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VOLUME XLVI NO. 4•13 KISLEV - 13 TEVET 5778• DECEMBER 2017

Friday, December 1, 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Program, Kabbalat Shabbat Service 7:00 PM,

Oneg Shabbat to follow Rabbi Robinson will speak

Chloe Sachs will bless the Shabbat Candles Birthday Blessings for the month of December

Saturday, December 2, Shabbat Study and Schmooze, 9:30 AM, Morning Service, 11:00 AM

The Bat Mitzvah of Chloe Sachs, daughter of Robin and Michael Sachs, will be celebrated.

“Vayishlah,” Genesis 32:23-32, Hosea 12:1-7 Friday, December 8, Service, 7:00 PM,

Oneg Shabbat to follow, Riva Brown will speak Cheryl Hampson will bless the Shabbat Candles

Saturday, December 9, Torah Study and Service-in-the-Round Combined, 9:30 AM

“Vayeshev,” Genesis 37:1-40:23, Amos 2:6-3:8 Friday, December 15, 5:30 PM Congregational

Shabbat/Chanukah Pot Luck Dinner Shabbat Service 7:00 PM, Oneg Shabbat to follow

Marisa Robinson will bless the Shabbat Candles Saturday, December 16, Torah Study and Service-in-the-Round Combined, 9:30 AM

“Miketz,” Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 7:30-41, Zechariah 2:14-4:7

Friday, December 22, Service 7:00 PM, Oneg Shabbat to follow, Rabbi Robinson will speak

Kim vonWeltin will bless the Shabbat Candles Saturday, December 23 , Torah Study and Service-in-the-Round Combined, 9:30 AM

“Vayigash,” Genesis 44:18-47:27, Ezekiel 37:15-28 Friday, December 29, Service 7:00 PM, Oneg Shabbat

to follow, Rabbi Kramer will speak: "An End and a

Beginning." Brian Gluck will also lead services. Laurie Ross will bless the Shabbat Candles Saturday, December 30, Torah Study and Service-in-the-Round Combined, 9:30 AM

“Vayechi,” Genesis 47:28-50:26 I Kings 2:1-12

This past High Holidays (if you can remember that far back!) I talked about the need to be a Rodef sha-lom, a pursuer of peace, in our daily lives. The idea is based on the text from Psalm 34:14 (“seek peace and pursue it”) and is one of the core values in our tradition. At the time, I invited the congregation to take up the Rodef Shalom Agreement, which was available as a small card. The agreement reads:

I hereby agree, to do my utmost in being mindful of myself

as a rodef shalom (pursuer of peace), seeking to understand, respect and assist

in constructively balancing conflicting needs and perspectives,

between individuals and communities, in the spirit of mahloket l’shem shamayim

(conflicts for the sake of Heaven). At the time, I received a lot of positive response to the sermon and to the idea. I also received an inter-esting response among many; several people used this agreement to cite times when other people were in violation of these ideals, when someone else should be lifting up the idea of being respectful and seeking to understand others. I rarely heard people talk about how they themselves needed to do more work on their own perspective and process, on the self-reflection that this agreement implies. It probably makes sense; we’re very good at point-ing out the flaws in other people. Not only that, but it makes us feel good to acknowledge other people’s

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flaws and failings (it is, after all, a major factor of social media). It’s much, much harder to do that self-reflection, to think critically about our own be-havior and make the effort to not merely run on autopilot in our encounters with others, especially those unpleasant encounters when our fight-or-flight instinct tends to take over. And yet, the purpose of the brit was for us to do exactly that; to do the hard work of not merely bowing to our predisposition to self-righteousness and self-justification, but to do what is necessary (physically, spiritually) to truly listen to the other. Not just to expect other people to do so (or use as a blunt instrument when they fail our expecta-tions) but to do the hard work ourselves. And I don’t just mean in the political realm, either (though heaven knows it would be a huge help!). The process of searching for a new cantor means change, and we know that change is a stressor; it asks us to look carefully at who we are, and who we want to be. And we know how well so many of us deal with stress! That kind of introspection can be scary, especially when we may be hearing someone else articulate values or ideas—dreams— that might be different than our own. With that in mind, this idea of being rodfei sha-lom, pursuers of peace, is even more important now. We come into community—any communi-ty—with the hope and expectation of love and respect. We must remember that love and re-spect require and even demand partnership. It’s not enough to want our own emotional and spir-itual needs met; we must be willing to make space for other people’s emotional and spiritual needs as well, and to listen deeply when they ar-ticulate different needs. This can’t happen if we walk into a situation pointing a finger at others without ever reflecting ourselves. This can’t hap-pen if we don’t take the time to really understand why another person’s viewpoint upsets us, or where that viewpoint comes from. This can’t happen if we go into our encounters with each other expecting and hoping to satisfy our need to be right, to always be the good guy in every situation. In his book Civility, Stephen Carter describes that value as “the sum of the many sacrifices we are called to make for the sake of living together.” Friends, it doesn’t work if we’re spending all our time keeping score. Let’s each of us use this time of Chanukah, this time of light and rededication, to make sure we’re doing our part to pursue

peace with and for one another, so we can truly live together.

