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The Menorah

Tifereth Israel Congregation March 2019 Adar 1/Adar2 5779

New Members 3

KN Book Group 3

Kol Nashim 4

Project Hope 5

Himmelfarb Happenings 6

Kadima/USY 7

Volunteer Spotlight 8

Purim Schedule 10

Nayes un Mekhayes 12

Bequest Brunch 13

Thoughts on Ritual 14

Gevarim 18

B’nai Mitzvah 20

Friday Night Minyan

Assignments 22

Donations 25 * On-line readers can click the title of an article to go directly to that article

Inside This Issue*

Notes from the Rabbi: Ethan Seidel

To My Beloved TI Community:

Over the last few months, during my sabbatical, I have given much thought to my tenure here at TI. In July of 2020, my contract with TI reaches a decision point: I have the following options for the three years after July of

2020:

1) Stay at TI full-time (with board approval).

2) Stay at TI, but part-time.

3) Leave TI.

(Continued on page 2)

From the President: Stan Dorn

I’m writing in response to Rabbi Seidel’s remarkably gracious message about his plans for the future. Like most of you, I have loved having him as my rabbi. His in-spiration, his learning, his humility, and his creativity have made a real difference in our lives. Above all, his kindness, his willingness to ex-tend himself to help individual congregants in need, has been extraordinary. The message provides another illus-tration, where he once again put the needs of the commu-nity front and center. His menschlicheit comes as no sur-prise, but it remains striking. Thoughtfully, Rabbi Seidel went beyond the terms of his contract and gave us early notice of his decision. This provides the time we need to do a careful collective self-assessment and rabbinic search, with plentiful community input and broad repre-sentation of TI’s diverse membership. Soon you can ex-pect another note from me outlining the process in more

detail.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves! God willing, Rabbi Seidel will continue leading us through July 2020, providing us with opportunities to honor him and celebrate what he has meant to our community. In the meantime, let’s savor every bit of inspi-ration and joy that comes our way over the next year and a half, as we continue to

have the rare privilege of Ethan Seidel serving as our full-time rabbi.

B’Shalom - Stan

March 2019 Tifereth Israel Menorah

I had always thought I would choose to stay at TI full-time. However, I have gradually come to believe that what

is best, both for me and for the congregation, is that I not remain at TI, at least not full-time.

It has been among my life’s greatest blessings to serve this community for what will be 28 years in July of 2020. I’ve had the honor of sharing your joys and sorrows, supporting you in good times and bad, teaching you Torah, and learning Torah from you in turn. I have cherished experiences like giving a good drash in front of the congre-gation, and then, upon opening up the discussion, hearing a congregant share an insight that takes the conversa-tion to a higher level! And that is just one of the many recurring joys I have known here. We have done good

work together.

Notes from the Rabbi (continued)

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Tifereth Israel Congregation

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But times are changing. Though TI is still a very strong community, I have come to believe that to maintain its en-ergy TI now needs a leader with different strengths. A leader more comfortable and skilled with social media (as opposed to one who is constantly decrying it); a leader who is more adept at planning events to bring the commu-nity together (as opposed to one who focuses so much on Shabbat, Yom Tov, study, and teaching); a leader who is willing to take clear political stands on the issues of the day (as opposed to one who mostly avoids politics); a leader who is better at creating and promoting the TI brand in the larger community (as opposed to one whose focus is almost exclusively on TI’s internal needs). In short,

a new leader, with a new, different energy.

And I am changing as well. In July of 2020, I will have been a pulpit Rabbi for 32 years (including my first four years serving in Lincoln, Nebraska). I’m ready for a dif-ferent challenge; I’m feeling pulled in a different direc-tion. Though I’m not clear yet exactly what my next act will be – performing my plays across the country? Work-ing as a pianist accompanying local singers? Teaching English in ESOL classes? – I feel sure that I’m ready to try

something different, and to embark on a new adventure.

Therefore, after July of 2020, my plan is to step down as TI’s full-time rabbi. Perhaps I will stay part-time (though it would have to be very part-time so that TI could afford a new full-time Rabbi). The details will be worked out as I get a better sense of exactly what it is that I now feel called to do. I look forward to working together to make this transition another positive chapter in TI’s history. I will do my best to serve as a calming presence as TI finds its

new leader.

Needless to say, this is a scary decision for me, profes-sionally and personally. But I am confident that it is the right move. I have come to the conclusion that I can best serve you now by making way for the next Rabbi, whoev-er that may be. I think this decision, as hard as it is, will

lead me, and you, from strength to strength.

חזק, חזק, ונתחזק!

Rabbi Ethan Seidel

Adar 1/ Adar 2 5779 Tifereth Israel Menorah

New Members Jared Garelick

Brett Gerstein and Jackie Nolley – Brett, who grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and Jackie, a Dallas native, have lived in Washington for many years. Brett has his own business designing digital marketing strategies for non-profit organizations. He helps them increase awareness and donations. Jackie works at Funders for Reproductive Equity, an organization focusing on reproductive rights. They live in the Petworth neighborhood of the District with their five year old daughter, Tabitha. The family had attended high holiday services elsewhere for a few years, but found that it was not geared to families. Brett had come to TI a few times years ago, when he was single, and remembered it had a nice service. They came, met with TI Director of Education Rina Rebibo, and were impressed with TI’s Himmelfarb Hebrew School program, deciding that it seemed a good fit for their daughter. That makes Rina TI’s Magnet Staff Member of the Month. Brett enjoys tennis, and both he and

Jackie like reading, movies, and keeping up with the news. Welcome to TI, Brett, Jackie, and Tabitha.

Kol Nashim Book Group - Jessica Weissman

On February 19th we met to discuss Eternal Life, a

novel by Dara Horn. With near-record attendance

we had a lively discussion, wherein several members

changed their minds about the book, or at least

indicated they would reconsider their original

opinions.

