FEBRUARY, 2019/ADAR I, 5779

TSTI Trip to IsraelDecember, 2018

Sharing through photos some never-to-be forgotten memories

of traveling to Israel with Rabbi Cohen

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ClergyRabbi Daniel M. Cohen, D.Min.Rabbi Alexandra KleinCantor Rebecca MosesCantor Joan FinnRabbi Emeritus, Harvey S. GoldmanCantor Emeritus, Theodore Aronson

Congregational LeadershipMax Weisenfeld, PresidentJane Randel VPAmy Giles, VPElise Joy, VPJeff Cutler, VPMelissa Robinson, VPMarjie Terry, VPAlice Hirsch, VPDebbie Green-Taff et, VPMarni Denenberg, SecretaryRoberta Probber, TreasurerSue Wishnow, Immediate Past President

Leslie Y. Sporn, Executive DirectorCarol Paster, Preschool DirectorMindy Schreff , Religious School DirectorTracy Horwitz, LSW, Program DirectorAdam Baranker, Youth Engagement CoordinatorSunny Seglin, Asst. to the Clergy, Bulletin

MEMBER CONGREGATIONUNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM

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Schedule of Shabbat Services

Friday, February 1MishpatimShabbat Service with 4th Gradeparticipation, 7:30 PMOneg Shabbat to followBass Sanctuary Building

Saturday, February 2Minyan Service, 9:15 AM

Friday, February 8TerumahOneg Shabbat, 5:30 PMShabbat Service, 6:00 PMGellis-Green Chapel

Saturday, February 9Minyan Service, 9:15 AM

Friday,February 15TetzavehOneg Shabbat, 5:30 PMShabbat Service, 6:00 PMGellis-Green Chapel

Saturday, February 16Minyan Service, 9:15 AM

Friday, February 22Ki TisaOneg Shabbat at 5:30 PMShabbat Service, 6:00 PMGellis-Green Chapel

Saturday, February 23Minyan Service, 9:15 AM

This teaching encourages me each time I fi nd myself studying those same four parshiot year after year. Surely, I have changed, our community has changed, and our society has changed since we studied these words one year ago. If we open our eyes, and turn it, and turn it again, we can see ourselves refl ected in its words, ancient language reaching out to us in this very modern moment in time.

B’Yedidut - In Friendship,

I too want to see a resolution to this confl ict and the establishment of eq-uity for all the residents of the region. But, as a Zionist, I also respect and applaud Birthright’s commitment to its core mission, to help connect Jew-ish youth to their Judaism and Israel. Birthright has every right to defi ne its mission, and anyone participating on one of their (amazing) trips joins know-ing who and what Birthright is and does not have the right to intentionally disrupt an entire experience for others.

We can debate this. And I would welcome such debate. But the experi-ence drove home another critical point for me. I read that initial headline and was angry. In her wisdom, Raina sug-gested I calm down and do a bit more

research. When I did, I came to learn that there was much more going on than initially met the eye. That is true for so many things, but when it comes to Israel and the Middle East, that is especially true. The best thing we can do is look past the headlines, read the news with a skeptical eye and bear in mind that no journalism is en-tirely objective. We can, and should, discuss, debate and consider various viewpoints, but when doing so, it is in-cumbent upon us to not only engage in such discussions with respect but to make sure we have as many of the facts as possible when we do.

With deep respect and appreciation,

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Remember Last Year‛s Adult Purimshpiel? Hilarious! Hysterical! High-spirited! Haman-averse! And NOT Holy!!!

Save the date for THIS YEAR‛S story of the Fab Five: Esther, Vashti, Mordechai, Ahashuerus and Haman

Wednesday night, March 20 at Hat City, West Orange.Details coming your way soon.

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From the Rabbis’ Studies

This past month, like every January, Rabbi Cohen takes sabbatical and I found myself left with four weeks in a row of divrei Torah (speeches

about Torah) to prepare to preach at Friday night services. I am hardly complaining - I love studying and teaching Torah with our community. However, I felt a bit of trepidation when, as has been the case for the past three years, the calendar provided me with the same exact four parshiot (Torah por-tions) coinciding with my four weeks of preaching - the fi rst four portions of the book of Exodus, which tell the story of Passover. I fi nd myself worrying, “what can say that I haven’t already said in years past?” or “what’s left to explore that will be interesting to the congregation?” and of course, “what on earth is relevant about Passover in winter?!”

Of course, this question is not unique to me, to any rabbi, or any Jew. We read the same words, every year, starting with the world’s creation in six days, and ending with the death of Moses on the threshold of the Promised Land. The words never change - they haven’t since the Bible’s canonization under Ezra the scribe circa 450 BCE. We, as a Jewish com-munity, have been reading and studying the same words for literally thousands of years...and yet, we haven’t tired of it!

