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May 2018Iyar/Sivan 5778

The monthly bulletin for Temple Emanu-El

Our Mission: Temple Emanu-El nurtures our relationship with God by making Judaism come alive, welcoming all people to help them grow on their spiritual journeys, and bringing more love and kindness into the world.

High School Seniors Shabbat with the Temple Emanu-El Quartet

Friday, May 11, 2018 at 5:40 p.m.Our temple’s high school seniors will be graduating and moving on to the next phase of their lives.

We invite our families with high school seniors to come and be blessed at the ark and send them forth with a prayer for success and happiness.

Our Temple Emanu-El Quartet will sing a sermon-in-song on Yihyu L’ratzon, May the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts

be acceptable to You, O God, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Come hear the beautiful sounds emanating from the voices of Jackie Feldman, Greg Odrezin, Eli Pinhas and Cantor Roskin and learn about this beautiful prayer.

Friday, May 45:40 p.m.

Shabbat Service/Birthday Blessing

Saturday, May 59:00 a.m.

Torah Study 10:30 a.m.

Shabbat ServiceBat MitzvahAbby Cohn

Torah Portion Emor

Leviticus 23:3-14Haftarah Portion Ezekiel 44:28-31

Our Services2

USPS Identification Publication Title: Our Temple

Issue Date: May 2018Issue Number: 106

Statement of Frequency: Published monthly

except for June/July issue

Address: 2100 Highland Avenue SouthBirmingham, AL 35205-4002

Organization: Temple Emanu-El

PLEASE NOTE: The hearing aid loop devices are located on the tallit rack near the elevator on the sanctuary level.

All services are webcast at

www.ourtemple.org

Babysitting during services available

upon request


High School Senior Shabbat Service



Shabbat ServiceTorah Portion

B’har/B’chukotaiLeviticus 25:1-27:34Haftarah Portion Jeremiah 32:6-27,

16:19-17:14


Shabbat Service

Saturday, May 26 9:00 a.m.



NasoNumbers 4:21-7:89Haftarah Portion Judges 13:2-25


Shabbat Service/Anniversary Blessing




B’midbarNumbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah Portion

Hosea 2:1-22

Join us for an evening of...

Dancing.

Dining.

VIP Piano Bar.

Bourbon Tasting Experience.

Honoring all the Past Presidents of the Temple Emanu-El Board

of Directors, The Grafman Endowment Fund, Brotherhood,

and Sisterhood.

3Our Clergy

Cantor Jessica Roskin

As many of you know, both our interim, Rabbi Kohn and our associate, Rabbi Haas will be leaving us as of June 30. And although the search Committee worked tirelessly, we were unable to hire a Senior rabbi for the coming year. That means we are going with a new plan! July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 will be Temple Emanu-El's Year of Engagement. Congregational volunteers will be needed throughout the year to lead services by my side. I will need your help for the entire months of July and August, but from September through May, we will have a student rabbi twice a month. We look forward to welcoming Student Rabbi Leah Nussbaum in September! You will soon receive an email with opportunities to sign up. Our new “Worship Team” (a.k.a, the Ritual Committee), chaired by Barbara & Jack Aland, has helped break up our needs into small tasks. Please consider helping with at least one service during the year. The varied opportunities are below. Service Leader (English only) Hebrew Prayer reader (past B’nei Mitzvah, I’m looking at you, here!) Person who delivers the Sermon (Friday night) or the D'var Torah (Saturday morning) Someone to kindle the Sabbath lights (Friday night) Someone to say Kiddush (Friday night) Lifting the Torah (Saturday morning) Dressing the Torah (Saturday morning) As you can see, there is something for everyone! And, don’t worry about not knowing what to do - training materials will be developed for each job and I am happy to meet with anyone during the week to go over their part. We plan to involve our post Bar/Bat Mitzvah students, and individuals can sign up for one or more things or a family or group of friends can sign up together for the entire service. Be creative in thinking about how you wish to take part. We think this is going to be a great experience for our congregation. Please be on the lookout for a sign-up email in the coming weeks. I am so looking forward to sharing these opportunities with you!

B' Shalom,Cantor Jessica Roskin

Temple Emanu-El's Year of Engagement

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Special May BirthdaysFollowing are members of our family celebrating birthdays in

years divisible by 5.

