be forthcoming.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS
Important Dates to Remember in May/June5/3: KIDZ Shabbat, 6:45 p.m.; Shabbat Services, 7:30 p.m.
(with childcare beginning at 7:15 p.m.)5/4: Bar Mitzvah of Nick Perales, 10:00 a.m. in Sumter –
Mazal Tov to the Perales Family!5/5: RS, 9 a.m.; 10th-Grade Car Wash and Flower Sale5/11: B’nai Mitzvah In-Service Shabbat, 10:00 a.m.5/12: RS, 9 a.m.; Sunday School for Adults with
Dr. Debbie Greenhouse and Mother’s Day Quiche Breakfast, 9:15 a.m.
5/14: Confirmation and Shavuot Service, 7:00 p.m.; Oneg Shavuot to follow
5/17: Kitah Alef Shabbat/Teacher and Graduating Senior Appreciation, 7:30 p.m.
5/19: Last Day of RS, 9 a.m.; Volunteer Recognition; Temple Youth Group Elections
5/25: Bat Mitzvah of Carolina Rodgers, 10 a.m. – Mazal Tov to the Rodgers family!
6/8: Bar Mitzvah of Dan Kline, 10:30 a.m. – Mazal Tov to the Kline Family!
When: Sunday May 5 8:45 AM-10 AM
12:45 PM-1:45 PM Where: Temple
Cost: $6/per vehicle
Mother’s Day Plant Sale
Inexpensive! Great for moms, aunts, grandmas, sisters—
anybody & everybody! Please support the TOL 10th Grade
Confirmation Class!
PINAT IVRIT: A MONTHLY CORNER OF HEBREW
Aliyah means “going up.” The root letters are ayin, lamed, hey.
In common usage it is thought of as a term describing one’s immigration to Israel. In the synagogue we receive an “aliyah” during the Torah reading because we are being “called up” to the bimah.
The term aliyah, however, also evokes a sense of holiness, of rising from one plane of existence to another. For usage purposes, one “makes” aliyah to Israel and “receives” an aliyah when being called to the bimah.
It is not insignificant to note that Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot are all holidays when traditionally Jews made an “aliyah laregel,” a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to visit the Temple. This “ascending by foot” up the hills to Jerusalem was considered to be an opportunity for renewal and inspiration and continues today in modern times, even though The Holy Temple is no longer part of the ritual.
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWSTree of Life Religious School
Teacher Appreciation Shabbat Service
!! !
Join us on Friday evening May 17 at 7:30 PM as we recognize our 2012-2013 TOL Religious School Teachers AND say a special
Shalom to the Contino Family: Pat, Nina, Gabe, and Nick.
This Shabbat service will be led by Rabbi Sherman with help from our first-level Hebrew learners, the Kitah Alef Hebrew Class.
Please share in an Oneg Shabbat immediately following the service, sponsored by the Kitah Alef parents and the Tree of Life Religious School Board.
“Educate a child according to his path; then even as he grows old, he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6
Last Day of Religious School ActivitiesSunday, May 19
9am – Go to class!
10am – Special Assembly: slide show, music, honors for students, parents, teachers,
and all volunteers, and a special Shalom to the Kline Family
11:15am – Cookout prepared by the Brotherhood!
PLEASE BRING A SIDE DISH TO PASS!Desserts, drinks, and ice pops provided.
Fun for the entire family!Parents – please come
no later than 11:15 a.m.! Thanks!
Join us for games, ga-ga, moon bounce, and more!
YOM HA’AZMAUT IN PHOTOS
Religious School students celebrated Israel at 65 by adding their prayers to our own version of the Western Wall, learning Israeli dances, and singing popular Israeli songs with Marvelous Marvin. They also enjoyed playing ga-ga, also known as Israeli dodge ball.
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YOUTH NEWS
Service of ConfirmationErev Shavuot, 5773
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
We will hold our very special Confirmation Service once again this year on the evening of Shavuot, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Please plan on being a part of this wonderful celebration and service, led by the students of the Confirmation Class of 5773, who are confirming their beliefs and commitment to living Jewish lives.
