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Shofar Newsletter of Kehilat Shalom
June 2013 Vol. 42 No. 8 Sivan-Tammuz 5773
Simcha Shabbat On Saturday morning, June 22, 2013 please join us for a special community celebration of birthdays, wedding anniversaries, graduations and other Simchas during the Installation Celebration Simcha Shabbat.
To participate in this special service and Kiddush, please return the form below by June 17, 2013.
See page 10 for Sign up form.
Learn to Play Mah Jongg Tuesday Nights: July 9, 16, and 23, 2013
@ Kehilat Shalom 9915 Apple Ridge Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20886
Classes are from: 7:00-9:00 pm
Prior to the classes, each participant
must purchase an official 2013 Mah Jongg Card directly from
the National Mah Jongg League:
http://www.nationalmahjonggleague.org/store.aspx
There is also a registration fee of
$10.00
PAID REGISTRATION IS DUE BY:
June 30, 2013
Participants should plan on attending
all three sessions – Class is intended
for beginners or for those who want a refresher!
Class will be taught by Jodi Kanner. Mrs.
Kanner is an experienced Mah Jongg in-structor, and regularly plays in Mah Jongg
tournaments!
Contact Charlotte Strauss at 301-428-
0436 or [email protected] for more information on the class!
Make checks payable to Kehilat Shalom Sisterhood
and mail check with form on page 5 to:
Kehilat Shalom Sisterhood, 9915 Apple Ridge Way,
Gaithersburg, MD. 20886
YAHRZEIT MEMORIAL PLAQUES
SPECIAL PRICING ENDS JULY 31, 2013
TWO GREAT OPTIONS – BUY 1ST PLAQUE , GET 2ND PLAQUE FREE
OR 50% OFF ONE PLAQUE.
Regular Price Donation is $500 for
one Plaque.
For more information see page 12
Congregational Meeting—Elections,
Budget and Congregant Questions
On Monday, June 3, 2013 at 8 pm we will have
a congregational meeting. There will be two
main agenda items.
First will be the presentation on the proposed
Kehilat Shalom budget for 2013-2014.
Secondly, the Nominating Committee will
present its slate for approval
by the congregation.
This would be an excellent
time for congregants to
provide the board with
constructive comments and
ask appropriate questions.
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Rabbi Charles L. Arian 301-869-7699 [email protected]
From the Rabbi’s Study
The Uneaten TV Dinner
Dear Friends:
The author Zev Chafets served as director of the Israel government press office un-
der the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin. He accompanied the first delegation of Israeli
journalists to visit Egypt, shortly after President Anwar Sadat’s historic visit to Jerusalem in November
1977.
The delegation was travelling under the auspices of the Israeli government, and all Israeli govern-
ment delegations are required to eat kosher food. So at the request of the Israeli government, the Egyp-
tians provided kosher frozen meals in the hotel where the delegates were staying. (You can imagine that
in 1977 this was not an easy thing for them to do.) But the Israeli journalists were all non-observant and
preferred to enjoy the hummus, tahina and kebobs from the hotel’s regular buffet, so the pile of TV din-
ners sat untouched. Finally one of the Egyptian officials said to Chafets that he was starting to under-
stand Judaism. Apparently, he said, Jewish law requires that the kosher food be present but no one actu-
ally needs to eat it.
There are times when I think that the Egyptian official was onto something. Certainly he can be
forgiven for his assumptions. Conservative Judaism in particular seems at times to be primarily about
enforcing policies that no one really wants to follow. Congregations will be torn apart due to arguments
over including or excluding certain prayers, yet how many of the people participating in these arguments
pray on a regular basis?
When I lived in Baltimore I sometimes attended an Orthodox synagogue not far from our apart-
ment. This synagogue always had “seu’dah sh’lishit,” the so-called “third meal” between afternoon and
evening services on Saturday. But one year on the Shabbat before Passover, the synagogue kitchen had
already been cleaned for Passover and thus the synagogue could not provide this required meal. Congre-
gants were instructed simply to bring their own food for “seu’dah sh’lishit.” I was astonished. Every Con-
servative synagogue with which I am familiar has an elaborate kashrut policy. Some do not allow any
outside food at all unless it is prepared under rabbinic supervision and comes into the synagogue sealed.
Others allow congregants to prepare food at home but only if they follow certain policies and procedures
and if the rabbi has approved their kitchen as sufficiently kosher. No Conservative synagogue would sim-
ply tell all of its members to bring their own food to a meal, certainly not to one actually held right there
in the shul.
How is it that this Orthodox synagogue could allow something that no Conservative synagogue
would consider? Actually, it’s quite simple. The shul in question is not the type of Orthodox synagogue
where almost everyone drives to shul on Shabbat but parks a block away. Everyone in that synagogue
actually lives an Orthodox lifestyle and therefore the synagogue is able to assume that all its members
keep kosher. There is no need for an elaborate policy designed to make sure that the members don’t
bring non-kosher food to the synagogue. No one would dream of doing so.
