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The mission of The Valley Temple is the deepening of Jewish experience and knowledge for our members in order to strengthen faith in God, love of Torah, and identification with the Jewish people. . . through education, involvement in the Temple, and participation in Jewish life. We will foster the personal and spiritual growth of each member and each member’s family in an atmosphere where respect for self and others in enhanced. We will design the Valley Temple to serve those preferring the greater intimacy, informality, and sense of personal satisfaction that can be more readily achieved in a smaller congregation.

Friday, March 6, 7:30 PMShaBBaT SErVicEMusic: Cantor Yvon Shore and Bob PollackOneg Shabbat

SaTurday, March 79:30 am – Torah Study10:30 am – Shabbat ServiceTorah portion: Vayeitzei, Genesis 28:10-32:3




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Valley TempleThe

145 springfield pike • Cincinnati, Ohio 45215(513) 761-3555 • www.valleytemple.com






SELichOT aduLT EducaTiON aNd SErVicE TO WELcOME hiGh hOLy dayS

With rabbi Julie Schwartz you can Go home again: Memories, Meaning, and Loss

Saturday, September 24: adult Education at 8:00 p.m.Grand dessert reception at 9:30 pm.

havdalah/Torah cover changing/Selichot at 10:00 p.m.

Julie Schwartz was ordained in 1986 and currently is in her second stint as the Human Relations Professor of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Upon Ordination, Rabbi Schwartz worked in the U.S. Navy as the first female rabbi in the armed forces. A native of Cincinnati, Rabbi Schwartz moved back to Cincinnati after finishing with the Navy to teach at HUC. Rabbi Schwartz returned in June from Atlanta, GA, where she served as Associate and then Senior Rabbi of Temple Emanuel. Aside from rabbinic ordination, Rabbi Schwartz is an accomplished Chaplain, and teaches pastoral care and chaplancy at HUC-JIR.

April , 2014 Nisan 5774

RELIGIOUS SERVICES

Dan Nichols Musician -in -Residence

Friday, April 25 - Sunday, April 27 Friday, April 25 7:30 pm - Shabbat Service Musical Experience

Saturday, April 26 10:00 am - Tot Shabbat with Dan Nichols 10:30 am - Shabbat Service with Dan Nichols 7:30 pm - Havdalah and Adult Evening with Dan Nichols in an informal setting

Sunday, April 27, 11:00 am - Family Concert

Our special thanks to the Sass Family, a Friend of The Valley Temple and the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati whose donations make this weekend possible

CONGREGATIONAL PASSOVER SEDER

Tuesday, April 15 -- 6:00 pm

HAVE YOU RESERVED YOUR SEATAT OUR TABLE?

See Reservation Form On Page 5 of the Bulletin

PLAN TO JOIN US FOR THIS SPECIAL VALLEY TEMPLE

HOLIDAY EVENT

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 7:30 PMShabbat ServiceMusic: Bob Pollack and Marilyn Zelcer

SATURDAY, APRIL 59:30 am – Torah Study10:30 am – Shabbat ServiceTorah Portion: M’tzora, Lev. 14:1-15:33

FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 7:30 PMFriday Night Live Shabbat ServiceOneg Shabbat hosted by Tim and Amy Huseman in honor of their son, Sam, becoming a Bar Mitzvah

SATURDAY, APRIL 129:30 am – Torah Study10:30 am – Shabbat ServiceSam Huseman, son of Tim and Amy Huseman, and grandson of Michael and Nancy Shayeson will become a Bar MitzvahTorah Portion: Acharei Mot, Lev. 16:1-18:30

TUESDAY, APRIL 159:00 am - Passover Service with members of Temple Sholom at Valley Interfaith Food and Clothing Center6:00 pm - Passover Seder (Reservations Needed)

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PASSOVER SERVICETuesday, April 15 at 9:00 am

at Valley Interfaith Food and Clothing Centerwith members of Temple Sholom at

420 B West Wyoming Avenue, WyomingPlease bring a non-perishable food

item when you come

FROM THE RABBI ...Sandford R. Kopnick

TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 9:00 AMPassover Morning Service at Valley Interfaith Food and Clothing Center with members of Temple Sholom

FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 7:30 PMShabbat Service Music: Bob Pollack and Marilyn Zelcer

SATURDAY, APRIL 199:30 am – Torah Study10:30 am – Shabbat ServiceTorah Portion: Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach, Exod. 33:12-34:26

MONDAY, APRIL 21, 9:00 AMPassover Festival ServceYizkor prayers will be recited

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 7:30 PMShabbat Service with Dan Nichols

SATURDAY, APRIL 269:30 am – Torah Study10:00 am - Tot Shabbat with Dan Nichols10:30 am – Shabbat Service with Dan NicholsTorah Portion: K’doshim, Lev. 19:1-20:27

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Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat... Jewish Family Service does a magnificent job in caring for the hungry in our community. Their new facility on the campus of HUC-JIR serves the hungry with a food pantry. Closer to the Temple, the Valley Interfaith Food and Clothing Center does a similarly terrific job in caring for those in need.

Passover is upon us again. Many of us know no hardship and can always afford a meal. But some cannot. Some in our midst are challenged by long-standing debt, others by loss of income or unemployment. Passover’s message has many memorable themes: “Remember the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” “Next Year in Jerusalem!” But this idea of “let all who are hungry come and eat.” is especially poignant.

This year, we are collaborating with Temple Sho-lom to create a meaningful service for the first morning of Passover. Rabbi Terlinchamp of Temple Sholom and I thought that a joint service in either of our synagogues would likely result in the non-hosting synagogue’s members not attending the service in another congregation. Howev-er, we thought maybe a different location would be more meaningful. A few years ago we held our first morning of Passover service at the Freedom Center. This year, please consider joining in our joint first morning of Passover service at the Valley Interfaith Food and Clothing Center on Wyoming Ave in Lockland. We’ll sit among the donated food. Our service will conclude minutes before the center opens their doors to feed the hungry.

We are free. Last June a group of us fulfilled the idea of “next year in Jerusalem,” by getting on a plane and traveling to Israel. The hopes of Passover may have never anticipated how difficult it would be to put ourselves in the position of the slaves of Egypt or the hungry....I think sitting in the distribution room of the VIFCC will make the words of our Haggadah come alive in a significant way—why not join me there to see if I’m right.

It is my fervent hope that you will find deep meaning in a real attempt to embrace the holiday of Passover. Eat some matzah, consider the gift of our freedom, and do something spectacular for someone in need!

Chag Samayach!

Sandford R. Kopnick, Rabbi

LEGACY GIFTS HONORED BY THE JEWISH FEDERATION

Vice President, Mike Shayeson, and Rabbi Ko-pnick recently attended a community meeting hosted by the Jewish Federation to introduce a new program to encourage members of congregations and Jewish a g e n c i e s t o c o n s i d e r r e m e m b e r i n g t h e s e institutions in their estate planning. Part of the Federation program includes a beautiful sculpture is being created for the lobby of the Jewish Communi-ty Center. As part of the installation, an electronic notebook is being compiled to honor past, present, and future donors to an institution’s endowment.

As you may remember, the Valley Temple created an endowment about 8 years ago, and many of the donors are acknowledged in the beautiful painting in the Atrium room of the Temple. All of these names will be forwarded to the Federation in gratitude for your participation. If you have remembered the Temple in your will, and have not informed us, please do so. All who have named the Temple as a beneficiary in their estate planning will be included in the notebook, too. Depending on the size of the gift, donors will be inter-viewed, and video can be included in this “electronic notebook.”

Feel free to send Wendy, Rabbi Kopnick, or Mike Shayeson any information regarding your plans—and they will see to your inclusion in this exciting proj-ect!

Please bring a non-perishable food item with you when you come to this service so we can add to the VIFCC’s

SPRING ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS Join Us For These Though -Provoking Sessions ...

“UNDERSTANDING REFORM JUDAISM ”

with Dr. Michael Meyer,

History Department, HUC-JIR

DAY TRIP TO THE U.S. HOLOCAUSTMUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

15 tickets at ll:00 am in Wash ing ton D .C . , a re available on Sunday, July 20 for a group to visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Muse-um. This museum is unlike any other -- and is an import-

ant destination for any student of the Holocaust. Inter-ested participants (ADULTS ONLY) should contact Rabbi Sandford Kopnick in writing by email to [email protected] to reserve a space.