David Bowen ~ Sarah Feuerstein ~ Jessica Jacobs ~ Julien KatzTaylor Katz ~ Ben Kline ~ Bailey Koller-Schmidt ~ Sam Molofsky
Keya Novinbakht ~ Joshua Stombler ~ Justin Stombler ~ Maddy Wassermann
Our Torah reading is the Ten Commandments, as we mark the anniversary of our receiving God’s teachings at Mt. Sinai on the festival of Shavuot. An Oneg Chag will follow our service.
NICHOLAS MICHAEL PERALES
Nick is the son of Bari and Robert Perales and the brother of Alex and Gabby. Nick has lived all his life in Sumter, SC and is a 7th grader at Alice Drive Middle School. Nick enjoys playing soccer and also plays the trumpet. He also likes relaxing with friends and riding bikes. This will be Nick’s fourth summer attending the URJ 6-Points Sports Academy in
CAROLINA LEE RODGERS
Carolina is the daughter of Linda and Col. Tom Rodgers and is the younger sister of Simi. Carolina and her family moved to Irmo from Racine, Wisconsin four years ago. She is a 7th grader at Dutch Fork Middle School. Carolina plays club soccer and tennis and also plays the piano. This will be her third summer attending the URJ 6-Points Sports Academy. For her Mitzvah
Please join us as our daughterCarolina Lee
is called to the Torah as a Bat MitzvahSaturday, the twenty-fifth of May
Two thousand thirteenten o’clock in the morningTree of Life Congregation
Kiddush luncheon immediately followingLinda & Tom Rodgers
It is with much pride and joythat we invite you to share in our
SIMCHAat the bar mitzvah of our son
NICHOLAS MICHAELon Saturday, the fourth of May
two thousand and thirteenat ten in the morning
Temple Sinai | 13 Church Street, Sumter, SCLuncheon to follow after service in the social hall
Bari & Robert Perales
Greensboro, NC. For his Mitzvah Project, Nick is holding a school supply drive for teachers in his school district – a collection box is located in the Temple foyer.
Project, Carolina will be raising funds at Temple and in her neighborhood to support an 8-year-old boy who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia.
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A LOOK BACK AT THE BIG NOSH™ I would like to thank everyone on The Big Nosh™ planning board, as well as all those who helped bake and prepare the food before The Big Nosh™ and The Taste of The Big Nosh™. I would also like to thank those who worked on the grounds and everyone who volunteered the day of the event. This is a huge endeavor, and many people spent countless hours making this annual event possible. It has been my privilege to chair the event this year, and I hope everyone had time to participate in the day, take in some of the educational activities, enjoy the entertainment, shop in our bazaar, and, of course, partake in all the delicious food. Sincerely,David Carr
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TEMPLE NEWS
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Trumpet, trombone/baritone, and drummer. Could also use tuba and piano.
Wanted for new Klezmer ensemble at TOL:
Do not have to be a virtuoso…just interested in playing good, traditional Jewish music. Contact: Bill Campbell 783-3570 608-1902
Sisterhood Shabbat Choir Rehearsals
If you’d like to sing in the choir on May 10 for Sisterhood Shabbat,
please contact Suzy Herzog at 419-0603.
Rehearsals will be Thursday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Join us at Trustus Theater on Thursday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. for a very special performance of the highly acclaimed musical
Ain’t Misbehavin’ in support of Tree of Life Congregation.
Tickets are $36 each (general seating) and include free popcorn. You may reserve your ticket online at www.tolsc.org/donate or by calling the Temple Office. Don’t delay - only 132 seats are available!
Want to sponsor our evening at the theater?Spotlight Sponsor ($500) - recognition in program and in theater lobbyCenter Stage Sponsor ($250) - 1/2-page camera-ready ad or greeting in programPlaybill Sponsor ($100) - business card sized camera-ready ad or greeting in programFriend of TOL ($25) - listing in programSponsorship payments and ads must be received by the Temple Office by June 1.