A famous quote in the fi fth chapter of Pirkei Avot comes from Rabbi ben Bag Bag, a rabbinic sage from the early part of the common era. Ben Bag Bag said, “Search [the Torah] , turn it over and search it again, for everything is in it.” Rabbi ben Bag Bag, like many Jewish sages throughout history, believed that Torah contained answers and insight into any question, any life experience.

Rabbi ben Bag Bag was right, though there are times when fi nding that perfect insight requires feats of metaphorical dar-ing. Much of why Torah continues to be relevant year after year is because of the depth of its language, its stories, and its lessons. There is always more to discover.

At the same time, this particular winter I have come back again and again to the notion that the reason we, as indi-viduals and as a community, fi nd meaning in reading the same words of Torah year after year, is because Torah is meant to serve as a mirror. While its words don’t change, we do. When we read its eternal words from one year to the next, we see that while the text remains the same, we have changed, and fi nd our new experiences and understandings refl ected back by Torah’s constancy.

Look Past the HeadlinesDear Friends,

Throughout January, I used my Shabbat Message as a way to share some of the experiences we had during our TSTI Mission to Israel this past December. It was a pow-erful and inspiring experience. One “event” that will stay with me was not on the itinerary.

On the bus one morning I was reading the news on my phone and saw a headline that three students had been asked to leave a Birthright trip. The article said that they had raised questions about the security fence (referred to by some as a wall.) They said they were kicked off be-cause their guide didn’t want to entertain a conversation about the ethical issues tied to it. (In fact, a few days later one of them published an article in the Forward entitled, “I Was Kicked Off Birthright For Asking Questions About The Occupation.”)

“How is that even possible? Has it come to this?” I said to Raina, “Isn’t discussion and debate a cornerstone of what it means to be Jewish?”

“Do some more reading,” Raina replied, “I’m sure there is more to the story and suspect they were members of IfNotNow. The group has previously disrupted Birthright trips, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they came on the trip intending to make a scene and be kicked off .”

Sure enough, Birthright issued a statement reiterating their policy of asking participants to leave when they “dis-rupt the experience of other participants.” According to Birthright, that is exactly what happened and the reason they were asked to leave. They went on to note,

“Birthright Israel always welcomes participants’ views and questions, which are essential to the success of the expe-rience, so long as they are shared in a constructive and respectful manner. We will not condone any coordinated plans to ruin the experience for others in order to promote a specifi c agenda.”Read more: https://forward.com/news/israel/416580/after-getting-kicked-off -birthright-trio-regroups-in-west-bank/

I respect the concern these students express for the well-being of the Palestinian people living in the West Bank.

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The Iris Family

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Carol PasterPreschool Director

Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School

Mindy Schreff Religious School Director

By the time you read this article it will be February but due to the time warp of publication deadlines, this article

was written at the end of December. That’s just the time when I’m assessing how my year has played out and resolving to take on new goals for the second time this year, the fi rst time being the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.

I’m pretty sure that not everyone resolves to lose 15 pounds or to get to the gym more often, but those are the two resolu-tions I’ve chosen pretty much every year for the past decade, with minimal success. This year I’m looking for a new goal. I mean how many times can I vow to give up carbs and sugar to fi nd that I’ve failed, again? I think this year I‘m going to give up on the unachievable, pie-in-the-sky dreams and opt to put my energies into the more attainable ones. Perhaps I’ll resolve to do something which has nothing to do with my body image. Maybe I’ll resolve to put more eff ort into a personal relation-ship or maybe I’ll take a class to learn a new skill for my job, or, here’s an easy one—build a deck in my backyard. At least construction is something I know how to do reasonably well. I can almost guarantee that I’ll hit that mark with only minimal struggle.

So it is with children. They spend lots of time doing what they’re good at and they avoid what they can’t do. Eventu-ally they master that which they’ve practiced and gain more confi dence in that skill. They reach a milestone and then try the next step because they’ve had success with other areas. Their mastering how to balance on a bicycle is the same as me trying to coordinate my movements on an elliptical trainer. I just can’t get the smooth rhythmic movement without feeling that I’m going to go fl ying off the machine if I loosen my death grip on the handles. Due to the fact that I’m unsuccessful and scared to death, I’ll most likely never master that beast of torture but opt to play it safe using power tools, even though they are potentially dangerous to fi ngers and limbs. The point is, I’ve had more woodworking successes than failures so the payoff outweighs the risks.

Maybe because the same old goal of losing weight or ex-ercising more just isn’t novel anymore---after all, how many times can one fail to meet a goal and not feel dejected; a failure. Maybe it’s just not important enough to me as my body ages and screams at me with joint pain. Maybe I’m not vain enough.