Participants are expected to purchase their own plane ticket (approx $250 round trip from Dayton on US Airways. Details of flight will be revealed once the number of participants is determined.)

Cost of the ground transportation while in D.C., lunch and ticketing for the museum will be subsidized by a grant from the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati. There are

Shabbat Morning Torah StudyNo experience expected!Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.

With Rabbi Kopnick and/or Carolan Glatstein, Rabbinic Intern

NO LUNCH AND LEARN IN APRIL

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL?

Religious School programming is made possible through generous grants from S.E.E.D.

and the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati

Sarrae Crane, executive director of Wom-en’s League for Conservative Judaism writes that there are many commandments that focus on our relationship with God… but there are also many other Jewish laws that deal with our relationships with other people, and “the observance of these mitzvot is pivotal in shaping a kehillah kedoshah (sacred community).”

Each week as teachers plan their lessons for Religious School, they are thinking not only about the content (this month: the story of the Exodus, the halacha (laws) surrounding Passover, reading the Hebrew of the haggadah), but also how the ways in which they frame the content and the students’ interactions with the content continue to build the unique learning communities in their classrooms. It is our hope that our learning communities are sacred communities… safe spaces for questioning and discovery as well as for compassionate accep-tance. Kehillah Kedoshah does not mean everyone is your best friend… Crane asks, “How do we listen, how do we respond to those who disagree with us? We are challenged to listen patiently rather than respond quickly by saying no. We have to be able to say ‘I may not agree with you, but help me understand your position.’”

This is challenging for adults! And our task is to facilitate this type of environment for your children… Thank you for sharing your children with us and for reinforcing our mission to create a joyful, inclusive learning environment in which we can celebrate the stories, commandments, language, and holidays of our heritage.

B’ shalom,

Alison Weikel

IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DATES FOR APRIL:

April 6- NO Religious SchoolApril 8- Hebrew resumes for grades 4-5-6April 13- Religious School begins at 9:45 AMApril 15 – NO Hebrew- Congregational SederApril 20 – NO Religious SchoolApril 22- Hebrew for grades 4-5-6April 27 – Religious School begins at 9:45 AM; 2nd grade Family Education at 10AM; Dan Nichols concert at 11AMApril 29 - Hebrew for grades 4-5-6

Alison

TOT SHABBATSaturday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m.

Join Rabbi Kopnick and Dan Nichols as they sing, tell stories and invite our

little ones to pray.

Parents & Grandparents should plan to come for the fun and prayers!

Best suited for children ages 2 months to 6 years

MITZVAH CORNER

The mitzvah of Mishloach Manot (sending of portions) is a tradition at Valley. This year, adult volunteers made hamantaschen under the direction of Clare Deutsch. The 3rd grade Religious School class, with their parents assembled the goodie bags which were delivered all over town to members of our congrega-tion in need of cheer. It was a true multi-generational congregational effort! Check the bulletin and the website for other opportunities to participate in mitzvot, Social Action and Tikkun Olam programs.

PASSOVER 2014Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat!

A Few Readings Which May Grace Your Passover Seder

First Seder – Monday, April 14

The Four SonsAn interpretation by Rabbi Sandford Kopnick inspired by the Family Participation Haggadah: A Different Night

We are now at the section of the service called the Four Sons. In a moment we will read about the four types of children identified by our Haggadah: the Wise, the Wicked, the Simple and “The One Who Does Not Know What to Ask.”

While many of us seek to identify our children in one of these ways, the Hagadah is reminding us that all of our children learn differently. The Haggadah and the Seder, therefore, must address the needs of all of our children: the aca-demic and the academically challenged; the disabled and the able - bodied; the mild and the extremely active. It’s not about giving our children labels, but rather understanding that the story is important enough to embrace all learning styles - not just the easiest to teach.

And so it is with all that we want to impart to our children. May we always remember that allowing our children to learn according to their gifts enables learning, while forcing a particular style upon them, might only communicate our im-patience or lack of respect for the wonderful people they are. May we take the essence of this Haggadah passage to heart when we help our children find their voice as people and as Jews. Amen

READING (to be read prior to the final page which ends “next year in Jerusalem”)I have a dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin

but by the content of their character.I have a dream today.I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough

places will be made plains, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of God shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.