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WRJ / SISTERHOOD NEWSBrotherhood Annual MeetingThe Brotherhood held our annual meeting on Sunday, April 28. I would like to thank Brad Smith and Cheri Shapiro for opening their house again this year for our meeting. The elected slate of officers for next year is as follows:
President – David CarrFirst Vice President – Jerry EmanuelSecond Vice President – Bill SimsSecretary – Eric FeurersteinTreasurer – Ed Hertz Immediate Past President – Brad Smith
I have been honored to be the President of the Brotherhood this past year, and I have enjoyed serving the Temple in this capacity. I would like to thank Jerry, Ed, Eric, and Brad for their service last year and welcome Bill to the board for next year. I look forward to serving again and welcome your ideas on ways we can make the Brotherhood a better organization and how we can improve our service to the Temple.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ at TrustusTree of Life has reserved the Trustus Theater on Thursday, June 13 for the final dress rehearsal of Ain’t Misbehavin’. This is a fundraiser for the Temple, and tickets will be $36 per person. For this price, you receive your ticket for the performance, as well as free popcorn. There will also be a cash bar. This is a great way to support the Temple and to spend time with family and friends while taking in a wonderful musical. You may make your reservation by visiting the Temple website and paying via our online payment system or by calling the Temple Office. Advanced payment is required. Don’t wait –seating is limited. See page 9 for further details.
BROTHERHOOD REPORT
GREEN TEAM UPDATE
Rain Garden Update [email protected]
As of this writing, we are preparing be on display during The Big Nosh™. Our exhibit will include Carolina Clear’s popular watershed exhibit. Representatives from the Gills Creek Watershed Association plan to join us also. We had a successful rain garden clean up on Sunday, April 7. Special thanks go to David Potter and Brad Smith who removed many vines on our northern border to expose some young cedar trees. We were excited to see that one of our cypress trees is beginning to grow two knees.
We are anticipating many visitors during The Big Nosh™, including some from other Green Congregations who learned about The Big Nosh™ and the rain garden during a recent meeting.
The TOL WRJ Book Club focuses on books with a Jewish or Israeli theme. We meet at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every other month:Thursday, May 9, 2013 – Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith by Gina B. Nahai, meeting at Elie’s on St. Andrews RoadThursday, July 11, 2013 – He, She and It by Marge Piercy, meeting at Mellow Mushroom on Gervais StreetThere is no charge to attend and no registration – just show up! New members are encouraged. All are welcome. Questions? Contact Amanda Hamilton or Ilene King.
The First Annual WRJ Bagels & Books
Charity Book Sale
Sunday, May 59:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
TOL Parking Lot
Book donations accepted through May 3
A reminder from TOL’s Women of Reform Judaism: Now through May 3, drop off any used books you would like donated toward Bagels & Books, a fundraiser for WRJ and Turning Pages, a local nonprofit organization the promotes literacy. Bagels & Books will be on May 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the TOL parking lot and is open to all (cash, check, and credit cards accepted).
60th Annual Holland Bulb SaleLook in your mailbox for this year’s Bulb Order Form. There are many varieties from which to choose! Orders due June 1, for delivery in October. All proceeds benefit TOL WRJ/Sisterhood.
Free Bonus! For all orders over $30 and received before May 15, you will receive 8 Puschkinia Libanotica.
Remember to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Join TOL's WRJ (Sisterhood)
for a celebration of 100 years,
plus the installation of new officers
at the Sisterhood Shabbat service
on May 10 at 7:30 p.m.