So as I’m writing this article and eating a healthy salad at my desk, I have not yet committed to my resolution for the New Year, but I know that mastering the elliptical machine is not going to be anywhere on that list. A new deck is sounding much more promising.

I recently attended a fabulous, invigorating conference entitled: Power to the People: How shifting power impacts Jewish Edu-cation. The title was intriguing as was the line up of speakers who varied in both their presentations and their connection to Jewish education. The conference encouraged out of the box thinking and was both empowering and motivating, raising more questions than answers, as any gathering of Jewish educators usually does.

The overarching theme was the role of educators in class-rooms where our students are encouraged to off er their own ideas, thereby sharing in the shaping of classroom content. Many call this “new power”. The concept of “new power” is one in which there is ongoing collaboration, transparency, a DIY ethic as well as sharing of ideas by all members of the community. In the classroom, this is radically diff erent from our current model of teacher-driven content and delivery.

Jewish educators are challenged to preserve our rich heritage while at the same time allowing our students to be part of the process in generating new ideas. How do we off er learning that refl ects their new power, encouraging them to generate content, while at the same time making our texts relevant?

Collaboration and integration of other topics seems to be at the forefront of this new model. One of the presenters spoke about the change in video games, comparing the diff erences in video games, from the early days where one played games that were complete and designed by video game designers, to games like Minecraft which are dependent on the partnership and creativity of the users.

One of the presentations that resonated with me because of the kind of work we do at TSTI was the “Power of We”. Who is in our classrooms and how do we embrace their gifts? How do we make sure we make room for all? The presenter challenged us to continue to think about how we can create a community where all students enter the classroom as their authentic selves, experience joy and acceptance. We were challenged to get out of our comfort zones, and to go to where the students are most comfortable, even if it a place of discom-fort for us. In this way, we provide a place where students are free to expand their own ideas, off ering them more control in the learning process. Watch for our “New Ideas” as our stu-dents are encouraged to exercise their “New Power”.

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From Cantor Moses’ Study

The President’s Point of View

TSTI Mission Statement: “We are an inclusive, diverse congrega-tion committed to developing and fostering a joyous and meaningful lifelong Jewish ex-perience. At TSTI we celebrate the religious principles and moral values of Reform Judaism through worship, education, acts of social justice, study of Torah, and community service.”

Back in the November bulletin, I spoke about our mission at TSTI. I wrote about our diversity, and what that means to our members, and asked everyone to try to “face out-ward,” greet the stranger, be warm and open and welcom-ing.

This month I want to highlight a second pillar of our mis-sion. Together, we help young people develop lifelong connections to Judaism. We’re intentional about making the experience of being involved in Judaism engaging for everyone. We’ve laid a foundation to encourage kids to choose to be a part of the Jewish community as they make their own choices. That’s why we can boast that over half of our students return to Religious School after 8th grade, our Hebrew High has over 100 students, and our STISY youth group events are attended by over 100 teens each year.

From our joyful services where laughter is encouraged and a play space provided for youngsters, to teens who participate in discussions of anti-Semitism in pop culture, we help make Judaism relevant and meaningful. Students in our preschool and religious school have direct access to the clergy. Services where the Preschool and Religious School Directors, along with and the rabbis and cantors bring the lessons to life in a fun, playful way that’s enter-taining to all generations.

All this works better when the whole family is engaged. It is so impactful when families join our Religious School students for Sunday family programs such as the award-winning fourth grade “My Family Story.” Families also come together for worship experiences on Friday eve-nings, when we often welcome our students by grade or our younger families to special holiday-themed events before the regular services.

This is just half of the meaning of connecting, though I am out of space and will need to tell you about the rest next month!

Welcome to February! It’s the month with no Jewish holidays! Don’t get me wrong -- there’s still lots going on, but with no holi-days this month I get a little bit of time to catch up on things around the house and some extra time with my family, and I get to indulge in a good, old-fashioned, stay-cation: a few good books, some catching up on the DVR and lots of Magnatile buildings with the kids. I recently discovered what I consider to be the most Jew-ish show on television and I’m looking forward to fi nishing up the last few episodes I have saved during my week off . It’s a PBS show hosted by Ann Curry, and with the exception of one episode, has no overt Jewish content. It’s called We’ll Meet Again. The premise is that Ms. Curry and her team interview two people per episode who would like to fi nd an important per-son from their past to say thank you. Episodes have centered around the Cuban refugee crisis, the great Alaskan earthquake, Freedom Summer, the Vietnam and Korean Wars, and children survivors of the Holocaust, among other incredibly moving mo-ments in history. It’s really a very simple concept for a show when you think about it: allowing someone to fi nd the person they most want to say thank you to, and give them that opportunity. Of course, fi nding the individuals is often quite diffi cult. Many have passed away and the anticipated reunions must be with the children or grandchildren of the person who infl uenced them rather than the person themselves. A recent episode featured a gentleman who wanted to thank the boat captain who had rescued him from Cuba. Although he was several years too late, he was able to tell the captain’s daughters about the night their father became a hero and inspired this man to live a life dedicated to service. What makes this show so Jewish, in my mind, is the vital roles that both memory and gratitude play in it. The people profi led in the show are often looking for someone who helped shape their lives through a moment of selfl ess kindness. They are looking to be able to repay that kindness by looking into the other person’s eyes and saying “thank you.” Our tradition teaches us the value of recognizing the good around us and giving thanks for it. Our morning services begin with a series of blessing called Nissim B’Chol Yom -- For Daily Miracles. Every day we remember the miracle of waking up, the miracle of being able to move around, the miracle of being a free person, and the miracle of being able to recognize all of these as miracles. We give thanks to God for all of these. And so giving thanks, and remembering to do so, becomes easy. Trust me, if you haven’t watched this show yet, you will not re-gret it. Only a few of the episodes may feature anyone Jewish, but you will be watching the most Jewish show on TV right now. Oh, you might want to have a box of tissues handy.