For those who want another (culturally) Jewish

perspective on living for 2000 years I suggest

listening to Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner’s the 2000-

Year Old Man routines. They are on CD and also on

YouTube along with virtually everything else. For

YouTube start here: https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=RI7wDpBRqjo or here: https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aHxL0gTbmQ for a

version with clever animation.

At our next meeting on March 19th we will discuss

The Undoing Project, by Michael Lewis. This is an

investigation of the long scientific collaboration and

friendship between cognitive scientists Daniel

Kahneman (author of Thinking Fast and Slow - highly

recommended but no Jewish content) and Amos

Tversky. It's an interesting story, especially for

anyone who has collaborated with someone else in

intellectual work, and the science discussed is also

interesting rather than abstruse. One of Michael

Lewis's best.

Available free through Kindle Unlimited if you are a

subscriber, otherwise from the usual sources including

the MoCo library.

For the record, Bernie Shleien has told me that he

tried Lewis’s book again and thinks it is terrific, so he

withdraws the opinion expressed at the meeting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI7wDpBRqjo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI7wDpBRqjo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aHxL0gTbmQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aHxL0gTbmQ


Kol Nashim, TI's women's voice, has some stimulating

and exciting programs planned for this spring.

On March 16, Kol Nashim is participating in and spon-

soring a program during and after ser-

vices entitled “Honoring Our Mothers Eter-

nally”. In the process, three speakers will

be honored with covering the areas of

women in Jewish history and their current

participation in Jewish rites and services.

Judi Berland will give a drash about Pu-

rim, in honor of her mother’s yahrtzeit,

which falls on Purim.

An afternoon SHALEM program will follow entitled

“What Women Say and Do” regarding ritual Jewish

life. Speakers include Cynthia Peterman and Rabbi

Avis Miller. Cynthia will detail the TI history of partici-

pation of women at TI since the late 1960s and 1970s.

She will cover what women have done ritually and ac-

tively in an egalitarian congregation. Recent news is

that 2 percent of Conservative congregations in the US

are still not egalitarian regarding the roles of women

and men in Jewish life and ritual.

Rabbi Miller will give a liturgical history of women’s

participation, especially of inclusion of the Matriarchs

during services. Avis maintains that there are other ma-

triarchs besides the Imahot that deserve our attention.

It is expected that a lively discussion will ensue after

their presentations.

Cynthia Peterman has been a member of TI for 33

years. For 7 years she served as director of the Him-

melfarb Religious School, with responsibilities for adult

and early childhood education. Cynthia started the

Adult Bat Mitzvah program in 1992 and headed up a

number of retreats. For more than 20 years Cynthia

was a teacher and department

head at the Charles E. Smith Jewish

Day School. From 2013-2017 Cyn-

thia headed the planning and pro-

gramming for the TI Centennial year

of events and also served as archi-

vist for the synagogue.

When Avis Dimond Miller began

her rabbinic career at Adas Israel in 1984, she became

the first woman rabbi to serve a major pulpit in the

Conservative movement. She has taught over 400 wom-

en for adult bat mitzvah, including here at TI, where the

Miller family was active for several years after moving

to Shepherd Park. She is past president of the regional

Rabbinical Assembly, the first woman to chair one of its

national committees – outreach and conversion – and

the first woman to serve on its governing Executive

Council. The Jewish Women’s Archive lists Rabbi Miller

among 50 women who have transformed the rabbinate

and Jewish community.

Save the Date: on Sunday, May 19th, Kol Nashim will

have a sit down brunch along with a presentation by

congregant Sheryl Frank. The title of her talk is "The

Convergence of Judaism and Mental Health". Further

details in April.

The popular KN book group continues to meet monthly;

with more information on page 3. All are welcome,

even if you haven't read the book!

Kol Nashim Debbie Pomerance

Board Game Shabbat March 30th

Join your friends for TI’s 2nd Board Game Shabbat. Bring your favorite Shabbat-friendly board games or

choose from the ones in the TI game closet. Stick around after Kiddush and enjoy a few hours of relaxing

cooperative gaming (or a few hours of hot competition if that’s what you prefer). All are welcome, including

adults, children and teens.


Project Hope Passover Food Delivery Gene Herman

Social Action has always been an important attribute of TI. A number of TI volunteers recently just completed

serving Christmas dinners at four shelters. Now we turn our attention to the Jewish community. It’s hard to

believe that we are now looking ahead to Passover. For many years TI has participated in Project Hope. For

this project Bnai Brith and JSSA raise money and buy enough holiday food to make approximately 500

baskets. These baskets are shopping bags full of non-perishable Passover foods such as matzah, matzah

meal, soup mix, horseradish, wine, etc.

The packages are then delivered, before Passover, to those in need who reside in our local Jewish community.

The delivery of the food packages depends on volunteers from area congregations. TI has always stepped

forward, and in fact has made the most deliveries (over 50 last year).

Project Hope 2019 will take place on Sunday morning, April 14. Food pickup is at TI and deliveries are

usually in the vicinity of the synagogue. This is a great family project not only for the good deed but also the

recipients always enjoy visits by children. Project Hope is an opportunity to perform an important mitzvah by

enhancing the Passover holiday for less fortunate members of our community and showing them that they

have not been forgotten. Members of TI have always stepped forward in sufficient numbers to ensure our

part of this project is successful. We need volunteers to carry on the tradition. Can you help make the

Passover holiday more enjoyable for others in our community? Please volunteer for this Passover mitzvah. You

can email me ([email protected]) or sign up on Shul Cloud. Thanks.