Many of our rules and policies come into place precisely because of the conflict between what the
Conservative Movement and its individual bodies stand for institutionally and the lifestyle that its mem-
bers actually practice individually. At times the Conservative movement has dealt with this dissonance
head-on and legitimized in theory what everyone was already doing in practice anyway. The classic ex-
ample is the Rabbinical Assembly’s 1950 responsum which permitted driving to and from the synagogue
on Shabbat. This was clearly a case of yielding to necessity. The post-World War II exodus to the sub-
urbs meant that fewer and fewer congregants lived within walking distance of their synagogues. The
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From the Rabbi’s Study Continued:
synagogues often followed their members out to the suburbs (as for example B’nai Israel which was once
in the District but now is in Rockville) but this of course often left a cadre of members who still lived near
the old location. In addition, suburbs are often spread out and lack sidewalks, so that almost everyone
came to believe that walking to synagogue was not really an option. The 1950 responsum took this real-
ity into account, but specified that it was permissible only to drive to synagogue and back home -- not
anywhere else. In 1950, there may well have been Conservative Jews who followed that limitation. Many
Conservative rabbis and cantors -- including me -- still do, but I wonder how many Conservative lay peo-
ple actually do so.
But wasn’t Orthodox Judaism impacted by the rise of suburbia too? To some extent, yes -- and
thus the phenomenon I described above of driving to shul and parking a block away. Some Orthodox
synagogues with large numbers of non-observant members chain their parking lots shut on Shabbat so
their members don’t park there on Shabbat and make it seem as if the synagogue is condoning Shabbat
desecration. One Baltimore Orthodox synagogue (not the one I described above!) actually sells its park-
ing lot to a non-Jew every Friday afternoon and buys it back every Saturday night (I swear I am not
making this up.) But the kind of Orthodox synagogue I am describing, with few members who actually
live an Orthodox lifestyle, is rapidly disappearing. More and more, Orthodox synagogues consist mostly
of practicing Orthodox Jews.
Such a person does not buy a house only to then discover that the synagogue is too far to walk.
He or she finds out where the synagogue is located and then looks to find a house within walking dis-
tance. Houses within walking distance to an Orthodox synagogue sell for more than similar houses that
are not within walking distance, because Orthodox families are willing to pay more for them.
The reason for this is really quite simple. Orthodox Jews actually believe that God wants them to
walk to shul on Shabbat. They don’t believe that God said it’s “a nice idea” to do so. They don’t believe
that it just makes for a nicer, more cohesive community if everyone lives near the shul and walks. They
believe that driving to shul is a direct violation of an explicit divine command.
And we don’t. I have spoken and written before about our insistence on translating the word
“mitzvah” as “good deed” when in fact it means “commandment.” But to believe in a “commandment”
requires us to believe in a God who gives commands and means them to be obeyed.
The reasons why most Jews no longer believe in that type of God are complicated and varied.
Some Jews feel that the Holocaust means God no longer has a right to demand anything from the Jewish
people. Some people feel that discoveries in the fields of history and archeology debunk the traditional
understanding of divine revelation. Some, perhaps many, Jews, don’t really think about their beliefs
much at all. They do what feels comfortable because it furthers a way of life they find meaningful.
But “because God said so” doesn’t carry much weight with the overwhelming majority of Jews,
because while they may believe in God they don’t really believe that “He said so.” And so, we fall back on
rules and policies which we attempt to enforce, even though nobody but perhaps the rabbi and/or cantor
actually observes them. There has got to be a better way. We need a theology that makes sense to mod-
ern Jews and instills in us a sense of obligation that does not fall back on invocation of an authority no
one really accepts. If not, our Judaism may well end up like that pile of uneaten kosher TV dinners in the
hotel room in Cairo.
L’shalom,
Rabbi Charles L. Arian
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Dr. Marcie M. Lerner 301-869-7699 [email protected]
President’s Message
Shalom! Summer is upon us. While many folks leave town for vacation, etc.,
Kehilat Shalom is still open for business! Shabbat services continue as well as exciting programs and activities. Watch your email, the KS FaceBook page
and the KS Website, www.KehilatShalom.org for details.
This is my last article as your president. It has been an honor to serve our congregation this year. I will continue to serve on the Board of Directors as the "immediate past president," and I leave you in the competent care of my successor (to be approved at the Congregational
Meeting, June 3rd). I want to thank my administration for overcoming many challenges this year. We had our rabbi and our executive director retire. We had our office staff leave with
short notice. We are now a smaller, older (and wiser) congregation. We now have a new rabbi and our beloved volunteer, Tom Loggie, to handle the day to day business. We still need more
volunteers, especially with catering, grounds maintenance, and office help. If you wish to con-tribute your time in any of these areas, please contact the shul office at 301-869-7699 or [email protected].
Highlights from the General Board Meeting held May 20th are as follows:
Rabbi's D'var Torah: Some things can be taught; others have to be experienced.
Senior V.P.: Negotiations regarding the sale of the Rosenfeld Educational Center building are continuing and reaching completion soon.
V.P. of House and Administration: We are continuing to save money in every way possible
while still serving the congregation and operating in an efficient manner.
Treasurer and Financial Secretary: if you need financial assistance regarding dues pay-ments, please contact Richard Jaffe at [email protected]
V.P. Development/Publicity: The Special Events Committee has been meeting to plan excit-ing occasions; we will be honoring Hazzan Komrad to celebrate her 10 years (so far) at Kehi-lat Shalom. The tentative date will be Saturday night, October 26th (with a Silent Auction
and other fund-raising opportunities). Please contact Doug Baum if you would like to help on this event committee (or any other events) at [email protected].
V.P. Membership: Kehilat Shalom currently has about 140 "family units." We need each and
every one of you to get more involved and support our wonderful congregation. If there is an area you would like to help with, a program, a project, a possible class you want to take (or
lead!), please contact Greg Gore at [email protected], or show up at the next Member-ship Services meeting (June 5th at 8pm).