Chanukah Pot Luck Dinner

Please Join your Beth Emeth community for a Shabbat Chanukah pot luck dinner on Friday,

December 15, 2017 at 5:30 PM We will provide chicken and potato lakes.

Please bring your favorite pareve side dish or a dessert to share! This is a meat meal. No dairy

items please.

Thank you to our January Ushers

January 5, 2018 David Gertler January 12, 2018 Desire Ammis and Judith Insinga January 19, 2018 Melanie Ross Levin and Seth Levin January 26, 2018 HarrietAnn and Richard Litwin

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Chag Urim Sameach, a happy Festival of Lights!! Cantor Mark Stanton

How Do We Relate to the State of Israel?

The story of the Jewish People begins when Abraham with Sarah leave his father’s house-

hold and embark on a journey in response to a call from God. Over a century ago, millions of Jews left their homes and fami-lies to seek a better life across the sea. Having found refuge and success in the

United States, most people except the most ar-dent Zionists are reluctant to consider making Aliyah to Israel. All Jews should however con-sider if possible, a visit to Israel and sending their children for tours and youth programs. For Jews Israel is not a foreign country; it is the homeland of the Jewish people. This requires making it a priority how we relate to the country. ARZA is the Israel voice of the Reform move-ment in the United States and seeks to make Israel fundamental to the Jewish identities of Reform Jews. It’s ARZA membership time. Please send a check to the Temple office for $50 to enroll your family as members.

Dear Friends, By now, most, if not all, of you have received my letter announcing the continuation of my journey, and my departure from Beth Emeth. I am truly moved by the outpouring of support I’ve received by so, so many of you and I thank you for all of your best wishes and blessings. Your emails, texts, cards, conversations and hugs have left me feeling an amazing sense of warmth and love. Thank you! This will certain-ly be a difficult year, but I wish to help to make an easy transition to the next person who will be your Sheliach Tzibbur, the emissary of the congregation – your cantor. For this, I am ask-ing you to let me know in some way, but prefer-ably in writing, what your favorite music is for any time of year, whether it’s Shabbat, Festi-vals, High Holy Days, special occasions, spe-cial services, other events (you get the idea). I would like to make a compendium to pass on to the next lucky person. At this point, with all the holidays behind us, we are in full swing with the youth and adult choirs getting ready for some fresh, new music for Shabbat and Chanukah. Soon a group of us will be attending the URJ’s Biennial in Bos-ton, Massachusetts, where I am sure we will be reenergized by all the new ideas, music, and techniques responding to changes in the way we function as a Jewish community, and in keeping relevant to today’s needs. I am looking forward to my upcoming sabbati-cal beginning in the middle of December and, in advance, wish you the best for this upcoming Chanukah, and hope that you will join us on Fri-day evening, December 15

at 7:00 pm for ser-

vices and special music to celebrate the festival of lights during these dark days of winter. I leave you with a “taste” of what’s to come: (okay – a few songs about lakes!) https://youtu.be/fg51la8Yayc https://youtu.be/W4tKOZPvof4 https://youtu.be/n4gl1HHk9_E

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would again bring light. They did it! And we have to be forever grateful because the miracle was not so much the little vial of oil burning for eight days (whether that even happened is debatable), but that we were dedicated (that's what Chanukah means…"dedication") to the task of getting rid of the despicable enemies who would put us down, and dedicated to a future that would keep that light shining brightly. Have a meaningful Chanukah…and let's eat!

Beyond "They Tried to Kill Us, We Won, Let's Eat!"...

- A Brief Review of the Chanukah Story - That's what written on a greeting card as a gen-eral summary of Jewish history, and with re-spect to Chanukah there's a lot of truth behind it. But seriously... …what would you do if your Temple was in shambles? The Maccabees were a small group of guerrillas, not even soldiers, who realized they had to take the matter in their own hands. Antiochus, the Syrian-Greek dictator, was steamrolling Hellenism across the breadth of the land. He didn't want to destroy the people under his thumb. He wanted them to follow the culture that emphasized philosophy over religion. Hellenism was attractive to our people. So much of it was new to the Jews of the times. Even the sports events - the Olympics - caught their imagination. Culturally we moved in that direction. But our enemies never learned the eternal message - you might even call it our "little secret" - of the Jewish People, namely, Don't mess with our religion! We'll tolerate, even run to, a lot, but should you tell us we cannot teach and transmit Torah, that we cannot follow the mitzvot, that we have to bow to gods and forget about the God of our Ancestors, that is not acceptable. We will fight you tooth and nail. And we did. The Maccabees were as sharp as any ragtag bunch of guerrillas ever were. They knew confronting the mighty Greek army was a recipe for disaster, but they used their skills ef-fectively. It took a while to prepare, but they re-alized they had to take the time to achieve their goals. Their sights were focused on cleaning up the Temple. The Greeks had pigs roaming around, and women of ill-repute were using the sacred precinct…really! The Ner Tamid, the Eternal Light, was extinguished, but the Maccabees were determined to light the Light. Where the Greeks brought darkness, yes, the God of Israel

Quote of the Month

“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.”