In February, Kitah Vav spent a Shabbat together at the Springhill Suites in Gaithersburg, for the annual B’nai Mitzvah retreat. The theme of the Shabbat was ‘Finding Meaning from your B’nai Mitzvah and Beyond’ and included davening, limmud sessions, a panel discussion on what Judaism means to teens today, games, swimming and culminated with laser tag at Shadowland after Havdallah. Six Himmelfarb and two Milton students were in attendance and was staffed by Rina Rebibo, Stephen Berer (Kitah Vav Judaics teacher), and four madrichim from the Berman Hebrew Academy. The madrichim enhanced the Shabbat with their ruach and knowledge of tefillot. It was so much fun that we forgot to take

photos!

To conclude the first semester chug, Kitah Gimel & Daled had a wax museum of Tanach Figures on Sunday February 24th. Parents were invited to walk through the museum in the Library and learn from the students about the different

people who were impactful on the Jewish People.

Looking ahead, March is going to be packed with programs as we get ready for Purim and Pesach:

March 3 (all morning): 4th & 5th Grades go to Congregation Etz Hayim in Virginia for part two of the Israel Pro-

gram

March 3 (9:30 AM): Parent Shmooze

March 9 (7:30 PM): 3-5th Grade Family Havdallah at the Blumenthal’s

March 9 (7:30 PM): Better Together Purim program at TI

March 9 (7:30 PM): 8th – 12th Grade USY Havdallah & Hot Cocoa Hangout at TI

March 17 (12:15 PM): Purim Carnival

March 20: No Hebrew School – Come for Purim festivities!

March 31: Better Together Freedom Seder

Himmelfarb Happenings March 2019

Rina Rebibo

Wax museum - Photos by Rina Rebibo


USY and Kadima Adam Rosen

Dear TI USYers, Kadimaniks, Parents, Families, and

Friends,

Despite a snowy February, we still saw our highest number of delegates attend an incredible Seaboard Winter Kadima Kallah, our basketball teams are competing each week in the Seaboard Basketball League for a chance at a championship, and our USYers are getting ready to put on the greatest Purim Carnival of all time. While March Madness typically refers to the excitement of a basketball tournament, it certainly describes the full slate of events Kadima and USY are preparing for this coming month. We hope to see you all there. Continue reading below for the full slate of upcoming programs. As always, please be in touch with any

questions, comments, or feedback.

B’Shalom,

Adam Rosen ([email protected] )

Upcoming Kadima and USY Events

Sunday, March 3 – Kadima Board and Brew Take 2

– Leaves TI 12:30PM

While we might have been snowed out on our first attempt, TI Kadima will not resist a chance to try over 500 board games, spend time with our best friends, and sip some delicious hot chocolate as well. This

event nearly sold out the first time around, so RSVP to: [email protected] by Feb. 26. Event will

cost $5.

Saturday, March 9 - TI USY Havdallah and Hot

Chocolate Hangout – 7:30PM

Warm up with hot drinks and good friends as we inaugurate the brand new TI youth lounge, plan events for the future of USY, and have a ton of fun

along the way.

This event is open to all 8-12th graders. Please note the time change from an originally publicized 6:30PM. RSVP to [email protected] by March

5.

Sunday, March 17 Purim Carnival and USY After

Party

All ages are invited to join us in The Cherner at 12:15PM for another incredible Purim Carnival. All new prizes, bigger and better activities, delicious food, crazy costumes, and so much more will fill TI for the ultimate Purim celebration. Our USYers are invited to stay after or join us at 2:45PM for the first ever Purim After Party. More food, more games, more fun. Sign up form to be sent out via email. Please contact

[email protected] with any questions.

Seaboard Kadima Kallah Photos by Adam Rosen


Tifereth Israel is powered by volunteer effort. While our excellent professional staff is indispensable, its

work is performed within a much larger framework of volunteer labor.

Volunteers govern TI, serving on its board and on committees, setting policies and ensuring that projects are completed. Volunteers give other members rides, visit them when they’re sick, and provide them meals when needed, while other volunteers help coordinate those efforts. Volunteers prepare food for Kiddush, cook meals for the homeless and deliver them, take shifts at shelters, tutor local children, and serve as shomrim for the dead. Volunteers help ensure the security of our building, and organize interesting educational programs. Our services and minyans are largely lay-led, with members volunteering to lead, read Torah,

distribute candy, and manage the service as gabbaim.

Many of these volunteer efforts are visible, while others take place quietly in the background, known only to the volunteer and one or two others. Some members take on an extraordinary voluntary burden, doing multiple projects at any given time. Others take on one small role and do it for years (like writing a column in the Menorah). Still others take on a single discrete volunteer activity just once in a while, doing a task

here or there as their schedules permit. All are appreciated.

This is the pilot issue of a new Menorah column profiling TI’s volunteers, telling you a little about who they are and what they do. It could be interesting, learning a little of what goes into making TI a vibrant and caring community. And who knows, it could be inspiring too. Reading the column, you might discover a

volunteer activity that you could do!

This inaugural column will focus on two members who volunteered to arrange an event that honored yet another member, of blessed memory, who was herself a

model of TI volunteerism.

On a recent Sunday morning, February 10, several dozen members came to TI for a brunch in honor of the fondly remembered Marcia Goldberg. Marcia was a TI stalwart for decades, taking on more tasks over the years than anyone can list. Her husband, Jerry Goldberg, was the same. Even after her death, Marcia continued to help TI. Though never rich, she arranged to leave a sizable bequest to TI, reflecting the congregation’s importance to her and Jerry during their lives. The brunch was intended to recognize Marcia, and also to remind TI’ers in arranging their personal affairs that they can find a final way to help TI through a bequest. You don’t need to have an enormous estate to be able to leave something that could have a meaningful impact on the synagogue. That would help the next generation, just as generations before contributed to create the

dynamic synagogue community that now enriches your life.