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Mazel Tov to:Keith Babcock and Steve Anastasion, on receiving the
Israel Bonds Star of David award Hannah Greenhouse, who received the International
Menorah Pledge Award at the BBYO International Convention in Washington, D.C. in February
Lauren Kuperman & family, on her becoming a Bat Mitzvah on April 13
Col. Tom Rodgers, on his retirement from the United States Marine Corp Reserve
Louis Tedeschi & family, on his becoming a Bar Mitzvah on April 27
Yuriy Veytskin, son of Jane & Boris Veytskin, on being one of 25 American students selected to go to Australia for post-graduate studies on a Fulbright Scholarship
Refuah ShleimaGet well wishes to TOL members recently hospitalized or at home recovering: John Adams, John Baker, Meri Gergel, Nancy Reeves, Sid Sasiene, and Bethany Sorenson
Condolences to:Alan & Carolyn Conway, on the loss of
his sister, Shirley McLeodGerald & Sandra Euster, on the loss of
his brother-in-law, Alfred GarawitzHonor Roll
We salute and thank our wonderful volunteers!Office – Annette GoldsteinReligious School Office – Joan TuckerHospital Patient List – Sandy HertzGreen Team / Recycling – Carolyn Hudson
Spencer AmadoRuby HarrisDavid GreenhouseRon PrinzSara WheelerLinda AckermanAmanda HamiltonJonathan LeaderShannon JollesAnn PosnerFeliks RabinovichRachelle BlackmonSusannah EchlovLauren YoungstedtMarcia ZugLauren CherneyStanley GombergJoshua MitchellKerry ReddyPamela WeissSally Langer
May 1May 1May 2May 2May 2May 3May 3May 3May 4May 4May 4May 5May 5May 5May 5May 6May 6May 6May 6May 6May 8
Barry BornsteinMollie CrawfordCarolina RodgersDeborah SalzbergLola ThompsonLindsey BennettElena CarrFred DavidsonCaryn HelmanJulia YoungstedtAlan GeersMyrna CohenJane FriedmanBeth HelmanKenneth NelsonAlan ConwayMatthew MarcusRabbi Daniel ShermanBethany SmithJack SelbigerGavin Williams
May 9May 9May 9May 9May 9May 10May 10May 10May 10May 10May 11May 12May 12May 12May 12May 13May 13May 13May 13May 14May 14
Meredith DunnJacob CohenIrina PlotkinMarcia GeersJake MosesMichael EhmkeJennifer Savitz SmithHyman Rubin Jr.Shai ShermanKim RabinovichSteven TernerRob ScullyMelissa VanceMyra NelsonHelene SelbigerJack Styles RubinDana CasonErin FisherLauren SchwartzRick CohnBenjy Strauss
May 15May 16May 16May 18May 18May 19May 19May 20May 20May 21May 22May 23May 23May 24May 24May 25May 26May 26May 30May 31May 31
Jennifer & Stephen SavitzJill & David CarrPamela & Eric FeuersteinLA & Bruce MillerHelene & Jack SelbigerLaney & Keven CohenBelinda & Richard GergelSharon Weissman & David ReddyMarilyn & Ian PicowAmanda & Bill HamiltonBarbara & Shahram NovinbakhtLisa & Scott KaplanCharlene & Barry BernsteinHelga & Steven Cohen
May 2May 6May 10May 16May 18May 19May 19May 22May 24May 25May 26May 28May 29May 29
MEMBER NEWS
MAY BIRTHDAYS
MAY ANNIVERSARIES
May 3 – Jeannie RubinMay 10 – Cheri Alexander & Donna MagaroMay 17 – Ellen HumphriesMay 24 – Cheri AlexanderMay 31 – TBD
WRJ SHABBAT SERVICE REPS
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Weekly Day Camp | June 10 - August 16 Early Drop Off & Late Pick-Up Available
Early Bird Discounts*Dynamic Programs for Campers 3 Years Old - Rising 9th Graders*Registration Forms Online or Call 803 787 2023 ext. 216
Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center 306 Flora Drive, Columbia 29224 | jcccolumbia.org
Everyone is Welcome!