Lily Tomlin

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Our Consecration Class recently enjoyed drawing who they would invite to celebrate

Shabbat (in addition to the dinosaur knocking at the door).

As the weather turns cold, we all end up spending more time inside. And with winter vacation, there’s additional unstructured time for young people—maybe even some car travel. For many kids in this day and age, that means additional screen time. Without getting into the benefits and drawbacks of screens in general, and knowing that school vacation generally means less time at temple (and several weeks off of Sunday School and mid-week Hebrew), I wanted to take a chance to share some apps that can help supplement Jewish learning for our kids (and even our adults). As we prepare to celebrate Chanukah, perhaps this can bring some additional light to your devices. Extending the metaphor, here are 8 apps for you: 1. Alef Bet Bullseye, created by Avram Mandell: A

fun and engaging arcade style game to help learn and review the Hebrew letters. It even has 2 levels of play!

2. Shalom Hebrew, from Behrman House: Lessons on Hebrew reading, plus several fun games to play to review the letters and sounds—great for those first learning Hebrew or for anyone who wants a review. It requires setting up an account on the app (so it can track progress), but is free. Note: You need to go to settings to unlock all games in order to play the games without going through all the lessons.

3. Blessings, from the CCAR: Common and less common blessings for daily life in the world—from food blessings to blessings for seeing amazing things to a blessing for voting. Includes Hebrew, transliteration, English, and a recording of the He-brew for each blessing. A fun way to bring some holiness into your life.

4. Alex is for Alien, by Rabbi Michael Sommer, illus-trated by Eric Winter: This e-book gives a fun in-troduction to the Hebrew alphabet, with creative illustrations of space creatures and more, with some fun Hebrew vocabulary—buttons allow you to hear the name of the letters and the sound each letter makes, plus the vocabulary words…and a little bit of fun commentary. A fun look at the aleph bet for kids of all ages.

5. Pocket Torah, created by Russel Neiss and Char-lie Schwartz: The whole Torah, divided by por-tion, conveniently on your phone! Text is in He-brew by default, with a button to turn on verse by verse translation, plus a button to change it to how the verses look in the Torah (without vow-els). A touch of the screen chants the verses for you. Also includes Haftarah portions. Great for learning to read and chant Torah!

6. Clink! from BimBam (formerly G-dcast) and the Jewish Communal Fund: This interactive tzed-akah app helps folks make change through giv-ing. It helps to identify your top issues, allows you to prioritize giving (of money and time), and uses Maimonides’s ladder of giving to compare your ideas with the 12th century Jewish scholar. This is a great way to help your kids start consid-er how they want to give and how much—and to help adults organize their thoughts about giving, too.

7. Jewish Rock Radio: The Official Home of Jewish Rock: Streaming new Jewish and Israeli music. This app (and website) includes videos, special shows which highlight aspects of Jewish music and give explanations on some songs, and lots of great Jewish music. It’s a fun way to give a Jew-ish touch to your soundtrack!

8. The Shticker App, from BimBam (formerly G-dcast): Do you and your family enjoy adding ef-fects to photos to amuse yourselves or to share them with friends and other family? This app has lots and lots of Jewish stickers to add to your pics!

And as a bonus light, the Chanukah Menorah has a shamash after all; don’t forget to turn on or download the Hebrew calendar onto your phone, and the He-brew keyboard as a language option!

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Change… It can be exciting, scary, depress-ing, inspiring, needed, as well as unwanted, but it’s always inevitable. How we adapt to it will determine our ability to embrace it. While we may experience each off the feelings listed above, because it is inevitable, we need to check ourselves to figure out how best to un-derstand it, get behind it, and help others to do the same. It does not mean that we cannot question it, or attempt to help modify it, but ac-cepting it is the challenge we all must live up to. To do our best to help it along without trying to stop it in its tracks. It can be hard to not try slamming on the brakes. It can be a real fear, being run over by change. That fear can cause other reactions and emotions like anger, skepti-cism, disillusionment, or a feeling of distance from the thing changing. It’s one of the biggest challenges I and the board have at any one time. How do we move the congregation for-ward without leaving others behind? How do we use technology to help make connections without making others feel less connected? How do we offer new programs to entice en-gagement with new people without having the existing members less excited because the pro-grams that have existed forever are no longer happening? How will we help our congregation move forward while getting used to the idea of a new Cantor? How do we take a very progres-sive congregation and continue progressing? I’m here to tell you, it’s hard! But change will happen. Change is happen-ing. I’m sure each and every one of you can name at least two things that have changed in the past couple of years. Some you may feel were good changes, others maybe were not your favorites. The good thing is that not only do things change around you, you can change too. It takes work sometimes, but an open mind and a willingness to try anything once is often all it takes to see the benefits of even changes we are not looking forward to. One of the things the board did to help people adapt to change was institute the Engaging our