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ADULT EDUCATION

(RE)Connection

PrimeCinnection members greeted 2019 with a New Year’s Day brunch held at West Essex Highland’s Club House, organized by intrepid hosts Sunny Seglin, Jane Brick and Hilda Silverman, who in the spirit of camaraderie and budget consciousness, self-catered an inviting and eye-catching spread. Kudos to the trio who shopped, sliced, shopped, organized and shopped some more to present a warm and welcoming start to the year.

Please note that the book club meeting and discussion on Phillip Roth’s American Pastoral, facilitated by Enid Fried-man Rosenberg, has been moved from January 27 to Sunday, March 31, from 2-4 pm in the mansion.

From a classical music and dinner night to a Passover seder and an NJPAC rehearsal, the year ahead promises an appealing assortment of events. Stay tuned: we’re al-ways thinking of more.

Thursday, February 28 at 7pmInstructor: Rabbi Cohen

Finding Social Media Sources to Understand the Jewish World

In a world of social media and online news sources, it is dif-fi cult to know where to turn for information. Every source, whether an online version of a newspaper or social media, has its bias and orientation. So, who can you trust? We will look at a variety of diff erent places one can turn to for information on the Jewish world. We will examine the approach they take, the bias they may bring to sourcing and how that bias may impact the words they choose and the perspective they provide. We will also look at how various approaches can, not only shape our perspective, but also the image of Jews, Judaism and Israel. To register go to www.tsti.org/calendar/class-fi nding-social-media-sources-to-understand-the-jewish-world

Calling artists of all ages…The Gallery at TSTI is launching this spring with a congregant-only show, and we are counting on the TSTI community to participate! Opening on April 14, 2019, the inaugural show will feature artwork from all age groups and backgrounds. Submissions can range from professional to amateur and everything in-between.

Spearheaded by passionate temple members who work in and around the art world, the goal of The Gallery at TSTI is to bring the visual arts into TSTI in a more deliberate way. It will also provide a platform to celebrate each other and build community. Gallery shows will be held inside the main Temple space, making it easy for all to see and learn from.

For details on dates, acceptable media, limitations on sub-ject matter, and more email the committee at tstigallery@gmail.com

TSTI’s (RE)Connection members came together for ca-maraderie, delicious food and play off football. Andrea & David Baum, Deborah & Mark Taff et and Cathy & Seth Van Voorhees, hosted a large group of members who welcomed new friends and rekindled old friendships. (RE)Connec-tion is a fun loving group of TSTI members who are (or are nearly ) empty nesters.

PrimeConnectionHappenings

Janet Perlman

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Chosen by the President of ECE-RJ, (Ear-ly Childhood Educators-Reform Judaism) Carol Paster has demonstrated innovation and contributed an idea, methodology or perspective on behalf of all Jewish early childhood educators. She has persis-tently pursued creative, innovative and sustainable systems for supporting the organization and the professional fi eld. An advocate for young children, their parents and families, and educators, she has reached beyond titles and positions in order to strengthen the growth of the fi eld of Jewish early childhood education.

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Rachel Coalition: ‘In Their Shoes’In coordination with the Rachel Coali-tion, the Iris Teen Mitzvot Program is collecting travel sized toiletries (shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, etc.), small kids games (Uno, Decks of Cards, Connect 4, etc.), and gift cards ($10+) to Target and Shoprite for victims of domestic abuse. The Rachel Coalition is a division of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest that works to provide a variety of services to assist victims of domestic violence and those living in high confl ict households.

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Cold days and icy nights are upon us. Those who are hungry in towns near to us will be depending on food banks more than ever. Please bring canned goods to temple whenever you are here.

The Interfaith FoodBank

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