John ArnoldPaul BebenekJacob CohenWendy FillerMolly GlassCissy Held

Dan HugunineIlene JohnsonRhoda KaplanShara KernanLola KesslerMichelle Lax

Morgan MaddenLiliane Opsomer

Cathy RogoffKatherine Rostand

Robert RussellCamden Siegal

Levi Watson

Please note that this list is gathered from information in the Temple’s database. We apologize for any

errors or exclusions. Please contact us at [email protected] regarding any corrections.

Each month, tEmplE Emanu-El

choosEs a spEcific rEcipiEnt for our tzEdakah Box

Pathways

The mission of Pathways is to end homelessness for women and children through hospitality, housing and hope. They offer a range of transitional and long-term services for homeless women and children. Through its downtown Day Center, the agency provides food, clothing, showers, laundry facilities and case management. Pathways operates a rapid rehousing program for women with children. The agency’s Safe Haven program provides permanent, supportive housing for chronically homeless women with a mental illness. This program is the only one of its kind for women in Alabama.

Over the years, it has become obvious that families need more than shelter to escape homelessness. Pathways also provides a program called Invest in You which merges key elements of the former Employment Readiness and Fiscally Fit programs while meeting the needs of our ever-changing population.

With this continuum of services, Pathways provides housing and supportive services for 1,200-1,500 women and children annually.

Sisterhood Happenings

High-Quality Bulbs Imported from Holland

Mail in your order or place your order onlinewww.sisterhoodbulbsale.com

Our website has pictures of all the bulbs available including our brochure.See photographs of our bulbs flowering in Birmingham!

Our annual bulb sale is Sisterhood's only fundraiser. It is through this fundraiser, we are able to provide our Temple Youth with funding. We help fund Discovery School, Religous School, Teen Youth, gifts and support for Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, Precious Legacy and Youth Scholarships.

Sisterhood also helps with various Temple expenses.

Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood is Blooming...

68th Annual Bulb Sale

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MayAnniversaries

Rebecca & Dr. Jeffrey CohnLanlan & Philip Cohn

Tamara & Dr. Jeffrey CusmariuBillie Marsala & Anisa Dawn

Lacey & Jason EpsteinTammy & Dr. Keith FleisherDrs. Clara & Glenn Fleisig

Rosalie & Raymond GotliebDrs. Lisa & Charles Graham

Nancy & Barry HamricGinger & Jerry HeldKatie & Brian Held

Ronne & Donald HessPatti & Terry HirsbergRobin & Bart Kolber

Priscilla & Barton LeafDrs. Lindsay Levine & Lee Ascherman

Letty & Robert MarcusDrs. Michelle & Brian Mastin

Dr. Jocelyn McClelland & Steve TandetMadeline & Jacob Reiss, IV

Cantor Jessica Roskin & Alan DavisKit & Rick Roth

Tianne & Dr. Marc RoutmanDrs. Jamie & Justin Routman

Leah & Dr. Kenneth SaagDr. Sara & James Spector

Ellen & Kerry SteinBrenda & Steve WeinsteinPlease note that this list is gathered from

information in the Temple’s database. We apologize for any errors or exclusions. Please contact us at [email protected]

regarding any corrections. Thank you.

Tikkun Olam in ActionThis Easter, the Jewish community provided a festive holiday meal for those in need at Grace Episcopal Church in Woodlawn.

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Mazel Tov To....... Caleigh & David Alevy on the birth of their son, Emanuel John Rathmell, born on Tuesday, March 20th. Congratulations to proud grandparents, Lynn Rathmell and the late John Rathmell, Judy and Claude Alevy, and great grandmother Pat Weil. Also welcoming the new baby girl are big brother Sol and big sister Myra Anne, as well as uncle Marshall, aunt Susan, cousins John Marshall and Amelia Rathmell; uncle Ian Rathmell in Australia, Tia Joelle, Tio Howie and counins Noah and Gavin Orloff of Hopkinton, MA; as well as all the Saag, Weil, Alevy and Ryan cousins.

... Teresa & Daniel Epstein on the birth of their daughter, Zelda Oriana Epstein, born on Tuesday, April 3rd.

... Karen and Joel Piassick who were honored by Collat Jewish Fam-ily Services at its annual “Hands Up Together” event on April 29.