Youth and Education: We have signed our agreement with Shalom Learning,
(www.shalomlearning.com) a new way of offering excellent Religious Education for our lower school; this program involves online/web-cam class during the week and classroom or other activity on Sunday at Kehilat Shalom; we will continue Youth Activities for older kids with
Shaare Torah. Contact Shelli Froehlich, [email protected], for more information. Regis-tration info will be sent out shortly.
Special Birthday/Anniversary/Simcha coming up? Have your celebration (or class, meet-
ing, etc.) at Kehilat Shalom! We have small and larger rooms available, as well as our catering crew! Contact Larry Beck, [email protected], for more info.
Thank you for supporting your shul!
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Co-Presidents Linda Loggie [email protected] & Elise Garfinkel [email protected]
Sisterhood News
Linda Loggie and Elise Garfinkle, Co-Presidents
Shalom Sisters! Sisterhood Shabbat on May
11 honoring our mothers, daughters and all women was fabulous.
Yasher Koach to Wendy Schneider-Levinson for planning the day and all who participated.
Our special interest groups have been busy
and the next activities planed are as follows:
Bake and Babble: Enjoy the company of fellow Sisterhood
members and make some tasty treats for Saturday kiddish. Bake and Babble will meet
on the third Wednesday of the month at the Kehilat Shalom Kitchen. Our next meeting will be June 16, 7:30—9:30
Contact Linda Loggie for more information
Dine Around Group: We had a wonderful dine around again on May 20th.
The next event will be @ Vasilis Monday, June 17, 7:00pm.
RSVP and more information:
contact Bobbie Goldman at [email protected].
Book Club
On Sunday, June 2, at 2:00 pm the Book Club
will discuss Devotion by Dani Shapiro at the home of Elyse Celli. Please RSVP to Elise at [email protected] or to Alyce at
[email protected] if you can come.
Auxiliaries
Crafters Club
Do you knit, crochet, embroider, tat,
scrapbook, needlepoint, make lace, or
quilt? Would you enjoy some time with fel-low crafters who share your passion? Join
us to practice your skills or be exposed to some new ones. The Crafters Club meets
on the first Sunday of the month from 3-5pm at Kehilat Shalom.
Crafter's get-togethers will be suspended till next fall. See you on the first Sunday in
October.
Contact: Charissa Flamenbaum at
[email protected] for more information.
Make checks payable to Kehilat Shalom Sisterhood
and mail check with form below to: Kehilat Shalom Sisterhood, 9915 Apple Ridge Way,
Gaithersburg, MD. 20886
----------------------------------------- Yes, I will be attending the Mah Jongg
Training Classes on July 9, 16, and 23!
Name
_________________________________________
Address
_________________________________________
City______________________________________
State _____ Zip __________
Home Phone ___________________________
Cell Phone ___________________________
Email ______________________________
Payment Enclosed $______ ($10.00 registration
fee)
If needed: _____ I can bring a set _____ I can
bring a bridge table
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Barry Cohen [email protected]
Active Retirees News
Lunch and Learn:
The Active Retirees are meeting
on the fourth Wednesday of the
month. Our May meeting was on May
22nd. Rabbi Arian gave a presentation
of "The Role Of Women in Conservative Judaism."
We invite all interested parties to lunch and
learn on the 4th Wednesday of each month featur-
ing our own Rabbi Arian. Bring a dairy lunch, coffee
and cake will served. Various topics that will surely
intrigue you. The presentations starts in the Sister-
hood Hall at 11PM and finishes at noon, in time to
have lunch with your friends and fellow congre-
gants. Everyone is welcome.
For further information contact
Joe Kamp, (301) 869-7699.
Our next meeting is on June 26.
Carl Berger [email protected]
Auxiliaries
Men’s Club News
Involving Jewish Men in Jewish Life
As summer approaches, Men’s
Club is remaining active. The May
19, 2013 gardening/fix-up day was
a huge success. We would like to schedule small
groups to work periodically throughout the summer
and fall. A couple hours of your volunteer efforts
can save our congregation thousands of dollars in
contract labor costs. Please contact Tom Loggie or
myself with your availability.
Please start thinking how your Men’s Club can be
improved upon for next year.
I look forward to seeing each of you and hearing
your ideas for Men’s Club.
An Open Invitation to a Major Jewish Event
This October in Baltimore, United Synagogue of
Conservative Judaism will celebrate its Centennial by hosting The Conversation of the Century – an unprecedented gathering of 21st century Jews and
today’s most innovative leaders, teachers, and
performers.
This event is for anyone looking for personal inspiration and the tools to foster thriv-
ing communities in a changing Jewish landscape.
On October 11-12, there will be a joyous Shabbaton, including five different services, renowned prayer leaders, and learning with outstanding scholars. At the conference on October 13-15, con-
gregational leaders can address the major issues involved in building thriving communities: changes in Jewish identity and affiliation, making prayer resonant, building financial sustainability, engaging interfaith families, and more.
The program will abound with music and performance by leading artists. You'll leave with concrete ideas and practical strategies for creating a kehilla – a sacred community – of meaning and purpose.
It all takes place at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel. See an up-to-date list of speakers and
register at www.uscj100.org. Don’t wait: there are special discounts for people who register early. There are also special discounts for students and young adults.
Join us in Baltimore for expansive learning, joyful prayer, music, celebration,
and passionate discussions about building a vibrant Jewish future.
Come for one day or for five. But come. It’s a conversation too important to miss.