Future process. We have done a total of about 12 of these listening sessions over the last few years on a range of topics and will continue having them. Recent sessions were targeted to specific topics such as Religious School and the Cantorial Search, and now I’m interested in knowing what topics you would like to be heard on going forward. These sessions act as not only a catalyst for change, but as a record of what is missed as well. It’s all about balance. Move forward, while listening, to know what worked in the past so that it can be reimagined for the future. The reimagining is something for which we need those with historical knowledge, as well as those new to us. Bottom line is, we need those most resistant to change to be the foundation for change. We need those with his-torical knowledge to be the mentors of those looking to keep us moving to the future. Every-thing that has ever happened, had to happen for the first time. So let’s come together and fig-ure out what we want other listening sessions to be about. Do you want to see something that’s never been done before, great! Do you want to see a version of something that seems to have always happened before happen again, fantastic! Let’s talk, and listen. When I decided to talk about change I went to find a good quote about it. I found, “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance,” by Alan Watts. I think it’s a great quote. I love the idea of needing to become part of the change to help make it enjoyable. And I love to dance; so for me, it’s a natural reaction. Please come dance with me.

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In memory of the departed whom we now remember...We share in the recent bereave-

ment suffered by members of our temple family and extend our

sincere condolences to: Shirley Weiner on the death of her son,

Mitchell Weiner.

The Congregation on the death of our

member, Adele Kessel,

Update from the Cantorial Search Committee

Since we received Cantor Stanton’s heartfelt letter, the committee has been approached by many members of our Beth Emeth community who are concerned about the process of re-placing our cantor. As often happens when I keep hearing a word or phrase, I go to the dictionary and look up the official definition because it often helps me to understand the feelings behind the words that people choose. In the case of the word “replace,” I found the following definitions to be useful: to take the place of, such as “paper money has replaced gold coins” or to put something new in the place of, as in “replace a windshield.” With this in mind, I want to assure everyone reading this that we don’t intend to REPLACE Cantor Stan-ton. He’s not the human equivalent of a gold coin replaced by paper money. Our musical and liturgical traditions are not like a broken windshield. During the month of November, the search committee hosted three “Cantor Banter” listen-ing sessions to talk about what qualities and talents members of our community would like to see in a new cantor. After those sessions, we met as a committee to consider the responses as we began to formulate questions that we will ultimately use to review resumes and interview candidates. This work is both serious and excit-ing and the committee has really come together as a good group. We’re not the only congregation in North America searching for a new cantor this year but as we built out our application, the commit-

tee came to the realization that we have an awful lot to offer here in Delaware – Jewishly, career-wise, and quality of life. As I said earli-er, Cantor Stanton cannot be compared to a method of payment but he as a person and as a Cantor, is someone of great value. At Beth Emeth, we value each other and the work that we do and that is what I believe will ultimately make us attractive to whomever is brought to the congregation as our new cantor. And when that person joins us, they will become part of our traditions, helping us to continue to grow our congregation’s love of music. Jenn Steinberg, Search Committee Chair CantorSearch@cbe.comcastbiz.net.

Gift Shop News

Chanukah is less than 1 month away and there is no better way to cele-brate the season than with a stunning new me-norah. We've searched far and wide for the cool-

est menorahs around. From the rustic/contemporary Gary Rosenthal to the glittery glass of Tamara Baskin. Come to the CBE Sis-terhood Gift Shop to check them out! We're open Wednesdays 4:00 to 5:30 PM, (during Hebrew school) and Sundays 9:00 AM to Noon, or by appointment by calling Marcia at 302-478-5134. Please leave a message or email her at mahj4me@verizon.net.

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The Caring Committee

The Caring Committee provides opportunities to help members of our CBE community in a variety of ways. They include making soup and meals, writing cards and making calls, consoling the bereaved, distributing holiday gifts and visiting members of our community in facilities and their homes. The Committee meets monthly from September through May. New committee members are always welcome. Our next meeting is Sunday, December 10 at 11:00 AM in the kitchen. Contact Judith Insinga at jjschnit-man@yahoo.com or 302-764-4093 for more information about the Caring Committee

Caring Committee Soup Regular and low-sodium and gluten-free soups made by Caring Committee members are available in the Beth Emeth freezer. Any congregant who would benefit is welcome to help themselves to containers of soup. If you know someone who might benefit from receiv-ing soup, please contact Judith Insinga at 302-764-4093, and the Committee will arrange for delivery.