... Jake & Madeline Reiss IV on the marriage of their son Sam Reiss to Maggie Cox on April 14, 2018.

HONORABLE MENSCHENS

Thanks to all of our volunteers for their time in April on various tasks like

preparing our bulletin for mailing, answering doors and phones, filing, repair work and various other special projects. Following are the wonderful people who helped out last month:

Amy AllonLynne CohenLinda T. CohnAlise Erdberg

Chu-Chi FiermanJanice Ford-Freeman

Sherron GoldsteinShirley HassonMarilyn HaverIlene JohnsonLydia JohnsonMidge Johnson

Fred KanterMarilyn Kleinman

Leah LeafWilliam Lehman III

Holly MazerSuzy Ovson

Kim RothIna Russakoff

Zena SchulmanRhonda WeinbergZena Schulman

We welcome all who would like to volunteer! Please contact Robin Gotlieb

at (205) 933-8037, ext. 238.

Abby Cohn May 5

Daughter of Tracy & Al Cohn of Birmingham, AL.

Abby Cohn will be called to the Torah on Saturday, May 5th. Abby shares the simcha with her two sisters, Morgan & Lexi. She is excited to convey her love of Juadism and Hebrew with her large extended family, her supportive Temple family and peers, along with her close friends from Camp Judaea, Mountain Brook Junior High, and Red Mountain Theater Company’s conservatory. As a mitzvah project, she is partnering with her beloved summer camp to raise funds for a memorial cabin to be built in loving memory of her late cousin, David Rosenberg. Abby and her family feel blessed to be a part of Temple Emanu-El and look forward to sharing this meaningful day with loved ones near and far. A kiddish luncheon, sponsored by Abby's kvelling grandparents, Bonnie & Leslie Cohn, will follow the service.

Bat Mitzvah

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Jewish life is experienced around the globe in expected and unexpected venues. Throughout the years and his vast travels, Rabbi Kohn has sought fascinating stories and important studies from the four corners of the world where Jews have lived. In this adult learning series, Rabbi Kohn will use images and interviews to raise three questions germane to unique times and places in Jewish life:

• What is the nexus of rescuer and survivor in the Holocaust, especially at the hands of the Japanese?

• What can we learn about belonging and diaspora – essentially, exile – through the medium of art, after our expulsion from Spain?

• How do we understand the unique and improbable history of the oldest American synagogue, in St. Thomas, and what can it teach us about our continuity?

Each presentation will include PowerPoint and/or video/movie presentations and will raise fascinating new ideas about global Jewish life. Kindly RSVP your interest in attending by emailing or calling Anita Winslett at [email protected] or 933-8037 ext. 230.

Exciting Jewish Conversations from Exciting Jewish Locations – Japan, Spain, the Caribbean

Tuesday May 1, noon-1:15 Tuesday May 22, noon-1:30Tuesday May 15, noon-1:15The Unlikely Rescuer and the

Fortunate Survivor: From Kovno to Tokyo – a Reconsideration of

a Japanese Mass Rescuer in the Holocaust

Belonging and Dislocation: The Experience of Exile as Expressed

in Art after the expulsion from Spain

Sand on the Floor: The Improbable Story of The Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas, with a conversation with Filmmaker Steven Rockstein

(learn more below)

An Adult Learning Series with Rabbi Douglas Kohn

Special thanks to the Honan Family Torah Study Fund of the Grafman Endowment Fund for providing the opportunity to view this extraordinary movie presentation.

SAND on the FLOOR uses the history of the oldest Synagogue under the US flag to take the you deep inside the Jewish heart and Jewish mind. Historians, rabbis and congregants take us from the Congregation's Spanish Inquisition roots to its uncertain future.The film gives us an intimate look at Jewish life, shedding light on its traditions and mysteries. And in the process, pries at the cracks dividing the Jewish world today. The epilogue documents the role this Congregation and its historic Synagogue played in the filmmakers’ journey back to Judaism, 49-years after being targeted by a Jewish pedophile.