See further Information on pages 21 and 22)
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Coordinator, Wendy Weisbard [email protected], Assistant, Becky Rutchik
[email protected], Youth Committee Chair, Shelli Froehlich [email protected]
Youth Links
Thank you to every-
one who supported the pilot year of the
JBURG diner. You will receive your new
menu in September with some new and in-
teresting dishes to try. The diner has now become a one price all you can eat place
with a very reasonable fee. Just a few sam-plings and you will get your money’s worth
and you might overindulge which is fine with us!!!
A big thank you goes to
the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and
the Partnership for Jew-ish Life and Learning for
giving us the Grant money to try this new style of programming.
Rabbi Jeremy is leaving us to become the
Assistant Director Hillel at Cornell University (where I was a student many years ago).
Shaare Torah is actively looking for his re-placement, but have no fear I am working
hard to make year 2 of the diner even better than the first.
After many years as the Youth Director at
Kehilat Shalom, I will now be limiting my energies to the JBURG diner and my new
grandson who will be born in California in August. I am counting the days until that
(99 as I am writing this). I hope your sum-mer also has exciting things in store.
Wendy Weisbard Becky Rutchik
Youth Director Youth Assistant
Learning & Growing
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Agreement with Shalom Learning has been finalized. Registration information will be coming out shortly. Watch your Mail/email. Check our web site for more information. REMEMBER Keep practicing over the summer.
READING EACH DAY HELPS THE BRAIN CONNECT TO THE LANGUAGE.
REMEMBER 5 X 5 5 MINUTES, 5 NIGHTS A WEEK!
Hidden Treasures at Kehilat Shalom
Please stop by and enjoy our amazing collection of over 3,000 books in the Kehilat Shalom library.
We have a wide variety of topics, including fiction, biographies, the Holocaust, immigrant history, Israel, American, and Jewish history, and Judaic art, as well as Jewish observance, culture, prayer, and spirituality. We also have a beautiful collection of picture books and books for young readers, for your children and grandchildren. Deena Bleich is the Library Chairperson and Melanie Berson is her helper. Please contact Melanie ([email protected]) if you would like assistance, or are seek-ing a book on a particular topic. You can check out books any time during business hours or special events on Sundays.
We are displaying the following books by the front office; check out these selections that you may have missed:
Schindler's List (author Thomas Keneally) (1982 publica-tion): amazing story of how Oskar Schindler, a German war profiteer and prison camp director, saved more Jews from Nazi extermination than any other single person during World War II.
The Zookeeper's Wife (author Diane Ackerman) (2007 publication): true story of Polish Christian husband and wife zookeepers who smuggled Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto and hid the Jews in their home and zoo facility during World War II.
The Red Tent (author Anita Diamant) (1997 publication): beautifully written novel about the traditions and lives of Biblical women, as narrated by Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah.
Walking the Bible: A Journey Through the Five Books of Moses (author Bruce Feiler) (2001 publication)
Walking the Bible: A Photographic Journey (2005 publi-cation): the author treks 10,000 miles through Turkey, Israel, Egypt, and Jordan to experience the actual places of many events in the Torah. He is accompanied by ar-chaeologist Avner Goren, as they explore the spiritual and geographic landscape of the Torah.
Explore the turmoils of contemporary Israeli society through the novels of 2 highly acclaimed Israeli authors:
A Woman in Jerusalem: author A.B. Yehoshua (2004 publication)
To the End of the Land: author David Grossman (2010 publication)
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KIDDUSH KONVERSATIONS
And now for something completely new, exciting and different. . . . . . Approximately once
every three weeks, Rabbi Arian will lead a Saturday Shabbat early afternoon study ses-
sion on various topics of interest. At the recent Adult Education Committee meeting, a list of
topics was generated that we will explore but additional suggestions will be gratefully re-
ceived.
We will meet on Shabbat after the Kiddush at approximately 12:30 pm for
an hour or so, and you are cordially invited to participate whether or not you
were at Shabbat morning services.
On June 8, 2013, we will discuss “What is Conservative Judaism”
On June 22, 2013, we will discuss “What is Conservative Judaism, part 2”
Ideas or comments, contact Rabbi Arian at [email protected]
or at the office 301-869-7699
Learning
Mitzvah day
May 19, 2013
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KEHILAT SHALOM is proud to offer
Jewish Education for the 21st Century
We have learned that many Jewish families are seeking a more experiential and flexible
approach to congregational education, and we are very excited to be able to offer Sha-
lomLearning for grades 3rd-7th for the 2013/2014 school year.
What is ShalomLearning?
ShalomLearning is a new, innovative approach to Jewish education that blends in class-room instruction and family engagement with technology through four different types
of sessions:
Our goal is that children (and families) will build a strong Jewish identity based on Jew-ish values, which can be used in their daily lives.
In addition, students will learn Hebrew in different ways: during class while reviewing
tefillot (prayers), through self-paced study, and on ShalomLearning’s Hebrew App.
Space is limited.
Each class size is limited to eight students. This program eliminates the mid-week commute to religious school and is open to non members. If you are interested or
want more information, please contact Rabbi Charles L. Arian, Kehilat Shalom, 301-869-7699 or [email protected].
Learning
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KABBALAH CLASSES WITH
GUEST RABBI, TZVI TUCHMAN
Kabbalah is an ancient Jew-
ish text that offers insights
into G-d and His interaction with the world,
and provides guidance for navigating our
way through life.