As you will guess, if you have been reading carefully, an event like this doesn’t just happen by itself. It takes a lot of planning and effort, much of it by volunteers. Sylvia Horwitz and Ira Forman took leading

roles.

Both Sylvia and Ira are current board members and Vice Presidents. Sylvia is the Finance VP, and Ira is VP of Development. Sylvia served on the Finance Committee for several years before joining the board. She encourages members who want to get involved at least a little to join a committee, if not necessarily the board. The committees are where a lot of useful work gets done, and as part of one you can engage in

TI Volunteer Spotlight Jared Garelick

Photo by Mark Verschell


Volunteer Spotlight (continued)

constructive conversations about how to accomplish particular goals and can take on discrete tasks to further those goals. Ira was on the board for a few years in the 1990s, then recently rejoined it. After one year as an at-large member, he became

Development VP last year.

Sylvia and Ira both stress that they were far from alone in making the Marcia Goldberg brunch happen. In fact, both disclaim being the instrumental person on this project. While they did various tasks to ensure the brunch would happen, and made plenty of phone calls, they also recruited other volunteers who helped as well. TI’s culture of volunteerism means that if you take on a task that’s big, there are other people who will help. As Sylvia puts it, part of volunteering is just

being available.

Ira notes that TI’s professional staff played a large role in arranging the brunch as well, especially TI Executive Director Jevera Temsky. Jevera helped drive the brunch planning, checking in with Sylvia and Ira to ensure that critical tasks were finished and that others were in process. And Kitchen Manager Roz Kram, of course, arranged for the

food, no small detail in any Jewish event.

In the end, the brunch was a success. The room was full and the program, with its personal tributes to Marcia from family and from synagogue “family,” was moving. It took a lot of work to bring out all those attendees but, as Sylvia observed, people really did want to come to honor a person who had given so much of herself. This column, as it continues, will honor those who follow in Marcia

Goldberg’s footsteps. Thank you, volunteers of TI.

Bequest brunch crew: Sylvia Horwitz at left, Ira Forman at right, with Jevera Temsky, Stan Dorn, Eliot Goldberg, and Devra

Goldberg Weiss in between. Photo by Judah Flum


The Shepherd Tutoring Program is seeking new adult leadership. The Tutoring Program has been a part of TI social action for over 20 years. The Program was started to build connections between TI and our neighbor, Shepherd Park Elementary School, and between TI and neighborhood families. It is a popular B'nai Mitzvah project and also includes a number of adult tutors. It meets every Sunday night during the school year, at TI, from 5 to 6. This is the fifth year for the current leaders (Jenny Goldstein, Pam Stone, Susan Catler, Chuck Rombro, and Dave Wachtel). Current leaders are more than happy to talk with people interested in taking on this important and rewarding role. They can be reached at [email protected], or contact the Social Action Committee.


Social Action March Update Ongoing Support for a Syrian Refugee Family

The Social Action Committee would be pleased to

hear from two or three more TI teen or adult

volunteers who would like to work as tutors with the

children of the Abdullah family in Riverdale, MD.

A small team of volunteers from TI have been

assisting this family of recent immigrants from Syria

for almost two years. They have been legal

permanent residents of the United States (i.e. green

card holders) for most of this time, having originally

arrived as refugees. These TI volunteers have been

led by Janet Nesse. Over the past two years,

roughly a dozen TI volunteers have contributed

significant time and effort, each in their own way,

which has made it possible to support this family in

many different crucial aspects of their lives.

Three teens have been among the tutoring

volunteers: Esther Feron, Simone Kimmelman-Block

and Meribor Matusow. Since all three of these

volunteers now have timing conflicts, we would like

to hear from one or two new TI teens who could

volunteer for roughly 90 minutes or two hours on

Sundays, either morning or afternoon. One or two

more TI adults who could volunteer for one

weekday late afternoon per week would also be

welcome.

The children speak quite good English and are

delightful to work with. Their challenges with

homework assignments are mostly due to middle-

school-level English words that they don’t yet

understand. Even in their math and science

assignments, the tutors mainly need to explain what

the new words mean. Teen volunteers would

always go either with a parent or with another

adult TI volunteer.

If you can assist with these efforts, please contact

Bob Feron at [email protected]

SHALEM Jessica Weissman

On February 2nd Rabbi Seidel gave a SHALEM talk entitled “My Sabbatical: When the Destination is not

the Goal”, sharing some of his adventures on his bike and some of his observations of other congregations.

The SHALEM for March 16 is part of the Kol Nashim Shabbat. The program is entitled “What Women Say

and Do” regarding ritual Jewish life. Speakers include Cynthia Peterman and Rabbi Avis Miller.

As always I am looking for SHALEM speakers. The only requirement for a SHALEM topic is that it be of

Jewish interest, loosely interpreted. There’s something you know that TI’ers would love to hear about, and

SHALEM attendees are the best audience you can ever have. We are attentive, full of questions, and

forgiving - what more could a speaker ask for?

If you’ve got the germ of an idea, or if you can assemble a panel of speakers to discuss a topic of Jewish

interest, please let me know and I can help you refine the topic. Static visual aids such as pictures and

handouts are welcome, though of course we can’t do slide shows or other electronic wizardry.

In the coming months we are looking at topics ranging from literary to historical to travel and beyond.

I am still looking for people to organize and participate in a SHALEM on the life and work of Amos Oz

(z”l). Please contact me soon if you can take on this role.


Meh Fort

Alan Landay spent nine days in New Orleans, includ-

ing New Year's - his first trip to the Big Easy. It was

partly a family reunion, celebrating his sister-in-law's

70th birthday. Included were her, his brother, their

daughter, and his sister in law's sister (sister in law,

once removed?). They went on the River Walk, toured

the French Quarter, and had excellent fish and sea-

food at nearby restaurants. In general, Alan reports,

the food in New Orleans is excellent.