The Living History of Jews on Saint Thomas: Sand on the Floor

8 Youth & Education

sTudenT Rabbi Leah nussbauM is finishing her second year of rabbinical school at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. She's an educator at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, where she loves teaching fourth graders about Jewish identity, lifecycle events, and how Reform Judaism is constantly evolving and growing. When she spent her first year of rabbinical school in Jerusalem, she enjoyed meeting Israelis with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives, and volunteering at the Hillel Project, an organization that supports people who are leaving the ultra-Orthodox community. Prior to her studies at HUC-JIR, she was a 2015-2016 Education Justice Fellow at Repair the World: Philadelphia. In 2015, she staffed Jewish Teens in Action Globally, a summer leadership program for Americans and Israeli teens. She completed her undergraduate degree in Policy Studies and Education, with a focus in Disability Studies at Syracuse University. At Syracuse she was active in Hillel, the interfaith community, the disability community, and also spent a semester at Tel Aviv University. Throughout these experiences and through her life, she enjoys connecting people to their Jewish identity and community through prayer, culture, music, service work, learning, and leadership. She enjoys nature, hiking, and taking her bike for long-distance rides, especially when the weather is nice. She is very much looking forward to being the Student Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El!

Meet our Student Rabbi:

Registration will begin Wednesday, July 18, 2018-- be on the lookout!

First Day of Religious School: Sunday, August 19, 2018

First Day of Hebrew School: Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Save the Date:

Religious/Hebrew School Registration

9Youth & Education Youth & Education

On Wednesday April 11th our teens invited their parents, grandparents and siblings to be part of a very moving and powerful finale to our Life Stories program at Brookdale. The teens presented scrapbooks that documented thee experience they shared with their senior friends and shared meaningful words about the

impact this year had on their lives. The seniors also shared how important this program was and how incredibly blessed they felt to have been part of building these long lasting relationships. Tears, laughter, and powerful

words were shared by all! Over the course of the year I had the privilege of watching this relationships flourish and it was a joy to hear the laughter shared, the moving stories, and the natural friendships bloom. Here are

some of the words shared by our teens, their parents and our Brookdale friends.

A Message from Rabbi Laila Haas

L’dor Vador: From Generation to Generation

“It was a real mitzvah and blessing to have these amazing kids fawn all over us and be part of our lives. This program was the most significant thing to have been done in Birmingham.” – Margie Rosenbaum (Resident of Brookdale)

“Really amazing night! So proud of these kids and thank you for an amazing meaningful experience for our teens this year!!!" – Heather Lebensberger (Mother of Rachel Lebensberger, member of our teen program)

“This was such a meaningful experience for me. I learned so much about an older generation. I loved this experience soooooooo much!" – Rachel Lebensberger (participant of our teen program)

“This year was meaningful for me because I got to hear someone else’s story but we also got to become part of each other’s story. I also formed lasting connections with many people and I’m so thankful for that!” – Brooke Smith (participant of our teen program)

“Every time I would pick up the girls after Life Stories, they would tell me all about their evening, they had a ball!” – Donna Askenazi (mother of Sareena Askenazi)

“Margie is coming to my Bat Mitzvah!” – Abby Cohn (participant in our teen program)

“This was a moving year. I learned all about Fred’s life and he learned about mine. Growing up I never knew either of my grandfathers, after the powerful experience of this year, Fred has become that grandfather figure to me, and I am so grateful.” – Caroline Gill (participant in our teen program)

“This was a living example of L’dor Vador, from generation to generation.” – Marilynn Rothstein (grandparent of Rayna Mastin, part of our teen program)

10 Around Our Temple

Special Shabbat Service Friday, May 18th 5:40 p.m.

Jacqueline Maus Feldman, MD is a Professor Emerita with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB): She retired in 2014 having served multiple roles at UAB: endowed professor; Medical/Executive Director of the UAB Community Psychiatry Program; Director of the Division of Public Psychiatry; and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs. Since retiring, she continues to provide clinical and administrative services for the department, and also works as the NAMI national Associate Medical Director. She has served as the federal court monitor for women’s mental health in the Alabama Department of Corrections, and participated with the Department of Justice in its investigation of Georgia State Hospitals. She is a long-time board member of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists, and currently serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the Community Mental Health Journal. She has published and spoken psychosis, public policy development, and the importance of advocacy, and recovery.