professional staff | safe, nurturing environment | daily swimming (swim lessons included at no extra charge)
Building Bridges through Values and Leadership
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April 5Susan & Alan Brill, in memory of Oscar BrillElaine A. Cypres, in memory of Jane CypresThe family of Leon Garber, in memory of Leon GarberJoanne Hafter, in memory of Richard HafterEllen & Richard Helman, in memory of Sarah YoungJudith Kalb & Alexander Ogden, in memory of Max KalbStephen Merlin, in memory of Elsie TurnerThe children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of
Ben Steingold, in memory of Ben SteingoldMorton Winter, in memory of Lewis Winter
April 12Faye & Roger Kuperman, in honor of Lauren Kuperman
becoming a Bat MitzvahEleanor & Barry Bornstein, in memory of Simon GoldenbergSusan & Alan Brill, in memory of Dr. J. J. (John Joseph) Alion Sandra & Gerald Euster, in memory of Jay J. DuniJudith Kalb & Alexander Ogden, in memory of William P. GreenMarlene Korash, in memory of Charles MadoffJennifer & Hans Mykytyn and Matthew Train, in memory of
Blanche GlaserNed & Julie Strauss, in memory of Helen Strauss and
Louise F. Hill
April 19Emmanuel Farber, in memory of Ruth Wilma FarberNaomi Farber, Steven and Sam Grosby, in memory of
Ruth Wilma FarberJeannie & Hyman Rubin, Jr., in memory of
William C. McLain, Jr.
April 26Debra & David Tedeschi, in honor of Louis becoming
a Bar MitzvahMarvin & Gail Bienstock, in memory of Samuel BienstockJocelyn & Bob Burg, in memory of David LevinRick & Robin Chapman and family, in memory of
Alvin H. ReynerJennifer & Hans Mykytyn and Matthew Train, in memory of
Leo GoldblattArline & Gerald Polinsky, in memory of Anne Wadness SegalDavid & Ellen Potter, in memory of Jacob Fleischman
BIMAH FLOWERSMay 3 - Leonard Bornstein, Bess Goldstein*, Martin Langer, Minnie Schreiber*, Herbert Weisberg*, Wilfred Atran, Rebecca Brenner, Marguerite Brill*, Ann Hurwitz, Ida Aroneck*, Jerry Cooper, Lilyan Picow*, Raquel Leibman, Tessie R. Weinberg*, I. Albert Cohen, Fanny Gindman, Albert Haegele, Jason Oxhorn, Sidney Elfman Reyner*, Esther SutkerMay 10 - Esther Bass*, Sylvia Lefton*, Helen Rudman Polinsky, Harvey Jacobson, Zinoviy Veytskin, Hugo Bruck*, Helen Cohen Donen*, Anthony Cypres, Bess L. Kantor*, Oscar Sobel, Sholim Perchonok, Mike Sullivan, Isadore Rothberg*, Rose Rudnick Rubin*, Susan Craft, Esther Rotholz, Phyllis Love Silber*May 17 - Rose Friedman*, Tillie M. Garber*, Sam Posner*, Joan Markham Siebert*, Max Dickman*, Samuel H. Pearlstine*, Simon Harry Ginsberg, Charles Green*, Gregory Kozlov, Ruth E. Sherman, Earl J. Womersley*, John Breyer, Milton Hertz*, Fred Levy*, George Nathanson, Elizabeth Andersen, Jacob Serbin, George E. Ackerman*, David Geoffrey Kahn, Arnold, Sidney Mann*, Jerome Nudelman, Rocco Bellino, Leon Blumberg*, David Hein, Herman SegalMay 24 - Maurice Fischman*, Rachel Hertz*, Jennie S. Levkoff*, Albert Mandell*, Corinne R. Ellins, Joe Goldstein*, Max Zarek*, Beatrice Zucker, Geraldine Musarra, Nathan Berry*, Arthur H. Bush, Henry Geers, Julian H. Hennig, Sr.*, William Kemeny, Jack SilkMay 31 - Kate Bermak*, Sam Bogo*, Louis Herman*, Lela M. Kuntz, Ora Imogene Shivley, Mortimer A. Cohen, August Kohn, Sr.*, Mary Magaro, Sheppard Morris, Maie Park, Nathan Sheftman*, Dora Bornstein, Tillie B. Fleischman*, Edmund A. "Buster" Nachlinger, Gail Reiser, Louis Silber*, Meyer Zellman
*name memorialized by a plaque in the sanctuary
YAHRZEITS
ONEG SHABBAT HOSTS
Note: If you are unable to bake or purchase Oneg Shabbat refreshments you may donate $20.00. Homemade goods are always preferable. Checks need to be sent to the temple office two weeks prior to your Oneg Shabbat date. Thank you!