Then everyone but Alan went on a 3-day cruise on

the Mississippi. He had tried to sign up two months

ahead instead of 6-8 months ahead. If he'd had a

time machine, he would have been on the cruise.

Had a lot of fun on his own anyway. Heard the num-

ber one New Orleans brass band on New Year's Eve,

went on a bus tour of the city (heard a lot about Hur-

ricane Katrina), and toured the Garden District on

foot, including seeing Anne Rice's former home. Also

toured the WW II museum and the New Orleans art

museum. He also went to the Touro Synagogue on

what was nearly his Dad's Yahrzeit. Yes, there is an-

other Touro synagogue, named for another family

member. All in all, had a great time.

Louise Kelley and Jessica Weissman took a road

trip over Louise’s school break down to Asheville, NC.

They set a leisurely pace, stopping off when they felt

like it and enjoying the sights, the food, and the used

bookstores Especially the latter.

Happy News

Mazal Tov to TI members Joelle Novey and Ethan Merlin

on the birth of their son. He was born Wednesday, Janu-

ary 23, 2019. Baby Max, mom, dad, and big brother Elie

are all doing well.

Sad News

Walter Roth, father of TI member Ari Roth (Kate Schecter) and grandfather of Isabel and Sophie, died January 19, 2019 in Chicago. He was 89. The funeral was January 21 in Chicago. May his memory be a blessing. Last month's Yiddish idiom was A nar ken fregen mer frages in a sho vi a kluger ken entferen in a yor. It means: A fool can ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in a year. Do you know this one? A guteh tokhter iz a guteh shnur. Check out the April Menorah for the meaning. Meanwhile, please send me your news. Inquiring minds want to know – and kvel. [email protected]

Nayes un Mekhayes for TI’ers Diana Zurer

Class on “Getting More Out of Services” March Meetings

The next meetings of this class, taught by Barbara White, will be held in the Chapel on February 10th and 24th. Although this is an ongoing class, new members and prospective new members are

welcome.

Since it’s now officially winter, note that if the Himmelfarb School is canceled due to bad weather, this class will also not meet. (Check the

WTOP announcements to see if the Himmelfarb

School is canceled.)

Remaining dates are: Mar. 10 & 24, Apr. 7, May 5 & 12. Note that the April date is a change from the date originally announced. For further i n f o r m a t i o n , e m a i l B a r b a r a a t

[email protected].

mailto:[email protected]?subject=Your%20class


Over 65 people gathered on February 10th for a lox and bagel brunch to honor Marcia Goldberg and her

legacy. Marcia’s children were present—daughter Devra, who lives in Las Vegas; and son Eliot, along with his

wife Traci and sons Samuel and Jaren, who came from Northern VA. It was a lovely gathering of people who

had known the Goldbergs since Devra and Eliot’s childhood and others who may have only heard of the fam-

ily from Goldberg Cleanup Day or the bimah plaque dedicated to Jeremy Goldberg.

The program was brief:

Development VP Ira Forman began with stories about the warm, friendly greeting he got from the Gold-

bergs when he was shul-shopping in the ‘90s, and the ongoing relationship with the family over the

years.

Eliot Goldberg spoke about growing up in TI and the contributions his parents made as well as ways the

TI community enriched their family life. A highlight was his tale of Rabbi Abramowitz presiding over the

funeral of a beloved family member, Eliot’s salamander Stevie.

Rabbi Seidel talked about the broad range of activities Marcia undertook at TI, including her work on

the B’nai Mitzvah program and her decisive leadership as President of the congregation. He also spoke

about how her trip to India with the American Jewish World Service inspired him to increase his own so-

cial justice activism.

Finance VP Sylvia Horwitz underscored the centrality of relationships at TI and the ongoing need for re-

sources to ensure the community continues to thrive.

President Stan Dorn referenced several Talmudic stories, including one where a man is questioned about

planting a palm tree that will never reach maturity during his lifetime. The man responds that as he ben-

efits from trees planted by others before him, he wants to provide shade for generations to come.

If you are interested in helping to develop a robust planned giving program at TI please contact tidevelop-

[email protected]. If you would like to make a donation to the Marcia F. Goldberg Scholar-in-

Residence Fund, log in to ShulCloud and go to the donation page (https://tiferethdc.shulcloud.com/

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As My Ancestors Planted for Me… Jevera Temsky

Photo by Judah Flum

As my ancestors planted for me before I was born,

so do I plant for those who come after me.

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On December 22 Janet Nesse gave an interesting drash on rituals, followed by an equally interesting

discussion. What additional rituals might we need? Perhaps a ritual for a stillborn child. How does some

repeated activity become a ritual? Think of Bat Mitzvah which is a relatively new ritual. What about the

rituals or blessings that are not public? How interesting that several rituals mentioned in the discussion were

for women, as Cynthia Peterman pointed out in her comment.

Most of us, at a guess, have personal rituals. If you did not brush your teeth before you went to bed, would

you get out of bed to brush your teeth when you realized the omission? If so, perhaps brushing your teeth is

a ritual. Does it feel “odd” when you get ready for work in the morning with a different order of

activities? Certainly pets expect routine which perhaps is ritual of your relationship with the pet. I often

have a candlelight dinner for myself near/on Valentine’s Day. Is that a ritual? Or is it a custom?

Then there are the events or happenings for which one might want a blessing. I could use a blessing for the

roof that I put on my house recently. Bruce Friedlander commented that putting a new roof on the house is a

homeowner’s ritual. (Bruce lives around the corner from me and saw the installation in progress). There

probably is a blessing for a new roof so that perhaps I simply need a sourcebook of blessings for all

occasions.