FAMILY PROMISE NEWS

Upcoming Dates: Our re-maining hosting week in 2017 begins on De-cember 31 and continues into the new year,

ending on January 7, 2018. New volunteers are always welcome. There are so many dif-ferent ways to support Family Promise and have a personally rewarding experience during our hosting weeks: set up sleeping rooms, drive a van, purchase supplies, visit in the evening, sleep overnight, and prepare and serve meals. Please contact Judith Insinga at jjschnit-man@yahoo.com or 302-764-4093 if you have any questions about Family Promise or for more information about volunteering opportuni-ties.

Catholic Charities can pick up furniture donations. Call them at 302-764-2717 to schedule a pick up and tell them you heard about it from Family Promise. By partnering with Catholic Charities, Family Promise fami-lies will receive items for their homes when they move into them.

Who is Marion Breslin?

This was the question that leaders of the congregation asked when they received notice

about fifteen years ago that Marion Breslin had made Congregation Beth Emeth one of the benefi-ciaries of her Breslin-Greenbaum Trust. We now receive a yearly dis-tribution from the Trust. Marion Breslin had resid-

ed in New York City and upon her death, the Trust became active. She was the daughter of Samuel Greenbaum, an early leader of this congregation. Marion hadn’t lived in Wilming-ton for over fifty years and was unknown to most if not all congregants. However, with her bequest, she demonstrated her wish that Beth Emeth continue to be an active and dynamic congregation for generations to come. We are grateful for this legacy gift that keeps giving. We invite you to join Marion Breslin and oth-er donors by including a bequest for Beth Emeth in your will. Let us tell you how you can become a donor today without giving a dime! Leave your name in the temple office and a member of the Legacy Team will respond.

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...to Keith and Staci Frankel on the birth of their son and to Lois Frankel on the birth of her grandson, Joshua Alexander Frankel. Joshua joins big brother, David Joseph.

Sisterhood News

Family Promise/CBE 5th Annual Adopt-a-Family Program

Once again Congregation Beth Emeth is hop-ing to help make the holiday season easier and brighter for children and families in our commu-nity. We will be "adopting" families from Family Promise. We will receive "Wish Lists" from their social workers and will try to fill these lists as best as we can! In the past the children and families have asked for toys, books, winter clothing, pajamas, household items, supermar-ket gift cards, etc. You can adopt one child, more than one child or an entire family if you'd like! Each gift should cost approximately $25. If you would like to spend more on your child/family, that is fine; however, please do not feel obligated to spend more than $25. Once we receive the wish list from Family Promise, we will match you up with your individual or family. You will be asked to wrap and label your gift and will need to drop it off to CBE by December 18, 2017 so that we can get them back to Family Promise before Christmas. Thank you in advance for your generosity and support! According to the social worker at Family Promise, these new gifts are often the only new items these children and families re-ceive all year long. It is an amazing effort of love that we do every year as a congregation with this project!! Please contact Missy Rosen-thal at mmrosenthal@comcast.net or 610-361-1075 if you are interested in adopting a child or family this year! SAVE THE DATE! December 3, 2017 for the Sisterhood Holiday Shop and Chanukah Bazaar! Chanukah is almost here and our Sis-terhood Gift Shop has everything you need for your celebration! On Sunday, December 3 the Gift Shop will be open at 9:30 AM for its annual Chanukah Bazaar! The children will shop dur-ing Sunday School! Congregants and commu-

nity members can come shop too for everyone in your family! We have holiday gift wrap, dreidels, candles, menorahs, gifts for everyone in your family, hostess gifts and more! Our 2017 Craft Fair will here before we know it! On December 3, 2017 from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, join us for an afternoon of holiday shop-ping, delicious lunch (including latkes), amazing raffle prizes, scrumptious bake sale items, and fun entertainment for the kids! Come support Beth Emeth Sisterhood while you shop for your-self, your loved ones, hostess gifts, teacher gifts. Join us for Books and Bagels on December 10, at 9:00 AM at Beth Emeth to discuss Love and Treasure by Aylet Waldman. There will be a $5 charge (or $4 plus a non-perishable dona-tion) for the light breakfast. RSVP to Heather Margolin at h.m.margolin@gmail.com or 302-477-0737. Did you know... CBE Sisterhood holds numer-ous events each year, including our semi-annual garage sale, cooking for the Emmanuel Dining Hall, Chanukah Bazaar and Vendor Fair, and Books and Bagels gatherings.

Tis the Season

Before we realize it December 31 will be upon us and the op-portunity to make charitable do-nations that afford us tax deduc-tions will be over for another year. For those who are finan-cially able to do so, it is an op-portunity not to be missed.