This will be the day when God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning.“My country ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my parents died, land of the pilgrim’s pride!

From every mountain - side, let freedom ring.”So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire!Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York!Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California!But not only that, let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!Let freedom ring from every hill and mole hill of Mississippi.From every mountainside, let freedom ring.When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we

will be able to speed up the day when all of God’s children, black and white, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of that old Negro spiritual. “Free at last, free at last? Thank God Almighty. we are free at last!” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Washington, 1963

First Seder - Monday, April 14Passover Service

Tuesday, April 15 at 9:00 amwith members of Temple Sholom at

Valley Interfaith Food and Clothing CenterCongregational Seder - Tuesday, April 15, 6:00 pm

Make your reservation now!Passover Festival ServiceMonday, April 21, 9:00 am

Yizkor prayers will be recited

CONGREGATIONAL PASSOVER SEDER

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

Volunteers are needed to help with the Seder See List Below

Volunteers are also needed for set up

By donating even just one of the traditional Seder foods listed below, you will be helping to keep our Temple Seder costs to a minimum. Please choose an item on the list below (feel free to provide one item or as many as you wish to donate) and drop your donation off at the Temple before Monday, April 7. Eggs and desserts can be dropped off by Friday, April 11. Please call Kathy Schlaeger or the Temple office or email the Temple office as soon as possible to let us know what you will be donating. Thank you so much for your donations.

Jars of prepared horseradish ____ Boxes of Matzah______ Bottles of kosher red wine _____ Bottles of kosher grape juice ____ Jars of Gefilte Fish ____ Hard boiled peeled eggs_________ Passover desserts ______________

ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL PASSOVER SEDERLet Us Reserve a Place For You!

Second Night of Passover -TUESDAY, APRIL 15 - 6:00 PM

Join us for a traditional Seder Service led by Rabbi Kopnick

$22 per adult; $12 per child under 13

RSVP BY TUESDAY, APRIL 8It is imperative that we receive your reservation immediately so we can let our caterer know!

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..THE VALLEY TEMPLE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL SEDER

TUESDAY, APRIL 15 -- 6:00 PMNAME(S) (Please list names of all those who will attend, including children) _____________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________No. of Adults @ $22_________ No. of Children (under 13) @ $12__________

TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $__________

#. of Chicken meals _____ Adult; _____ Children #. of Vegetarian Meals _____ Adult _____ Children

Please add 3% of the cost of your dinner to Mazon to feed the hungry. I/We are including _____ for Mazon.

SEND WITH YOUR CHECK TO VALLEY TEMPLE, 145 SPRINGFIELD PIKE, CINTI, OH 45215

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE A SEATING PREFERENCE ______________________________________

IF YOU NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ATTEND, PLEASE CALL RABBI KOPNICK FOR A CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION

ARE YOU GOING TO WASHINGTON TO SEE THE HOLOCAUST MUSUEM

Anyone interested in participating with Rabbi Kopnick on a day-trip to Washington D.C., to see the Holocaust Museum on Sunday, July 20, 2014—please contact Rabbi Kopnick as soon as possible. The only cost to Valley members is the airfare (around $250). All other expenses including ground transportation, museum reservations, and meals (lunch and dinner) will be provided by a grant from the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati. Let us know today!

THANK YOU, THANK YOUSpecial thanks to Sisterhood for their

generous donation to support our Temple dinners, camp scholarships, youth

group advisor and our Temple onegs

We are very grateful to the Wom-en of Reform Judaism/Sisterhood who work hard all year long to make these donations possible.

Spring has sprung! (hopefully!)

Thanks to all the volunteers, donators and buy-ers at the Sisterhood’s Used Book Sale! It was another successful sale, and could not have happened without you!

Also thanks to Amanda Stein, Kathy Klein, Clare Deutsch and all the volunteers that helped out with Chai Life’s Hamantaschen baking event! Flour was flung and dough was rolled and I think everyone had a great time!

We are still looking for volunteers to help with Social Action in helping Every Child Succeeds; we are collecting items (see Facebook for list) and would love help assembling bags on April 23 or 24. Please contact Helen Waits to volunteer.