Alyssa Lenox is a young adult living in recovery who has worked closely with national nonprofits and the state of Georgia to promote mental health education. Her advocacy work has included participation in an upcoming mental health docu-series and statewide speaking tours. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama, currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and with thousands of congregations across the nation, Temple Emanu-El is participating in an effort to raise awareness, build community,

and diminish myths and stigmas associated with mental illness.

Initiated by the Office of the Mayor of New York City, The Weekend of Faith/Mental Health Awareness Shabbat has spread across America, especially at a time when persons

experiencing mental illness have been misunderstood and castigated. Instead, our Shabbat hopes to bring us together in understanding and recognition.

featuring Dr. Jackie Feldman and Alyssa Lenox

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May the beauty of their lives shine forever, and may we always bring honor to their memory.Yahrzeits

Around Our Temple

May 4-5Rebecca O. Aland

Jack Bass

Rose B. Epstein

Ethel Aland Fleisher

Chester Goldberg

Bernard Goldstein, Sr.

Miriam "Mimi" Green

Goodman

Larry A. Levine

Bobbie Solomon Maron

Karen Z. Mitnick

Marvin Raymond Nelson

Johnny Odess

Mary Sachs Roobin

Annie Rappaport Rosner

Bessie Berman Siegal

Evelyn Cooper Simon

Rose Stern Zalmon

May 11-12Louis A. Beck

Lewis Bernheim

Bettie Rubel Ehlbert

Samuel Erlick

Robert S. Freedman

Rabbi Joseph Stephen

Gallinger

Irvin Lewis Gotlieb

Dave Hess

Moses I. Krawcheck

Joseph Kushner

Phillip C. Levitch

Herman B. Litten

Dr. Martin S. Litwin

Fannie May

Rose Schwartz Mitnick

Rabbi Morris Newfield

David Osband

Barbara Leah Schimmel

Merle Cotton Schultz

Fanny Slaughter

Joel Spigel

Sam Sundock

Rosa Phillips Wald

Gustava Estroff Zivitz

May 18-19Robert Z. Aland

Frederick K. Bergman

Lillie Engel Buchstane

Edith K. Buxbaum

Morris Henry Cooper

Aletta Filer

Morris Finkel

Anne Mitnick Greenspon

Harry Held

Rafe Hirsch

Maria Katz

Kay Goldstein Lewis

Felix Mendel

William Michalove

Lawrence Mollengarden

Dorothy P. Perlman

Julius Rittenbaum

Louis Rogoff

Max Harry Roobin

Lucille Woolf Rosenfeld

Sarah Rosenthal

Minnie W. Salomon

Martha L. Shapiro

Stanley Solomon

Katherine Steiner

Robert Steinhauer

Alex H. Sterman

Irving V. Trost

Wolfe Weinberg

May 25-26Elsie Cohen Bernheim

Harold B. Blach

Rose Katz Gotlieb

Fedora Krentzman

Annie Kronenberg

Bertram M. Marx

Abraham I. Papier

Irene Leyens Rich

Pete Roth

Lena Salloway

Sigfried Steiner

CONDOLENCES TO...... the family of Harriet Cogan who passed away on Sunday, April 8th. Harriet is predeceased by late husband, Arnold. She is survived by daughter, Janet Hisaw; son, Michael Cogan; brother, Bernard

"Buddy" Schenker; and granddaughters Amber and Bonnie.

.... the family of Marvin Shapiro who passed away on Friday, April 16th. He is survived by his son, Robert Shapiro.

featuring Dr. Jackie Feldman and Alyssa Lenox

Our Tributes12

Donations to our General Temple and Endowment Funds, and the Unrestricted Named Endowment Funds provide the greatest Flexibility to respond to our congregation’s changing needs.

We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support our congregation by remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions. Thank you for the following gifts received through April 12, 2018.