Janet mentioned a book, “99 Blessings” by Brother David Steindl-Rast. I purchased the book (also available

by interlibrary loan via Montgomery County library) and am reading it slowly.

Thank you, Janet, for a thoughtful drash, discussion, and book recommendation.

Thoughts on Ritual Paula Flicker

Eliot Goldberg speaking at the bequest brunch. Photo by Judah Flum


Around TI

Ira Forman at the bequest bruncgh. Photo by

Andrew Reamer


Beyond Tav Simcha Kuritzky

As a child fan of Dr. Seuss, I had high expectations for his book On Beyond Zebra, which, unfortunately,

were not met. Even at age eight or so, I knew there were many sounds for which no English letters existed,

and thought Seuss would address this. But alas, he only created superfluous syllabaries which were useful

only as a shorthand for the names of fictitious animals.

Hebrew, however, does have extra letters few Jews outside of the Middle East know about. Most of them

come from Judeo-Arabic, to reproduce sounds in that alphabet that don’t exist in modern Hebrew. These

are used mostly for personal and place names. To create a letter for a new sound, Hebrew adds a geresh

or apostrophe after a letter that has a similar sound. The three most common of these special letters

appear on Israel coins.

The first coin to use a special letter commemorated the centennial of Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s birth. Now, the

Roman letter J can be pronounced a number of different ways. In English, we usually pronounce J as a soft

g as in forge, while Germanic languages pronounce it as an English Y as in jahr (year). However, we know

Jabotinsky used the French pronunciation like the s in leisure because the 1980 25 and 500 shekel coins

commemorating him spell his name ז'בוטינסקי with the special zhayin letter. The second set of coins were

the 1986 1 and 2 new shekel Hanukkah commemoratives with the inscription חנוכיה מאלג'יר Hanukkah

lamp from Algier, with Algier spelled using a 'ג jimel. It’s possible that ancient Hebrew pronunciation for a (Continued on page 17)

Wednesday Night Minyan

The Wednesday night minyan has resumed. The service begins promptly at 6:10 and wraps up at 6:30, in time for Hebrew School pick-up It’s a great way to meet other congregants, learn the evening service, and help those in our community who are saying kaddish. We sometimes struggle to make a minyan - so your participation is

incredibly helpful.

Please take a moment to indicate whether you will be able to join us each week. The sign-up sheet is available

online here.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WI_SWBX2ZFdI49dfBirQ6jy2jJ8_lZCJ06ANcORQT3Y/edit#gid=962264543


gimel without a dagesh was similar. In 1990, the last Hanukkah lamp commemorative 1 and 2 new shekels

showed a lamp מקוצ'יןfrom Cochin, India. The ch in Cochin is represented by a 'צ chade.

While generally not collectible, Israel street signs often show these special letters.

Visitors to Jerusalem frequently see the jimel (two of them!) on King George Street. Note that the Arabic uses

their regular jime letter for the King’s name (the letters with one dot below). There are other special letters

that don’t appear on any collectibles I could find. The special khet 'ח appears on this sign for Al Khattab.

The khet originally was pronounced differently from the khaf כ , and in Arabic it still is. The original

pronunciation is now indicated by a khet geresh.

Two less frequently seen letters are the thav and dhalet. The 'ת thav has the original sound of the tav without

a dagesh, but now it’s written as a tav with a geresh. This is the unvoiced th in English, which used to be

written as the letter Þ thorn. On the street sign shown here, thav is used in the name Luther. Note that regular

Arabic has the letter they with this sound (it’s the one with three dots above). The 'ד dhalet is the voiced

version as in the English word then, which used to be written with an Ð eth. I couldn’t find any photos that

used that letter, but there is an equivalent Arabic letter and modern Greek uses that pronunciation for Δ

delta.

Beyond Tav (continued)

Montgomery County Interfaith Coalition Presents Session on Judaism at TI

On Sunday afternoon, 4-6, on 3/17, a Montgomery County Interfaith coalition will present a session at TI, to help folks

learn about Judaism. There will be a panel of three Jewish Leaders (Rabbi Seidel will be one) who will each make

~10 minute presentations, which will be followed by 30 minutes or so of discussion around tables in the

Cherner. Ideally, at each table there would be at least one Jew to help guide the discussion. (If you’d like to be one

of those designated Jews, please contact Rabbi Seidel.) Following that discussion, questions will be directed from the

floor to the panel. All are welcome.


Beginnings of Judaism -- The World of the Sec-

ond Temple, Lectures 13-18

Dr. Isaiah M. Gafni, the Sol Rosenbloom Professor of Jew-ish History at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, brings to life the fascinating world of the Second Temple under the Greeks, Maccabees, and Romans. His video lectures are introduced and the discussion led by Cynthia Peter-

man. We meet three times in March.

Sunday, March 3 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM:

Lecture 13: Sectarianism—Pharisees and Saddu-cees. During Hasmonean rule in Judea, distinct divi-sions within the larger body of the Jewish community emerged. The Pharisee ("separatist") party emerged from the group of scribes and sages and promoted continued adherence to the laws and traditions of the Jewish people in the face of assimilation. The Saddu-cees were more aristocratic, open to Hellenization, and filled senior political, social, and religious roles

(including maintaining the Temple).

Lecture 14: Out of the Caves—Discovery at Qum-ran. In the winter of 1947 a young Bedouin shepherd entered a cave south of Jericho, on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, setting into motion the most spectacular archaeological discovery of the 20th cen-tury. The library discovered at Qumran contains the earliest versions of the Hebrew Bible in our possession; many apocryphal and pseudepigraphical books in original Hebrew or Aramaic; and the sectarian litera-ture commonly known as the Dead Sea Scrolls -- the idiosyncratic writings of a unique group that appears to have embraced a sectarian lifestyle and concomi-

tant eschatological mindset.