Both the donor and the charitable institution (may I suggest Congregation Beth Emeth) ben-efit. However, if family responsibilities prevent you from making donations now, there is anoth-er way. “Create a Beth Emeth Legacy” is a pro-gram that asks that you include a gift for the congregation in your will. We require only that you declare your intention to do so. This is the gift. You will then become a member of the L’Dor v’Dor Legacy Circle; these are our con-gregants who understand the importance of en-dowing Beth Emeth’s future for your family, for the congregation and for the community. For more information, please leave your name with the Temple Office and you will receive a re-sponse.

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Brotherhood Event "Hamilton: More Than A Musical" with Eric Mease, Sunday December 17, 9:00 - 10:30 AM. Eric, who is from the Delaware Human-ities Forum Speakers Bureau, will outline the

life of the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Alexander Hamilton. His story is told using some of the vide-os and music from the hip hop Broadway musical, “Hamilton: An American Musical” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and filling in where the musical leaves some historic gaps. Come

hear this fascinating story about the rise and fall of one of the most brilliant young minds of our founding generation. This event is open to the public by reserva-tion. Invite your friends! A bagel and lox break-fast is available for $5. Call or email Steve Zimmerman at 302-547-0036, or zimmerman.steven0@gmail.com, or reply to the late November email with the num-ber of people attending and the number of breakfasts to be purchased.

*Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Delaware Humanities Forum with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclu-sions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Delaware Humanities Forum or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

SUCCESSFUL LANDSCAPING

MAINTENANCE AT BETH EMETH

On Sunday morning, October 8, congregants volunteered to assist with maintaining the land-scaping around the Beth Emeth facilities. We weeded and pruned around many of the land-scaped areas surrounding the building and the parking lot. Again, a special thanks to these wonderful volunteers who continue to care for the beauti-ful shrubs, trees, flowers, and ground cover which many of us have diligently planted, nurtured and continue to appreciate as they mature. Also, special thanks go to Beth Stark and Ira Zinner for their guidance and supply of many of the tools and equipment needed for our volunteers to do their jobs. If you haven’t volunteered for this activity in

the recent past, please join the folks who have, and assist us the next time we schedule land-scape maintenance. The landscaping volunteers for October 2017 were: Beth Stark, Christine Chastain Warheit, Ira Zinner, Aaron Kupchik, Deb Munson, Mark Lieberman, Rob Medicus Steve Zimmer-man, Desiree Annis, Joyce and Harvey Rovine. The next landscaping event won’t be sched-uled until next spring. Please contact Phil Weinberg by emailing him at pbweinde@comcast.net) and consider adding your name to the list of volunteers. Won’t you come out and help us. We need your assis-

tance. Thank you. WE NEED YOU.

CBE Dementia Support Group We are a small group within the Congrega-tional community who have loved ones living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. We are care-givers, daughters, wives and husbands who are dealing with this challenging disease in our lives and in the lives of our loved ones. We offer each other support by exchanging re-sources for care and education, but mostly by listening and sharing our stories. If you are interested in joining us, or would like more in-formation about this group, please contact Ka-ren Caplan at skcaplan@comcast.net or 610-405-2292.

Last Movie

The last movie will be held on Sunday, December 10 at 5:00 PM. THE KIND WORDS… Three Israeli siblings begin a journey to discover the great-est secret of their late moth-er. The trip will be life chang-ing. Join us for dinner. We

provide the main course, dessert and drinks. Please bring a salad or side dish to share. The cost is $8.00. Reservations are a must. Please sign up by going to the website https://www.bethemethde.org/form/adult-education-film-series.html or mail your check to CBE, 300 W. Lea Blvd., Wilmington, DE 19802.

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Corn Pudding

In colonial times, pudding was the most com-mon and beloved dessert. Puddings were cooked in a large kettle suspended over a fire or buried in its hot ashes. Later, brick openings were built into the side of the fireplace wall to create an oven effect for baking. While corn pudding isn't a dessert by modern standards, it's good enough to eat any time, and it doesn't get easier or better than this reci-pe! Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 12 ounces vacuum-packed canned corn 3 Tablespoons flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk or non-dairy creamer 1 Tablespoon vanilla 2 eggs, beaten 4 Tablespoons melted butter or parve marga-rine Directions: Combine all the ingredients in the order listed, making sure to stir the mixture while adding the hot melted butter. Pour into a 1 1/2-quart casserole and bake at 425°F for 35 minutes or until golden. (This reci-pe can be doubled or quadrupled, but figure on a little more baking time--up to one hour.) Reprinted with permission from ReformJudaism.org.