General & Unrestricted Funds

David Petrofsky by Mark PetrofskyLeonard Petrofsky by Mark PetrofskyEd Pitchford by Sandra & Larry ShulmanPauline Riskin by Ashley & Jon LewisNaomi Russin by Lana & Steve RoyalGertrude Schulhafer by Lucy & Buddy SchulhaferLouis Schulhafer, Sr. by Lucy & Buddy SchulhaferBenjamin Schultz by Ricky KoslinHoward Schultz by Rhonda & Harry WeinbergLeslie Schultz, sister-in-law of Ricky Koslin by Barbara & David Betten by Cissy & Leonard Held by Carole SimpsonMerle Cotton Schultz by Rhonda & Harry WeinbergMeyer Irving Shiland by Judy & Gerson MayMartin Tanenbaum by Karen & Joel PiassickDorothy Tenenbaum by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr.Sam Tenenbaum, Sr. by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr.Sam Vitemb` by Gay JacobsRichard Waller, father of Leah Saag by Laurie & Craig Elmets by Stephanie & Stephen SteinmetzIda Schultz Webster by Ricky KoslinJoyce Weintraub by Elinor Sue & Michael Staff

In Memory Of:Leslie Allen by Linda Cohn by Nancy Goldberg by Carole SimpsonJack Becker by Lynn & Bert BloomstonElinor Bozeman Bennett by Elinor Sue & Michael StaffWilliam Benton Bennett by Elinor Sue & Michael StaffMarlene Bledsoe, mother of David Simon by Nancy Goldberg by Sandra & Larry Shulman by Ferne SiegelMorris Blumenthal by Carole SimpsonMarvin Cohn by Linda CohnIda Gingold Cotton by Rhonda & Harry WeinbergPrude Thomas Cowan, Jr. by Tom CowanJanis Friedman by Nancy Goldberg by Margot & Edgar MarxKarl Friedman by Harvey Gotlieb by Cissy & Leonard Held by Julie & Howard Koch by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr.Malvin Goldstein by Ashley & Jon LewisFred Goldstein by Elinor Sue & Michael StaffSuzanne Claire Hagedorn Hyman by Barbara & Merlin HagedornAllen Koslin by Ricky Koslin

Saul Kremer by Joan Loretta MunnLillian Kurtz by Larry KurtzEmily Levy, mother of Jack Levy by Nancy & Lincoln Berland by Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman by Linda & Doug Friedman by Julie & Howard Koch by Gayle Leitman by Ashley & Jon LewisRobert Lewis by Ashley & Jon LewisNathan Marx by Lisa MarxVictor Hugo Marx by Lisa MarxDavid Dixon McPhillips by Elinor Sue & Michael StaffNancy Mendelson, sister of Jane Bluestein by Dodie Sokol and Howard WeintraubLinda Nicholls, mother of Stephanie Sklar by Susan & Rodney Barstein by Laurie & Craig Elmets by Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Joanna Siegel & family by Carole SimpsonMelvin Olshan by Nancy Goldberg by Cissy & Leonard Held by Joyce Helzberg and Emily Helzberg by Ashley & Jon Lewis by Denise & Wayne Lewis by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein by Judy & Gerson May by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Susan & Andy Rotenstreich by Sandra & Larry Shulman by Carole Simpson by Dodie Sokol and Howard Weintraub by Sam Tenenbaum, Jr.

Your contributions through our “Temple Tributes” help to support Temple Emanu-El’s annual operations and activities, and further build our Grafman Endowment Fund to enrich our congregation…now and forever.

To make a Tribute Gift to either a temple or an endowment fund, please contact the Endowment Office at 933-8397 or [email protected].

A list of all our funds is available on the back of the calendar insert in this bulletin, and on our website at www.ourtemple.org.

We greatly appreciate the enhancements provided by the following funds of the Grafman Endowment Fund enriching our congregation –

in particular, our youth experiences – in recent months:

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Wishing Good Health To:Floyd Berman by Judy & Jimmy RotenstreichHarold Blach, Jr. by Margot & Edgar Marx by Judy & Jimmy RotenstreichJoy Fleisher by Ferne SiegelCathy Friedman by Judy & Jimmy RotenstreichMorton Goldfarb by Judy & Jimmy RotenstreichRobin Gotlieb by Janet & David Aarons by Joan Becker by Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman by Pat WeilJoan Jacobson by Judy & Jimmy RotenstreichAngela Lichtenstein by Mayer Cohen by Carol & Donald Herman by Judy & Jimmy RotenstreichEllen Nelson by Cissy & Leonard HeldBabs Perlman by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Carole SimpsonKaren Piassick by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Gayle Leitman by Candy & Ed Meyerson by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Pat WeilCarole Pizitz by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Cissy & Leonard Held by Candy & Ed Meyerson by Carole SimpsonSandy Seton by Linda CohnRhonda Siegel by Linda CohnDon Weisberg by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich by Carole Simpson