May 3, 2013 - Lisa Helfer, Michelle & Don Bowen, Barry & Eleanor Bornstein, Allan & Debbie Brett, Alan & Susan BrillMay 10, 2013 - Linda Kerner, Kimberly Brody, Elizabeth & James Brown, Bob & Jocelyn Burg, Rosann & Daniel Canady, Gordon & Rebecca CantorMay 17, 2013 - Eric Feurstein, David & Jill Carr, Dana & Chris Cason, Paul & Leah Cherney, Rebecca & Michael CoffmanMay 24, 2013 - Julie Strauss, Robin & Richard Chapman, Keven & Laney Cohen, Richard & Myrna Cohen, Steven & Helga CohenMay 31, 2013 - Gaynell Gavin, Rick & Debbie Cohn, Pat & Nina Contino, Alan & Carolyn Conway, Mark & Pamela Crawford, Greg & Beth Crawford
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General FundAlan & Susan Brill, in memory of Shirley LevineAlan & Susan Brill, in memory of Florence LevyAlan & Susan Brill, in memory of Judith Litman LindauAlan & Susan Brill, in memory of Dorothy NankinP.A. & F.R. Levin, in memory of Shirley McLeodFaye Miller, in memory of Delight Lifchez
Prayer BookFred & Irene Fields, in memory of Shirley McLeod
Building FundAlvin Steingold, in honor of Ed & Sandy Hertz
Youth Activities FundSusan Lourie, in memory of Shirley LevineCheryl & Allan Nail, in honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of
Lauren Kuperman, Louis Tedeschi, and Nick Perales
Michael & Terry Schuster, in honor of the retirement of Colonel Tom M. Rodgers from the United States Marine Corp Reserve, in appreciation for his friendship and service to our country
Alvin Steingold, in honor of TYG’s Shabbat Services in March
Sisterhood Courtesy FundEleanor Bornstein, in appreciation of Cheri AlexanderAmy & Rob Scully, in memory of Shirley LevineAmy & Rob Scully, thinking of Bethany SorensonThe Trust of Elsie Wolff
We gratefully acknowledge the following thoughtful donations:
CONTRIBUTIONS
Presenting SponsorsBaker & Baker FoundationBMW of ColumbiaEDENSGreen’s Beverages
Platinum SponsorsAnonymousCohn Construction ServicesCutler & AssociatesFirst Community BankJim Hudson Automotive GroupParker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Gold SponsorsAbacus Planning Group, Inc.Ameris BankBB&TBlueCross BlueShield of South CarolinaAlan & Susan BrillDick Dyer & AssociatesDunbar Funeral HomeAnnette GoldsteinLewis, Babcock & GriffinAnne & Alan ReynerThe Selig FamilyTerminix Service Inc.Howard WeissWells Fargo
Silver SponsorsAnonymousAnonymousBB&T Boyle VaughnBernstein & Bernstein Attorneys at LawBrittons of ColumbiaCamp Mooring & CannonNancy CartiffColliers InternationalDoctor’s CareFields ChiropracticRoberta & Steve FriedlandBruce GreenbergDavid & Deborah GreenhouseSusan & David HodgesMarc & Ann PosnerMorganelli’s Party StoreMungo HomesThe Pilates StudioStephen & Jennifer SavitzSCBTSouthern First BankLaurie Baker WaldenWilson Kibler Real EstateWray VolkswagonKaki and Belton Zeigler
Friends of The Big Nosh™AnonymousBerger Dental GroupBarbara & Roger BlauBowen Real Estate, LLCThe Brooker Law FirmDavid & Jill Carr
Friends of The Big Nosh™ (cont.)Myrna & Richard CohenDaniela, Mike & Dylan DojcFred Sellers of Edward JonesDrs. Gerald & Sandra EusterJessica Elfenbein & Robert FeinsteinPaige FeinbergDr. Harold FriedmanEric FeuersteinAnn GatonRichard & Wendy GatonHolloway Law OfficesEllen HumphriesRebecca LaffitteSteven & Sally LangerDavid & Heidi LovitJoan & Tom McGeeFaye G. MillerThe Moses FamilyCheryl & Allan NailNE Columbia Psychotherapy PracticePalmetto PediatricsDebbie RitterJoe Rosen & Dorothy GreeterJerry & Carole RothsteinAmy & Rob ScullyMorgan & Rabbi Daniel ShermanDavid & Julianne SojournerDeb & Jon StomblerNed & Julie StraussSullivan Law FirmDebra & David TedeschiThe Toy Box
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE BIG NOSH™