Join Rabbi Tzvi Tuchman, Assistant Direc-
tor of Shoresh, for this very stimulating monthly class.
Sunday mornings at 10:15 am:
To resume after the Holidays. Stay tuned for more information.
BIBLE STUDY—THE WEEKLY HAFTORAH
A new Adult Education series will be starting
in December. We will be gather the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 8:00 pm (please come for 7:45 pm minyan, if possi-
ble) and we will be studying the Haftarah for the coming Shabbat.
The weekly Haftorah is a reading from one of the books of the Prophets and relates the-
matically to the Torah reading or to the day or season of the year. The weekly Haftorah is
often very fascinating but is rarely studied or addressed in sermons.
We will be using the commentary from the Chumash, the Etz Chayim as well as other
traditional and modern books of thoughts and commentaries.
The final study sessions for this
year will be:
June 13 th
June 27 th
Life, Learning & Growing
Adult Education
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Applications for Financial Assistance for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 are available
in the office. Any questions, contact Richard Jaffe, Financial
Secretary at [email protected]
Simcha Shabbat To participate in this special service and Kiddush, please return the form below by June 17, 2013.
I/we will will not attend on June 22.
Name _____________
# Attending _____________ Phone _____________
Simcha _____________
I/we would like to help sponsor Kiddush for $36
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Torah & Haftorah Readers are needed!
Torah Readers are needed: Contact Gail Lieberman at 301-330-1716. And, Haftorah Readers are needed: Contact Mike Goldman
at 301-674-7807. Mike Goldman is teaching, “Reading Torah for Shabbat
Services” every Wednesday evening at 7 PM. He will be glad to start a class in “Chanting
Haftorah” if requested, at the convenience of the students.
Life, Learning & Growing
Adult Education
STUDY WITH RABBI ARIAN
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism
but Were Afraid to Ask
This course is designed to help you grapple
with those many questions you might not
even have known you had. We will meet on
Sunday mornings. They will not conflict with
Kabbalah study with Rabbi Tuchman.
Here are some of the questions to be dis-cussed:
1.) What is Judaism anyway? What's it for?
2.) Can I doubt God and still be Jewish? Can I be an atheist and still be Jewish?
3.) Where did the Torah come from?
4.) Where did our various holidays and prac-tices come from? If they aren't in the Torah,
why don’t we have them?
5.) What is prayer? Who wrote our liturgy? 6.) What's the difference between Reform,
Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Renewal, and all those other forms of
Judaism? 7.) Does Judaism care about everyone or only
about Jews?
8.) Who gets to decide what Judaism believe anyway?
Classes will meet at 10:15 am on the following dates:
June 9, 2013
CRASH HEBREW
A class that allows the student
to master the basics of reading
Hebrew letters and vowels. A
good class for beginners and
those who may have forgotten what they once
learned. Class will be scheduled on the basis of
interest. If you are interested in participating,
please contact Rabbi Arian.
INTERMEDIATE HEBREW
A class to help master the basic grammar and
vocabulary of Jewish prayer. Class will be
scheduled on the basis of interest . If you are
interested in participating, please contact Rabbi
Arian.
TORAH READER’S CLASS
We are having classes on
Wednesday evenings, “How
to Read Torah” So if you are
Interested come and join the
classes. Support can also be given to those who
are reading Torah for Shabbat, Holidays or if
you just want to practice your portion. If you
are interested, contact Mike Goldman, Ritual
Committee Chair
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Mishpacha Minutes SHARE YOUR NEWS WITH
KEHILAT SHALOM
Your congregational family wants to share in your joys and support
you during difficult times. Please contact the office at 301-869-7699 with information about your family honors,
engagements, accomplishments, marriages, awards, illnesses and hospitalizations. When
appropriate and with your permission we will include this news in the Shofar.
Volunteers Needed
We need volunteers to
answer the phones and greet visitors. Monday—Friday 12:00 pm to
4:00 pm. Contact Thomas Loggie @ (301) 869-7699
SHARE YOUR NEWS WITH KEHILAT SHALOM
Yasher Koach to David Holzel and Phil Jacobs for taking home a first place award
from the MDDC (Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association for their article “When a
Predator Wants to Pray” and to David Holzel for his second place award for his profile of attorney Abe Lowell, “Man of Words”
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What & When
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What & when
June 7 - 8:13 June 21 - 8:19 June 14 - 8:16 June 28 - 8:19
SHABBAT - BEHAR/BECHUKOTAI
Friday, May 3 Shabbat Eve Service 7:45 pm
Saturday, May 4 Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 am
SHABBAT - BEMIDBAR Friday, May 10
Shabbat Eve Service 7:45 pm Saturday, May 11
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 am
SHABBAT - NASSO
Friday, May 17 Shabbat Eve Service 7:45 pm
Saturday, May 18 Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 am
SHABBAT - BEHAALOTECHA Friday, May 24
Shabbat Eve Service 7:45 pm Saturday, May 25
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 am
SHABBAT - SHELACH LECHA Friday, May 31 Shabbat Eve Service 7:45 pm
Saturday, June 1 Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 am
Food to Homeless Shelters Monthly delivery (4th Sun) of an entrée to the
Interfaith Works women’s shelter in Rockville has been ongoing for a number of years. The Kehilat Shalom members have exchanged one Sunday
evening a month to help out. It is now time for you to choose a Sunday in 2013 of your choice! You may also help out by
sending in financial donations that can be depos-ited to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, marked “Shelter Meals” to help cover costs.