Lend a Helping Hand: Volunteering at the

JFS Village

Jewish Family Services of Delaware’s Brandywine Village Network (BVN) is Dela-ware’s first Village, designed to help older adults remain independent at home. Through a network of professional and volunteer support, Brandywine Village Network provides person-alized assistance customized to members' needs. The power behind BVN is our volunteer team. BVN Volunteers are individually assigned based on the volunteer's unique skills, interests, and availability. They assist members with a wide array of needs including friendly check-in phone calls, providing trans-portation to appointments and help with things

like shopping, light cleaning and yardwork. Some of our volunteers help BVN members by preparing meals, providing companionship, and helping with electronics and technology. As every BVN member has their own aging concerns and needs, there are many different kinds of volunteer opportunities available to lend a caring and helping hand. We welcome all volunteers! Please inquire about opportunities to help fulfill BVN’s mission to enable older adults to “age in place.” .A BVN coordinator would love to speak with any-one interested in being part of our village team. Please call us at 302-478-9411 or email us at bvnncc@jfsdelaware.org

Payments Made with Stock

People who wish to give stock as a donation or to pay their commitment, must follow these instructions: Direct your broker to transfer stock to Beth Emeth’s broker. Notify the busi-ness office and let Lisa or Lori know that you have transferred stock, so that we may credit your account. THIS IS THE MOST IM-PORTANT PART! Tell one of us your name,

the # of shares you sold, the name of your stock (i.e. AT&T or DuPont) & what the stock is paying for (i.e. commitment). If you want to transfer to our bro-ker, please call M & T Bank at 1-800-724-7788. Beth Emeth’s account number is AZD961050

and the DTC number is 0443. If you have any questions, please call the business office at 302-764-2393 and we would be happy to help you.

Save the Date!

Please plan to join us at CBE on Saturday evening April 21 for a fun-filled art auction fea-turing live and silent

auctions, great food and entertainment. There will be art for every taste and budget in-cluding Judaica, sports and music memora-bilia, collectible works and much more. Addi-tional details will follow soon!

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Camp Harlam Nestled in the foothills of the magnificent Po-cono Mountains in Pennsylvania, Camp Har-lam provides the finest in Jewish Camping. Established in 1958, Camp Harlam has devel-oped a strong tradition of success and excel-lence based on a highly skilled staff dedicated to the spiritual, physical, social and emotional well-being of each child, while building lifelong relationships between friends. Camp Harlam is one of fifteen Union for Re-form Judaism (URJ) overnight camps around the country (with one day camp, run by Harlam, opened in 2014). Camp Harlam opened in 1958 and has grown to its present size with a 300-acre facility, a population of approximately 550 campers each session, and a staff of over 225 exceptional role models. The Camp Harlam family consists of smaller communities within Junior Camp, Senior Camp, and the Gesher (Counselor in Training) Program. Junior and Senior Camps are further broken down into units based on a child’s school grade to create a more intimate and age-appropriate experience for the campers. For more information on Camp Harlam, please visit their website at: https://campharlam.org.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Parties When planning your son’s or daughter’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah parties, please consider using our lovely facilities. Our social hall will accommo-date a large group of family and friends. Ca-terers are welcome; rental is reasonable; there is room to dance, plenty of parking and a great staff to help make your party a success.

Hadassah Presents . . . What Every Woman Needs to Know (Part II)

December 4, 2017 from 7 to 9 PM Siegel JCC, 101 Garden of Eden Road,

Wilmington DE

“Avoiding Scams and Staying Safe” Master Corporal Kristen Hester and Master Corporal Sunny Allen New Castle County Police Community Affairs

“Maintaining Good Mental Health” Sue Nyden, LCSW, Jewish Family Services

“Fitness and Flexibility at Every Age” Alisha Rose, Owner, ART Fitness

“The Role of a Nurse Practitioner in Your Health Team” Sarah White, FNP, Concord Medicine and Pediatrics

Do a Mitzvah, Sponsor an Oneg

Do you have a special event coming up? A Birthday, Anniversary or Baby Nam-ing? Why not honor it by sponsoring a Friday night Oneg. Please do a mitzvah and call the Temple office at 302-764-2393 to select a date.

Chanukah Learning on Lea and Much More! Getting Beyond the Lion’s Den: Daniel and Chanukah Only in December, come on Wednesdays, 5:30-6:45 PM, December 13 and 20, and explore the Book of Daniel and its rela-

tionship to Chanukah. It’s the only place in our bible that Chanukah appears. And come on Saturdays at 9:30 AM for Torah Study and on Sundays at 10:30 AM where we explore what’s go-ing on in the Torah. Save the Date: Scholar in Residence Weekend Febru-ary 2-4, 2018 with Rabbi Jef-frey Salkin, author of the blog, Martini Judaism: for Those Who Want to be Shaken and Stirred.