In Honor Of: Bat Mitzvah of Lucy Gillett, granddaughter of Candy & Ed Meyerson by Karen & Joel PiassickBat Mitzvah of Rachel Lebensberger, daughter of Heather & Jeff Lebensberger by Amy & Michael SaagBirth of Emanuel John Alevy, son of Caleigh & David Alevy, grandson of Lynn Rathmell and great grandson of Pat Weil by Jane & Joe Bluestein by Linda & Doug Friedman by Karen & Joel Piassick by Stephanie & Stephen Steinmetz by Linda Verin & Rick Clay

Birth of Noah Joseph Cohen, grandson of Lois & David Cohen by Amy & Michael Saag by Linda Verin & Rick ClayBirth of Dalia Vivien Haines, daughter of Andrea & Kent Haines by Stephanie & Stephen SteinmetzBirth of Jackson Leonard Sommerville, grandson of Julie & Charles Stein by Laurie & Craig ElmetsSpecial Birthday of Sylvia Berman by Judy & Jimmy RotenstreichSpecial Birthday of Cathy Friedman by Cissy & Leonard HeldSpecial Birthday of Mitzi Goldstein by Joan Becker by Harvey Gotlieb and Julie GotliebSpecial Birthdays of Faye & Robert Levin by Karen & Joel PiassickSpecial Birthday of Letty Marcus by Harvey Gotlieb and Julie Gotlieb by Cindy Pinhas by Sylvia Wright & Eli Pinhas by Amy & Michael Saag

Special Birthday of Charles Stein by Harvey Gotlieb and Julie GotliebMarriage of Joanna Gotlieb and Charles Collat by Margot & Edgar Marx by Dodie Sokol and Howard WeintraubJoel Rotenstreich for his generous hospitality and Civil Rights tour by Roz Beroza and Roger Friedman by Evelyn Goldstein and Rich Neimand by Elaine & Warren Stone by Joan & Marc Zlotnik

Our Endowment Funds at Work

Figtree Scholarship Fund for providing scholarships for two (2) of our Temple youth to travel and study in Israel this summer.

I.E. Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund, Diana & Sidney Paterson Fund, Lewy Memorial Scholarship Fund, Barbara Abrams/Julian Aland Scholarship Fund, and the Betty Allenberg Goldstein Camp Jacobs Fund for granting financial assistance scholarships to enable six (6) of our Temple youth to enjoy a Jewish summer camping experience.

Hermione & Edward Friend Community Fund for support and project materials for the six wonderful events associated with Mitzvah Day, as well as for our new Clothes Closet.

NOW POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND TOUCHSCREEN

If you have not yet seen it, “Our Legacy Stories” is a beautiful online album of heartwarming stories highlighting

many of our Temple Emanu-El congregational families who have designated a legacy gift to

help ensure a vibrant future for Temple. A good number these stories have previously

been featured in our Endowment Fund Annual Reports, illustrating these congregants’ meaningful connection to Temple Emanu-El.

These stories are now being shared in a number of additional formats as we are

posting the collection both on the interactive recognition wall outside the

sanctuary, as well as on our Temple’s website (www.ourtemple.org/legacy-stories).

Stay tuned as we will continue to add more stories regularly…this is just a start!

Our Tributes14

NINA & NORMAN COHEN NEXT GENERATION FUNDIn Memory Of:Karl Friedman by Lois & David Cohen

RUTH & MARVIN ENGEL CANTORIAL & HIGH HOLY DAY CHOIR FUNDIn Memory Of:Nancy Mendelson by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin

EDWARD & HERMOINE FRIEND COMMUNITY FUNDIn Memory Of:Linda Nichols by Linda & Richard CohnWishing Good Health To:Karen Piassick by Ellen & Fred ElsasIn Honor Of:Birth of Noah Joseph Cohen by Linda & Richard Cohn

JANIS & PAUL FRIEDMAN FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENTIn Memory Of:David Rosenberg by Cathy & Paul Friedman

BETTY ALLENBERG GOLDSTEIN CAMP JACOBS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDWishing Good Health To:Babs Perlman and Don Weisberg by Betty Allenberg GoldsteinIn Honor Of:Special Birthday of Betty Allenberg Goldstein by Jamie & Greg Odrezin

SHERRON & ALLAN GOLDSTEIN BREAK-THE-FAST FUNDIn Memory Of:Melvin Olshan by Sherron & Allan GoldsteinIn Honor Of:Birth of Emanuel John Alevy by Sherron & Allan Goldstein

RABBI JONATHAN MILLER ENDURING LEGACY FUNDIn Memory Of:David Clark, James Clark and Theresa Clark by Diane Clark

Designated Endowment FundsContributions to these “perpetual” funds help provide permanent

sources of income for special programming and enhancements for our temple today, as well as for future generations.