Sign up with Elise Garfinkel at
[email protected] or Billye Roberts at [email protected]
AED Fund “Whoever saves a life. . Saved an en-
tire world” Our fund is just about there,
we are very close to our goal. We just
need $316.00 more before we can pur-
chase this life-saving device for our
synagogue, so keep those donations
coming in!
Mitzvah Corner
Sisterhood Judaica Shop has a Huge
30% Off Sale Going on Now!!
Items are available for all of your
Daily and Holiday needs. There are some
really beautiful items just waiting to be picked
up for that special someone in your life
Contact Janet Rutchik [email protected]
or
240-632-1085 for shop times & availability
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MINYAN MITZVAH SCHEDULE Sun through Fri 7:45 pm and Sun 9:15 am
We Appreciate Your
Support
Please consider coming in to
support the daily Minyan
whenever you can, even
when it is not your week. We
have been doing great at
keeping the Minyan going,
but our margin of safety is
pretty thin. This is a mitzvah
that each of us can perform
so that Kaddish can be said
by those in need.
Todah Rabbah!
GREETERS WANTED
The Kehilat Shalom Kabbalah Shabbat and Shabbat morning greeter program is looking for ad-ditional greeters. Greeters help build our spiritual community by welcoming old and new
friends with a hearty Shabbat Shalom and warm handshake to our community. The mitzvah of welcoming guests is one of Judaism’s spiritual imperatives. (See Genesis 18: 1-8.) Please con-
tact Larry Beck at [email protected] or Greg Gore at [email protected] ques-tions or to volunteer.
DATE: 6/2/13 - 6/7/13
Shapiro, Bernard & Marjorie Shenk
Simon, Walter & Adele Simon, Brenda
Sinnett Sokoloff
Sosin Steinberg
Sternberg Strauss
Studley Sultan
DATE: 6/9/13 - 6/14/13
Tepper
Tuegel Vederman
Vogel/Miller-Vogel Wallack
Wasserman Weiner
Weller Wertlieb
Weston Woorman
Yellin
DATE: 6/16/13 - 6/21/13 Zapor
Anton
Ascher August
Azoff/Green Ballonoff
DATE: 6/16/13 - 6/21/13
Balsinger/Garil Barbag
Baum Beard
Beck Bedell
DATE: 6/23/13 - 6/28/13
Beitler Berger
Berson Bleich
Block Blomberg
Blumberg
Borchardt Bouer
Brown Budman
Cabana/Rockman
DATE: 6/30/13 – 7/5/13 Cahn
Cassorla Chidakel
Cohen, Irving & Arlene Cohen, Barry & Thelma
Costanzo Crausman
Duberstein
Duvall Dymond
Epstein, Martin & Ellen Epstein, Stephen & Andrea
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Cycle of Life Events
HAPPY JUNE BIRTHDAY WISHES TO
THE CHILDREN: David Ascher, Jennifer
Beitler, Evan Feldman, Jason Froehlich, Dara
Greenwald, Brett Halpert, Seth Lattner,
Daniel Levine, Carly Pascal, Alissa Rosen-
stein, Stephanie Schmetz, Harrison Sokoloff,
Stuart Sokoloff, Robyn Studley, Samantha
Weston
ADULTS: Douglas Baum, Isador Bronstein,
Susan Cahn, Toby Costanzo,
Harold Flamenbaum, Marc
Goldstein-Smith, Jennifer Jo-
seph, Cindy Halpert, Mar-
shall Gross, Trudy Kahan,
Bruce Kanner, Gail Lieber-
man, Bruce Pascal, Bonnie Richter, Barbara
Ronis, David Ross, Edward Schmetz, Jef-
frey Seldin, Walter Simon, David Sokoloff,
Howard Wallack, Martin Woorman, Martin
Yellin, Frances Yellin
HAPPY JUNE ANNIVERSARY WISHES TO:
Joel & Helen Felrice, Bill &
Michelle Beard, Carl & Ann
Berger, Jack & Patricia
Gruber, Marvin & Sharon
Beitler, Joel & Julie Himel-
farb, Murray & Pamela
Penner, Bruce & Amy
Pascal, Toby Costanzo,
Leigh & Rhoda Press, Marvin & Sandra
Rosenstein, Philip & Sharon Roseman, Ed-
ward & Beth Schmetz, Walter & Adele
Simon, David & Alyce Ross, David & Joan
Steinberg, David & Kathleen Sultan, Linda &
John Pesce, Aaron & Gail Wertlieb, Harris &
Carol Vederman
SIMCHA BOARD
A wonderful way to honor an
individual, a family, or a Simcha, such as a
Wedding, Birth, Bar/Bat Mitz-vah, Graduation,
Birthday...
Your thoughtfulness will be on permanent
display in the Sanctuary for
all to see. Donation: $180
Yasher koach to our torah and
haftorah readers and
sh’lichei tzibbur
Kehilat Shalom is blessed with many congregants
who participate regularly in our Daily Minyan and our Shabbat services throughout the year and
whose efforts and contributions are very much greatly appreciated. A hearty Yasher Koach to the following persons:
Carl Berger Michael Goldman
Joe Lustig Lori Wasserman Harold Flamenbaum Greg Gore
Jedd Moskowitz Errol Forgosh Gail Lieberman Lloyd Nalaboff Shelli Froehlich Tamara Jaffe
Murray Penner Stan Ginsburg Stuart Rutchik Wendy Schneider-
Levinson
Kehilat Shalom Library
Do you have Jewish interest books or DVDs that you would like to donate to our library? In particular, we would like to add to our col-
lection of adult fiction and non-fiction titles from the 1990's - now. You can drop off li-
brary materials for donation in the front office or on the desk in the library.