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Rabbi Robinson Discretionary Fund

In appreciation of the High Holidays from Miriam & Harold Robinson In appreciation of Rabbi Robinson officiating at Jon's wedding from Laurie Blum In appreciation of Rabbi Robinson performing a home dedication from Jeffrey D. Merritt In appreciation of Rabbi Robinson from Mara Tartack In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Shelly Duncan from Stanley Hart

Cantor Stanton's Discretionary Fund

In appreciation of Cantor Stanton from Michael Mandel and David In honor of Cantor Stanton. Thank you for sharing our Bat Mitzvah. You made it special, from Shelly & Nelson Duncan In memory of Rose Melnick from Esther & Paul Timmeney

Bernard Kreshtool Memorial Fund

In memory of Rachel Hochhauser from Sheila Hochhauser & David Margolies In honor of Amanda Lewis on her Bat Mitzvah from Joanie Kalin

In memory of Rebecca Mosenkis from Sue Paul

Caring Community Committee

In honor of Susan Goodhart from Dorma Haller In memory of Naomi S. Margolies from David Mar-golies & Sheila Hochhauser In memory Anne Rubenstein from Harvey & Toby Rubenstein In memory of beloved sister, Joy P. Brooks from Harriet B. Ansul In honor of Susan Goodhart, Mazel Tov on your Bat Mitz-vah! from Nelson & Shelly Duncan In loving memory of father, Leroy Falk from Lloyd & Eleanor Falk & Family.

Director of Lifelong Learn-ing Discretionary Fund

In honor of Amanda Lewis, congratulations on your Bat Mitzvah! From Shelly & Nelson Duncan In honor of Sue Paul. Thank you for bringing Hebrew into my life. from Shelly & Nelson Duncan

Family Assistance In memory of Sylvia Duncan from Shelly & Nelson Duncan In memory of Norman Weiner, friend & client and Nathan &

Frieda Engel Koffler, loving parents from Daniel Koffler

Holocaust Memorial Garden Maintenance

In honor of Susan Goodhart, for her wonderful achieve-ment in becoming Bat Mitz-vah from Amanda Lewis In memory of Verna Schenker from Steven & Susan Goodhart

Larry Isakoff Musical Performance Fund

In memory of Ethel Radner from Elinor Miller

Library Fund In memory of Marjorie J. Selzer from Nancy Selzer

Mazon In honor of Cantor Stanton for his friendship and music from Beryl & Bob Gamiel In honor of Rabbi Robin-son's beautiful marriage cer-emony for Zachary & Jennifer from Beryl & Bob Gamiel In honor of the birthdays of Marge Maerov and Laura Ciporin from The Birthday Group

Membership Assistance Fund

In memory of Muriel Tartack from Ira & Mara Tartack

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Prayer Book Fund In memory of Joseph Pessin from The Herb Pessin Family

Rabbi Grumbacher Music Fund

In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Susan Goodhart from Sue & Dennis Cherrin

Scholarship Fund Congregation Beth Emeth's lay leadership, clergy, and staff for warmly welcoming us during Yom Kippur services and break fast. Todah Rab-bah! from Robert and Barbara Koppel In honor of Rabbi Robinson, thank you for your assistance from Shelly & Nelson Duncan

Temple Fund In memory of Leslie M. Heisler & Leslye Mathes Heisler from Jerome Heisler Mazel Tov on the birth of Miriam Allyn Schoenberg from Jack Blumenfeld & Karen Jacobs In memory of Jill Strauss from William & Karen Smith In memory of Jill Strauss from New Castle County Dental Hygiene Association In memory of Roscoe Pressly and Richard Pressly from Sue & Perry Polss In memory of Betty Chambers from Marcia Zimmet In loving memory of Magda Jonas from The Jonas Fami-ly In memory of Jill Strauss from Nancy Brohawn In memory of Israel Serota from Mrs. Albert Heisler & Family

In memory of Reba Levick from Edythe L. Rapkin In memory of Jay D. Paul from Sue Paul, Marc Paul & Sandy Berman In loving memory of Lucille Vogelbaum & Doris Tabachnik from Millie & Lewis Stat In memory of good friend, Joe Horwitz from Doris & Gene Kane In loving memory of Dr. Jay Paul from Renee & Richard Brams In memory of Jacob Antinoph from Richard R. Antinoph In honor of Vivian Merritt's birthday. Many more happy and HEALTHY birthdays, Mom. I love you. From Jeffrey D. Merritt In memory of Pearl Balkansky from Don & Barbara Goldberg In memory of beloved grand-mother & great grandmother, Rose Pressman from Lynne P. Ellick & Family In memory of Kenneth Wishnow from Linda & Paul Akell and The Wishnow Family In memory of father-in-law Louis Godowsky from Sarah Godowsky In memory of Ida Klayman from Helen, Sandra & Lisa Barnett

In memory of Tania Zimmerman from Joseph Zimmerman In memory of father, Samuel Fischer from Sara Hockstein Wishing Doris Heisler a speedy recovery from Anne Jacobs

The Congregation Beth Emeth Education Fund

Mazel Tov to Susan

Goodhart on her Bat Mitz-

vah. We are very proud of

you from Sim & Helene

Greene

In memory of Don Jaffey

from Roberta & Phillip

Fishgold