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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7:00 p.m.Sisterhood Shabbat
Choir Rehearsal
3
6:45 p.m.KIDZ Shabbat
7:30 p.m.Shabbat Service
4
10:00 a.m.Bar Mitzvah of
Nicholas Peralesat Temple Sinaiin Sumter, SC
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8:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Grade 10 Car Wash
& Flower Sale
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.WRJ
Bagels & Books Charity Book Sale
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6:00 p.m.Conversational
Hebrew
7:00 p.m.Beginning Hebrew
7:00 p.m.Sisterhood Shabbat
Choir Rehearsal
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6:00 p.m.ExecutiveCommittee
7:00 p.m.Board of Directors
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7:30 p.m.WRJ Shabbat
Service
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10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
B’nai Mitzvah Workshop
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Mother’s Day
9:15 a.m.Sunday School
for Adults
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7:00 p.m. Confirmation
Service
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SHAVUOT(Temple Closed)
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7:30 p.m.Kitah Alef & Teacher
AppreciationShabbat Service
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10:00 a.m.Shabbat
Morning Service & Torah Study
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Last Day of Religious School
10:00 a.m. TOL Volunteer
Recognition
4:00-7:00 p.m.Arcadia Lakes
Picnic
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6:00 p.m.Conversational
Hebrew
7:00 p.m.Beginning Hebrew
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7:30 p.m.Shabbat Service
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10:00 a.m.Bat Mitzvah of
Carolina Rodgers
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Memorial Day
28 29 30 31
7:30 p.m.Shabbat Service
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MAY 2013
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Tree of Life Congregation6719 North Trenholm RoadColumbia, SC 29206
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PAIDCOLUMBIA, SCPERMIT #121
TREE OF LIFE CONGREGATIONEstablished 1896
6719 North Trenholm Road * Columbia, SC 29206Office: (803) 787-2182 * Fax (803) 787-0309
Website: www.tolsc.orgEmail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pmFriday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
RABBI Daniel M. [email protected] EMERITUS Sanford T. Marcus, D.D.Risa Strauss, RELIGIOUS SCHOOL [email protected] Nail, COMMUNICATIONS [email protected]! Rick CohnFirst Vice President! Alan BrillSecond Vice President! Paul WestfallSecretary! Lisa HelferTreasurer! Howard WeissImmediate Past President! Steve SavitzBOARD MEMBERSLaney Cohen! ! ! Kim MosesRichard Cohen! ! ! Arline PolinskyEric Feuerstein! ! ! Marc RapportAnnette Goldstein! ! Amy ScullyBruce Greenberg! ! Jeff SeligDebbie Greenhouse! ! Jeff SilverDonna Magaro !! ! Julie StraussBruce Miller! ! ! G. Todd WeissLIFETIME BOARD MEMBERSBernard Fleischman, Jr.! Howard WeissStephen Savitz
COMMITTEE CHAIRSEndowment! Ned StraussFinance! Debra TedeschiFundraising!House & Grounds! G. Todd WeissMembership ! Annette GoldsteinOutreach! Debra TedeschiReligious School Board! Linda KernerRitual! Richard CohenSocial Action! Ilene KingAFFILIATESBrotherhood President! David CarrSisterhood Presidents! Cheri Alexander and ! Donna MagaroCOFTY President! Elena Carr
TEMPLE STAFFAdministrative Assistant! Bobbie OsborneCustodian! Demitris GilmoreTEMPLE MUSICIANSMusic Director! Sharon WitherellDirector Emeritus! Jackie McNeil