Thank you.
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We Gratefully Acknowledge...
MISCELLANEOUS DONATIONS
To the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, by Libby & Joe
Kamph.
To the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, for the selling of
Chametz, by Jeffrey Seldin.
To the Library Fund, in memory of Rita Bleich, z’l, by
Thelma & Barry Cohen.
To the Kiddish Fund, by Melanie Berson.
To the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, in memory of Rita
Bleich, z’l, by Toby & Abe Friedberg.
To the Kiddish Fund, by Marcia Litwack.
To the Larry Froehlich Jr. Congregation Fund, in mem-
ory of Rita Bleich, z’l, by Shelli Froehlich.
To the Kiddish Fund, by Mike & Bobbie Goldman.
To the Kiddish Fund, by Wendy Schneider-Levinson &
Family.
To the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, in appreciation for
confirmation, by Ed Cabana & Renee Rockman.
To the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, Religious School
Programming, and Catering Fund, by the Forgosh
Family.
Soda, by Charlotte Strauss
Soda, by Shelli Froehlich
Conference Table, by Linda Gottsagen
GENERAL FUND:
Marvin & Sharon Beitler
Carl & Ann Berger
Seth Sternberg
Ken Studley
DONATIONS IN MEMORY OF:
Ben Silbert; Lenore & Jonathan Bromberg Jack Ershkowitz; Jane Tepper & Family Frances Emden; Irene Feuer Isaac Block; Judith Block William Block; Judith Block Milton Kopp; Judith Block Eric Smith; Bonnie & Marc Goldstein-Smith Sylvia Drasner; Carol & Larry Beck Anne Steinberg; Cahn Family Estelle Beckerman; Jedd Moskowitz & Wendy Beckerman Alvin Moskowitz; Jedd Moskowitz & Wendy Beckerman Philip Beckerman; Jedd Moskowitz & Wendy Beckerman Ben Silbert; Richard Silbert Lena Levitz, Wendy Schneider-Levinson Martin Schneider; Wendy Schneider-Levinson Elyahoo Sabi; Nasrine Sabi David Ronis; Mike & Bobbie Goldman Ben Silbert; Mike & Bobbie Goldman Morris Schwartz; Irene Feuer Selma Bronstein; Isador Bronstein Selma Bronstein; Leah Laifsky David Berson; Melanie Berson Rita Bleich; Melanie Berson Ludwig Cahn; Cahn Family Yehuda Lolachi; Nasrine Sabi Isadore Gulitz; Saundra Barbag Rubin Schefflin; Beth & Edward Schmetz Jeanette Everly; Isador Bronstein Sounia Fried; Chelle Nalaboff & Family Fay Goldman; Bobbie & Mike Goldman
Kehilat Shalom Donation Funds
Kehilat Shalom has a variety of funds that you can support with
your minimum donation of $10.00 or more (unless otherwise
noted):
Kehilat Shalom General Fund
Larry Froehlich Junior Congregation Fund
Library Fund
Rabbi Arian’s Discretionary Fund
Youth Fund
Kehilat Shalom Catering Fund
Yahrzeit Donations
Prayer Book Fund (Siddur Sim Shalom, $36.00 & Etz Hayim Chu-
mash, $54.00)
Simcha Board Donations ($180.00)
Memorial Plaque Board Donations ($500.00)
Memorial or Simcha Seat Donations ($1000.00)
Barbara Peller Camp Fund
Gayle Peck Fine Arts Fund
A personalized card will be sent to acknowledge your donation &
your contribution will be listed in the Shofar Newsletter (unless oth-
erwise requested) Kehilat Shalom is a 501©(3)charitable organiza-
tion and your donation is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Information regarding all of these funds is here in the Kehilat Sha-
lom office. If you have any questions, please contact 301-869-
7699. Todah Rabbah for supporting Kehilat Shalom.
Join the
Kiddish Club
Make a
Donation as Proof of your
Membership
SPONSOR A KIDDUSH
Sponsoring a Kiddush is a great way to make a donation
to Kehilat Shalom, while honoring a milestone in some-
one’s life, such as a birthday or anniversary. It’s also a
nice way to honor someone’s memory.