HANNAH & HYMAN GOLDSTEIN VOLUNTEER FUNDIn Memory Of:Emily Levy by Debra & Joel GoldsteinKarl Friedman and Melvin Olshan by Debra & Joel Goldstein by Marilyn & Murray TannerWishing Good Health To:Angela Lichtenstein by Marilyn & Murray TannerIn Honor Of:Special Birthday of Sue Winner by Marilyn & Murray Tanner

CAROLE & MICHAEL PIZITZ FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENTIn Memory Of:Gene Abroms, Leslie Allen, Janis Friedman, Bettye Hirsch and Annabelle Marks by Carole & Michael PizitzWishing Good Health To:Bernice Barstein, Joan Becker, Harold Blach, Lana Royal, Lesly Simon and Nancy Zeidman by Carole & Michael PizitzIn Honor Of:Birth of Jace Leonard Held and Griffin Adler Marx;Special Birthdays of Sylvia Berman, Steven Dorsky, Chu-Chi Fierman, Betty Allenberg Goldstein, Mitzi Goldstein, Leonard Held, Letty & Bob Marcus, Rosalyn Siegal, and Jimmy Sokol;Marriage of Joanna Gotlieb and Charles Collat by Carole & Michael Pizitz

RABBI DOUGHLAS KOHN DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Memory Of:Chana Schniper by Leigh & Jack Schniper

DISCOVERY SCHOOL FUNDIn Honor Of:Bat Mitzvah of Anna Simms by Judy & Robert Rutstein

Designated Temple FundsGifts to these “immediate use” funds fulfill special needs beyond

the scope of what dues and tuition fees are able to provide.

CANTOR JESSICA ROSKIN DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Memory Of:Leslie Allen by Karen AllenLoretta Munn Crystall by Joan Loretta MunnGene Thompson by Leigh & Jack SchniperRichard Waller by Marlene S. WallerIn Honor Of:Special Birthday of Betty Allenberg Goldstein by Jamie & Greg OdrezinCantor Jessica Roskin by Nancy Berland

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Clergy Rabbi Douglas Kohn, Interim Senior Rabbi Cantor Jessica Roskin, Engel Cantorial Chair Rabbi Laila HaasSenior Team Robin G. Gotlieb, Executive Director Jann Blitz, Endowment Fund Executive DirectorBoard of Directors Executives Ben Weil, President Dr. Al Cohn, President Elect Robert Berman, Vice President Charles Collat, Jr., Vice President Lisa Bebenek, Secretary Jimmy Nadler, Treasurer Dr. Michael Koslin, Immediate Past President Sherron Goldstein, Presidential Appointment Rick Roth, Presidential Appointment General Board Laurie Elmets Dr. Jackie Feldman Becky Gordon David Nomberg David Reese Candy Meyerson, Endowment Fund Board PresidentAuxiliary Leadership Mark Mussafer, Brotherhood President Sylvia Wright, Sisterhood President

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Join us for the Annual Meeting

Friday, June 1 at 5:00 p.m.

SAVE THE DATE

We will report on the 2017-2018 fiscal year, update the congregation on the plans for 2018-2018 and recognize

Rabbi Kohn for working with our congregation over the last year. Shabbat services will follow the meeting when we will honor Rabbi Haas for her years of dedication to Temple Emanu-El with special guests and the Shabbatones during the service.

There will be a beautiful Shabbat dinner following as well. Save the date! Watch for more details soon

This special evening is being underwritten thanks to the generosity of the Faye & Norris Friedman Social Enrichment Fund,

the Reese Family Fund and the Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Fund for Religious Education -- all of the Grafman Endowment Fund.

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