Lecture 15: The End of Days—Messianic Eschatolo-gy. In Second Temple times, the focus moved from a just system of rewards and punishments in this world to a utopian future world, including a stage following death. While it became obvious that all of mankind would be affected by the new rules governing the cosmos, many Jews continued to believe in the restora-tion of Israel, led by an anointed king (messiah) from the House of David and including the ingathering of the tribes of Israel and the restoration of Jerusalem and the Temple to their rightful status among the na-

tions.

Lecture 16: Other Lands, Other Jews—The Diaspo-ra. Post-biblical Judaism experienced a widespread Jewish Diaspora. What the prophets had considered the ultimate punishment for sins had now become real-ity. Yet Jewish communities were thriving throughout the Hellenistic-Roman world, as well as east of the Euphrates River. Jews living abroad eventually came to outnumber their brethren residing in Judea, and questions of Jewish identity took on new meaning, now that Jews had to find a way to worship God without having access to the Temple of Jerusalem. Talmud

Study.


Lecture 17: Judaism in the Hellenistic World. Jewish

literary activity flourished in the Greek-speaking

world, especially in Egypt. Jews adopted almost eve-

ry literary genre in their attempts to present Judaism

to the Greek mind, including historiography, poetry,

and rendering biblical tales into Greek tragedy.

Lecture 18: Changing God’s Address—Temple to Synagogue. While the primary focus of religious ex-pression was still the Temple of Jerusalem, the syna-gogue became ubiquitous and led to a major decen-tralization and democratization of Jewish religious behavior. The synagogue's original functions were as a communal center and providing for the public read-ing of the Torah and portions from the prophets, ac-companied by their explication or some form of ser-

mon.

Talmud Study

Saturday, March 9 and 23, 1:00 PM. Rabbi Seidel leads

the study of Talmud Tractate Berakhot in English transla-

tion.

Movie Nite@TI

On Sunday, March 17 at 7:30 PM in the Berch Library,

Movie Nite@TI will show La Rafle ("the roundup"), a 2010

film that chronicles the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup of July 1942,

when about 13,000 Parisian Jews (including 4,501 chil-

dren) were arrested by French police, incarcerated in the

Vélodrome d’Hiver sports stadium (known as “Vel’ d’hiv”),

sent to detention camps, and deported to Auschwitz.

Gevarim Andrew Reamer


Around TI

Funeral Practices Committee Always On-Call

Chaverim of the Funeral Practices Committee are on call to provide counsel and services to synagogue members and their dependents. In the event of a death, before contacting the funeral home please contact one of the following chaverim or the TI office (202-882-1605).

Shelly Heller h: 301-942-1836 w: 202-994-5906 c: 301-996-2704

Marcia Goggin h: 301-593-8480 w: 301-754-1963 c: 301.792.1063

Bruce Heppen h: 301-299-3255 c: 202-997-1890 w: 703-417-8983 Naomi Revzin h: 301 765 6272 Robert Rovinsky h: 202 237 1036 c: 202 815 8707

Seabord Kadimah Kallah - photo by Adam Rosen

Brunch crowd - photo by Judah Flum

Visits by Rabbi Seidel

Are you homebound, or hospital-bound, and

would like a visit from Rabbi Seidel? Or do you

know of someone in the congregation who could

use such a visit? Please let Rabbi Seidel know,

either by phone at 202-882-1605 x 302, or by

email at [email protected]

tel:301-299-3255

tel:202-997-1890

tel:703-417-8983



B’nai Mitzvah

My name is Samuel Gryziak and my bar mitzvah will

take place March 2, 2019. I am a 7th-grader at DC

International School, where I study in the IB Chinese

immersion program. My parashah is Vayakhel, which

discusses the building of the tabernacle and the items

inside it. It is also Shabbat Shekalim, which has a special

maftir and haftorah.

When I am not studying, I like to run on my school’s track

and cross-country teams and cook new recipes at home.

My bar mitzvah project is putting together and

distributing packages of toiletries and other useful items

to homeless people. You can see an example of the

packages which we are using as table centerpieces at my

Kiddush luncheon.

I am Jessica Cohen. My parents are Elana and David Cohen. I also have a big brother, Adam. I am a 7th grader at the Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital. I am excited to celebrate my bat mitzvah on March 9th with my extended family and friends. I am grateful for all the people who are contributing to making my bat mitzvah meaningful both with the planning of all of the details (especially my mom!) and to those helping me prepare for this very special day. Celebrating my bat mitzvah at TI is very special to me since I have been a member here my whole life and my grandparents, Esther & Gene Herman, have been members for over 50 years! I studied my Torah portion with Sharon Freundel and I studied musaf with Rabbi Mark Novak. They made my bat mitzvah preparation really

interesting and they were so much fun to be with too!

In addition to being a student, I enjoy acting in school plays and musicals, cooking, and creating art. Currently, I am a tutor here at TI as part of the Shepherd Tutoring Program and I have gone out with my family to help distribute food on Christmas and as part of the Passover Project, as well as the Martha’s Table van run. I also really enjoy traveling with my family and classmates. I have been to many interesting places, but I am especially looking forward to my school's eighth grade trip to Israel next

February.

I have strong ties to the state of Wisconsin, where my father was born and raised, and where my Grammy, Esther Cohen, lives. I am a Green Bay Packer and Wisconsin Badger fan, and own lots of things that say

Wisconsin!


Share your March or April simcha and help sponsor the birthday/anniversary kiddush. Your name on a

cake in squiggly icing! Your birthday or anniversary in the bulletin and mentioned in the announcements!

Sign up to sponsor at: www.tinyurl.com/TIbday. Sign up to help cook at: www.tinyurl.com/TIcooking

March 16 - donate by noon March 13. Cooking on March 14.