If you would like to sponsor a Kiddush, please contact
Tom Loggie at 301-869-7699 or at
SIMCHA SHABBAT DONATIONS:
Wendy Schneider-Levinson Janet Rutchik Charlotte Strauss Marcie Lerner Mike & Bobbie Goldman Rabbi Charles Arian Debra Weston & Family Jedd Moskowitz & Wendy Beckerman Tom & Linda Loggie
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Sivan June
23 1 * Sounia Fried, Mother of Chelle Nalaboff 23 1 * Fay Goldman, Mother of Michael Goldman 23 1 Pearl Woorman, Mother of Martin Woorman 26 4 Leonard Cohen, Father of Pamela Penner 26 4 * Sara Krieger, Mother of Karen Mann 26 4 * Rubin Schefflin, Father of Beth Schmetz 27 5 Isadore Gulitz, Father of Saundra Barbag 27 5 Larry Muenz, Husband of Janet Muenz 27 5 Larry Muenz, Father of Jonathan & Daniel Muenz 27 5 * Fritz Klinger 28 6 Keith Bedell, Brother of Richard Bedell 28 6 Herman Milder, Father of Marlene Duvall 28 6 * Florence Feldman, Mother of James Feldman Tammuz 1 9 Jeanette Everly, Sister of Isador Bronstein
1 9 Harvey Smith, Father of Sheila Harburger 1 9 Harvey Weiner, Uncle of Bonnie Sosin 3 11 William Tolin, Grandfather of Debra Weston 3 11 * Sarah Brother 3 11 * Ruth Peller 4 12 Julia Bronstein, Mother of Isador Bronstein 4 12 * Samuel Litwin 4 12 * Rabbi Abraham Oler 5 13 * Annette Gessner 6 14 * Alvin Moskowitz, Father of Jedd Moskowitz 8 16 * Bea Mintz, Mother of Marcie Tuegel 8 16 * Morris Coran 9 17 Julia Milhiser, Mother of Steven Milhiser 10 18 Pauline Chidakel, Mother of Edwin Chidakel 10 18 Ellis Hoberman, Father of Allan Hoberman
12 20 Margaret Klinger, Mother of Susan Chidakel 12 20 Edwin Liss, Father of Karen Goldenberg 13 21 Dorothy Scheiner, Mother of Barry Scheiner 13 21 * Barbara Peller 14 22 Clela Wilcox, Mother of Billye Roberts 16 24 Ruth Hoberman, Mother of Allan Hoberman 16 24 Nathan Kaplan, Father of Marilynn Anton 16 24 Henry Kronhaus, Uncle of Sherry Marlowe 17 25 Leonard Cutler, Uncle of Debra Weston 17 25 * Rebecca Kramer 18 26 Leon Ballonoff, Father of Les Ballonoff 18 26 Betty Lustig, Grandmother of Joseph Lustig 19 27 * Philip Beckerman, Father of Wendy Becker man 19 27 Marilyn Lawres, Sister of Thelma Cohen 19 27 * Anne Roffe 20 28 * Zitta Friedlander 20 28 * Harry Schiffman 21 29 Samuel Baum, Father of Douglas Baum 21 29 Isabella Bouer, Mother of Michael Bouer 21 29 * Charles Streifer 22 30 * Selma Schwadron
Would you like to make a dona-
tion in honor or in memory of a
loved one?
You can purchase a Siddur Sim Shalom or an Etz Chayim Chumash with a spe-
cial bookplate in the inside cover. The costs are $36.00 per Siddur and $54.00
per Chumash.
If you would like to pay tribute to
someone, send a check payable to Kehilat Shalom
Yahrzeits
* A memorial light will be lit in the sanctuary for those names marked with an asterisk
Yahrzeit REMINDERS
As always immediate family are included in your
reminders. If you have friends or other family
member that you would like added to your list
please contact the Office .
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Gary Rosenthal Studio
Hiddur Mitzvah Project
The finished projects
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
picnic
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“They will be remembered”
Kehilat Shalom has two sections of cemetery plots at the Gan Zikaron Memorial Park in Comus, MD.
The Garden of Remembrance (Gan Zikaron) Memorial Park has been established by Washington Hebrew
Congregation as a service to the entire Jewish community of the Greater Washington area.
Developed and managed as a non-profit organization, it is the only cemetery in the region that is Jewish
owned and operated, and open to members of all congregations and those who are unaffiliated with a
congregation.
In a tranquil, beautifully landscaped setting amid gently rolling hills in northern Montgomery County,
the Garden of Remembrance is on 152 acres of meadows and woodlands at the foot of the majestic
Sugarloaf Mountain. It is just off Interstate 270, convenient to reach from everywhere in the Greater
Washington area.
The Garden of Remembrance provides comprehensive services in accordance with all branches of
Judaism, reflecting the full range of Jewish practices and honoring personal preferences.
Reasonably priced plots for families and individuals are available. Professional counselors are available
24 hours a day.
Think of the future. Think of your family. Then make the right decision.
Make a memorial estate in the Garden of Remembrance part of your legacy.
Individual plots are available for $2000.00, payment schedule negotiable.
For more information, please call the synagogue office at 301-869-7699.
From Montgomery County, Maryland
•Take the Capital Beltway (I-495) to I-270N.
•Travel I-270N to Ext 18N (Rte 121N).
•Go North 1/2 mile to Rte 355.
•Turn left on Rte 355, drive one mile, then turn left on Comus Rd.
•The Memorial Park entrance is on the right just over the I-270 bridge.
Garden of Remembrance
Memorial Estates
One generation passes away, and another generation comes; And the earth abides forever, Ecclesiastes
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THE SHOFAR Rabbi................................................................. Charles L. Arian
Hazzan ................................................................... Kim Komrad
Cantor Emeritus .................................................... Saul Finn, z’l
Acting Administrator ............................... Thomas G. F. Loggie
President ........................................................ Dr. Marcie Lerner
Senior Vice President ................................ Harold Flamenbaum
Vice President for House .......................... Thomas G. F. Loggie
Vice President for Development......................... Douglas Baum
Vice President for Member Services ....................... Greg Gore
Treasurer ............................................................... Terry Strauss
Financial Secretary ............................................... Richard Jaffe
Secretary ......................................... Wendy Schneider-Levinson
Youth Director ................................................ Wendy Weisbard
Men’s Club ............................................................... Carl Berger
Sisterhood ................................... Elise Garfinkel, Linda Loggie
Active Retirees ....................................................... Barry Cohen
Shofar Layout ........................................................ Linda Loggie
Website Administrator ....................................... Billye Roberts