We are still looking for MahJong players with game sets to help put together an instructional session for teaching those of us with no experience. Please contact the Allison Schneider at [email protected] if you can help!

Gift cards are always available for purchase, and they are a great way to help with fundraising. Contact Sue Spohr if you are interested in purchasing any!

Kroger cards are another great way to help Sisterhood support Valley Temple programming. Go to www.kroger.com/communityrewards to sign up or renew – contact Chrissy Knarr with any questions.

Only a few meeting dates left! Please join us on April 27 and May 18!

B’Shalom,

Susan Elgowsky Recording Secretary

Susan

CHAI LIFE HAMANTASCHEN MAKING

BABY SUPPLIES DRIVE

Our Sisterhood is helping Every Child Succeeds collect supplies to help first-time, at-risk mothers provide for their little ones, ages 1 to 3. The items will be distributed among the thirteen member agencies served by this wonderful program. Please look through this list and find something you would like an infant or toddler to have, buy and bring it to the Temple. The drive will run from now through May. Thank you!

ITEMS TO COLLECT:

Baby wash, bibs, blankets, bottles, brush & comb sets, developmental toys for ages 0-3, diapers, lotion, rattles, socks, shampoo, sippee cups, spoon & fork sets, teethers, training plates, wash cloths, wipes.

PLEASE AVOID: Food, clothing, diaper rash ointment, formula, medicine (Tylenol, Gas-X, etc.), powder.

Help us continue our lovely tradition of providing delicious “goodies” at our Oneg Shabbats (the reception following services). These “onegs” are wonderful ways to celebrate the joy of the Sabbath, schmooze with members, meet new people and have a “nosh.” Please help us maintain this tradition by calling Wendy at the Temple office for more information, or to say that you will sponsor an oneg. It can be in honor of a loved one, a special occasion or just because!

SPONSOR AN ONEG SHABBAT

Our thanks to the following for sponsoring recent onegs:

Laura and Steve Connock in honor of Brianna as she became a Bat Mitzvah

Peggy Barrett in memory of Alvin Lindenberg and Nancy Slager

Sandy Hatfield and families in memory of Howard Schwartz

MEN’S CLUB COMINGS AND GOINGS Men’s Club and Their Families Attend Cyclone Hockey Game

34 family members from Valley Temple attended the Cincinnati Cyclones game on March 8th versus Toledo. Despite the shootout loss, the event organized by Valley Temple Men’s Club Financial director Elliot Spieler was a huge success, including this Academy Award style self-ie planned by Jeff Schlaeger and Aron Schneider. Thanks to Elliot for a great job organizing it, and we look forward to another group family event.

Men’s Club next two events:

· Tuesday, April 29, 6:30 PM: The Valley Temple Men’s Club bi-annual general meeting The Valley Temple – no RSVP necessary.

· May 1-4, 2014 Brotherhood (Men’s Club) weekend at GUCI - watch for more information”

Stay tuned for more ways to get involved at The Valley Temple. For the latest news about the Men’s Club check out the Valley Temple Men’s Club on Facebook at h t t p s : / / w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /groups/121371648033226/

Regards,

Len Elgowsky Membership Secretary

Len

MAKING HAMANTASCHEN

Thanks to all our volunteers for their work to make these delicious Purim goodies which are used for our Purim dinner and the Carnival. And a special thanks to Clare Deutsch for once again organizing this project.

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

OUR GRATEFUL THANKS

MAZAL TOV

Leon & Judy Silverman on the marriage of their daughter, Amber to Josh StevensAmy & Tim Huseman & Michael & Nancy Shayeson on their son and grandson, Sam, becoming a Bar Mitzvah.Barbara DelMauro on the engagement of her daughter, Leah to Phil HallHildie and Bob Reynolds on the engagement of their daughter, Sarah to Tony Tappirino