April 6 - donate by noon on April 3. Cooking on April 4.

March and April Birthday/Anniversary Kiddushim

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Upcoming Friday Night Minyan Assignments

March 1, 2019

Eliot & Traci Goldberg Joseph & Dody Goldberg Joshua & Sara Goldberg Myrna Goldman Paul Goldman & Debbie Pomerance Tom & Lisa Goldring Paul & Rachel Goldstein Francis Gomes & Rachel Lande Michael Gotthelf & Rachel Vile Stefan & Wilhelmina Gottschalk Stan Grabia & Varda Fink Lee & Jenni Grabel Marjorie Greenberg Henry & Melea Greenfeld Larry Greenfield & Melanie Gross Greenfield

March 15, 2019

Abraham & Dena Greenstein Franca Brilliant Leah Weinryb Grohsgal & Corey Goettsch Richard Gryziak & Leigh Verbois Stefan Gunter & Lisa Goldberg Jonathan Halpern Daniel & Elizabeth Handwerker David & Sara Handwerker Eliot Harrison & Wendy Blake-Coleman David Hart & Lois Frankel Michael Heimowitz & Dori Gillman Matt & Linda Heller Steve & Shelly Heller Bruce Heppen & Bonnie Suchman

March 15, 2019

Abraham & Dena Greenstein Franca Brilliant Leah Weinryb Grohsgal & Corey Goettsch Richard Gryziak & Leigh Verbois Stefan Gunter & Lisa Goldberg Jonathan Halpern Daniel & Elizabeth Handwerker David & Sara Handwerker Eliot Harrison & Wendy Blake-Coleman David Hart & Lois Frankel Michael Heimowitz & Dori Gillman

Matt & Linda Heller Steve & Shelly Heller Bruce Heppen & Bonnie Suchman

March 22, 2019

Eugene & Esther Herman Carolivia Herron Gayle & Erik Hope Hedy Howard Neil Hyman & Rachel Decter Hyman Samuel Isaacson & Amelia Karraker Alexander Isicson & Virginia Kemp Anita Isicson Leonard Jewler & Andrea Rosen Harvey Kabaker & Andrea Kline Steven Kalish & Anita Bollt Mark & Sarah Kass Joshua & Jennifer Kefer Kenneth Kellner & Nina Bronk Kellner

March 29, 2019

Rabbi Jason & Devora Kimelman-Block Alexandra Kincannon & Paul Moorehead Shemaya & Dori Klar Morris Klein & Naomi Freeman Aaron Kofner& Anat Shahar Roger Kohn Allan Kolker Edward Koren & Claudine Schweber Michael & Lisa Kraft Anita Kramer Joshua & Francesca Kranzberg Gabriel Kravitz & Yael Smiley David & Amy Kritz Richard Kruger & Naimah Weinberg Daniel & Juliet Kuhn Matthew Kunkin & Hilary Sachs Simcha Kuritzky Susan Laden Alan Landay Robert Lande & Jeri Roth Lande

April 12, 2019

Scott Lasensky & Elise Pressma



Friday Night Minyan Assignments (continued)

Alexander Laufer & Jennifer Siegel Laufer Jen Lav & Susan Gilvin Michael & Iris Lav Mitchell Lazarus & Judith Shapiro Beverly Lehrer Elihu Leifer Ken & Rachel Lemberg Mark & Ilene Levine Steve LeVine & Nuri Nurlybayeva

Wylie & Kim Levone Mark Lewis & Janet Nesse Dan Liebman & Lis Davis Lisa Traiger Michael Linden & Rebecca Melsky Fred Lipschultz & Rabbi Devorah Lynn John & Lynne List John Lister Sara Luterman


March Highlights at Tifereth Israel

March 3, Video Classes on Second Temple Judaism with discussion led

17 & 24 by Cynthia Peterman, 10:30 am

March 9 Talmud Study, 1:15 pm in the Reamer chapel. Study text provided.

and 23

March 10 Class led by Barbara White on How to Get More Out of Synagogue

and 24 Services. 11:00 am in the Reamer Chapel

March 16 Kol Nashim Shabbat, with a drash by Judi Berland and a SHALEM

program presented by Cynthia Peterman and Avis Miller on women in

Jewish ritual life

March 17 Purim Carnival, 12:15 pm

March 17 Movie nite @TI showing La Rafle ("the roundup"). 7:30 pm in the

Berch Library

March 18 Bake Hamentaschen with Rabbi Seidel. Details and times on Page 10.

March 19 Kol Nashim Book Group meets at 7:30pm at the home of a

congregant to discuss The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. RSVP

to [email protected]

March 30 Board Game Shabbat. Stay after Kiddush and play Shabbat-friendly

board games with your friends. Bring your favorites.

For further details on these and other TI events go to our website at www.Tifereth-Israel.org,

Facebook at www.facebook.com/TiferethIsrael, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/TiferethDC.

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Donations

ACCESSIBILITY FUND

Donor In memory of

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Jeannie Engel & Bruce Klein

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Joshua & Francesca Kranzberg

Stephen Marcus & Renee Matalon

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Laurinda & Bruce Berger Barry Seidel

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Edward Koren & Claudine Schweber

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Miriam Davidson Max Robert

Eliot & Traci Goldberg Goldie Back Goldberg

Eliot & Traci Goldberg Michael Goldberg

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Paul & Eti Bardack Barry Seidel

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Wilma Brier & Jack Stone Etta Shatkin Brier

David M. & Judith L. Cohen Samuel L. Cohen

David & Helene Emsellem Albert Emsellem

Marc Fields William Katz

Barry & Karen Fierst Beryl G. Reynolds

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Jared Garelick & Ellen Kramarow Nathan M. Kramarow

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