Laura Connock on the death of her mother, Judy West

Jake Moeller 04/02Anna Steinberg 04/03Judy Davis 04/03Zachary Segal 04/03Mark S. Miller 04/03Philip Hoffheimer 04/03Len Segal 04/04Sarah Lytle 04/04Alberta Hemsley 04/04Robin G. Miller 04/04Leah Moeller 04/04Sarah Moeller 04/04Margie Schneider 04/05Liz Levy 04/05Jared Dornheggen 04/06Alfred Straus III 04/06David Knarr 04/06David Steed 04/07Sarah Schwartzman 04/07Brady McClelland 04/09Adrian Niedermann 04/10Sophie Greenberg 04/10Amy Paul 04/10Brian Meeron 04/11Steven Levine 04/11Dr. Jim Geller 04/12Amy Huseman 04/12Tim McCarrick 04/12Susan Katz 04/13Jacob Cogan 04/13Matthew Berman 04/14Jaime Carmody 04/14Larry Wolf 04/14Andrea Frieder 04/14Ginger Friedberg 04/15Daniel Stewart 04/15Susan Marmo 04/15James M. Miller 04/17Henry Codd 04/17Sylvia Maltz 04/18Neil Berman 04/19Marcelle Lobar 04/19Leo Bernay 04/20Rick Beasley 04/20Linda Lazar 04/21Jessica Dessner 04/21Grace Rhein 04/22Ashley Schlaeger 04/24Emma Bernay 04/24Cherie Brandt 04/25Joe Frecker 04/25Martin Paul 04/25Brian McKinney 04/25Daniel Niedermann 04/26Aaron Bernay 04/27Sarah Ran 04/27Bobby Denham 04/27Len Elgowsky 04/28Kathy Klein 04/30Eliza Gruenhagen 04/30Jonah Paul 04/30

JOANNE SHUCKJOHN SCHWABBILL MAGNUSERNIE WAITSJIM MILLER

APRIL ANNIVERSARIES

Elliot & Helen Spieler 04/02/2000Stephen & Sallie Berg 04/11/1976Jaime & Jaramy Carmody 04/14/2003Ben & Francie Davis 04/17/2005Dan & Ginger Friedberg 04/24/1961Linda & Jeff Lazar 04/28/1978Izar & Stacey Spivak 04/30/2011

MISHEBERACH

We gratefully acknowledge the following contribu-

Sustaining the Generations ...

BRYNA SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL ONEG & HOSPITALITY FUNDIn memory of Sandi Rake; from Alan SchwartzIn memory of Sandi Rake; from Brad & Pam Greenberg

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn memory of David Waxman; from Ernie and Sally WaxmanIn memory of Samuel & Sarah Harris; from Bob & Rheda Harris

ETTA AND HARRY STARK YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUNDIn memory of Hilda Steiner; from Nora Moreira

ALLEN AND SELMA WIENER BERKMAN SOCIAL AC-TION FUNDIn memory of Todd Boering; from Marvin & Laurel Fischbaum

OUR SYMPATHY

Sandford R. Kopnick, Rabbi Solomon T. Greenberg, Rabbi Emeritus

Carolan Glatstein, Rabbinic Intern

Eric Mollo, Rabbinic FellowWendy Walsh, Temple Administrator Alison Weikel, Director of Education Craig Hoffheimer, President Laura Lobar, President, Women of Reform JudaismSam Lobar, President, Men’s Club

513-761-3555WEB SITE: www.valleytemple.com E-MAIL: [email protected] or use links at valleytemple.com

145 Springfield Pike Cincinnati, OH 45215

PURIM SCHPIEL CAST AND BAND

SPECIAL THANKS TO PURIM PARTICIPANTS

It may not be American Idol or The Voice, but our Purim celebration this year was something special. We would like to thank the following members of the Purim Band: Dorian Naveh, Alex Spohr, Jon Hoffheimer, Alberta Hemsley, Tim Gruenhagen, George Gruenhagen, Izzy Gruenhagen, David Snyder, and Ernie Waits (who was there in spirit). We thank the cast: Kim Codd, Sarah Singer-Nourie, Sam Lobar, and Josh Beasley. Thanks especially to Jeff Schlaeger who helped Rabbi Kopnick write the schpiel lyrics. And a special Valley Temple Todah-Rabah (thanks very much) to Jerry Springer for providing a “final thought” video from the set of his show—made especially for the Valley Temple.

We also thank Clare Deutsch and the many folks who worked with her to create all of the Hamentashen used for delivery to some of our senior members, the Purim celebration, and the Purim carnival.

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