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The BulletinUnion Temple of Brooklyn

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism

OCTOBER, 2011 TISHRI — CHESHVAN 5772 Vol. 163, No 2

SHABBAT SERVICES FOR OCTOBER

SHABBAT SHUVA / HA’AZINU

Sept. 30 Friday Evening 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat

1 Saturday Morning 10:30 AMShabbat Morning Service

Torah: Deuteronomy 32.1-52 Haftarah: Hosea 14.2-10

SHABBAT YOM KIPPUR

7 Friday Evening 8:00 PM Kol Nidre

8 Saturday Morning 10:00 AMMorning ServiceSee full schedule at left

Torah: Deuteronomy 29:9-14, 30:11-20 Haftarah: Isaiah 58:1-104

SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED SUKKOT

14 Friday Evening4:00 PM - Friday at Four: Shabbat for Tots: Dinner and Sukkah Party (see page 5)6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat

15 Saturday Morning 10:30 AM

Shabbat Morning Service

Torah: Exodus 33:12-34:26 Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18-39:7

SHABBAT BERESHIT

21 Friday Evening4:00 PM - Friday at Four: Shabbat for Tots6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat


Torah: Genesis 1:1-6:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5-10

SHABBAT NOACH

28 Friday Evening4:00 PM - Friday at Four: Shabbat for Tots Fourth Friday Shabbat 7:00 PM Dinner 8:00 PM Service9:00 PM Dreyfus Memorial Lecture with Rabbi Dr. Martin A. CohenOneg Shabbat


Torah: Genesis 6:9-11:32 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-55:5

HIGH HOLY DAY

SCHEDULE FOR 5772

YOM KIPPUR

Friday, October 7th

8:00 PM - Kol Nidre

Saturday, October 8th

9:00 AM - Family Service: One for Tots,another for Grades 1-7

10:00 AM - Morning Service

1:00 PM - Early Afternoon Prayers

1:30 PM - Social Action Forum

Baby Boomers: What Does The Future

Hold? With Chris Kaufman, Dr. Lewis So-

loff, and Jeffrey Stein

3:00 PM - Afternoon Service

5:00 PM - Yizkor & Neílah

A light “break-fast” will follow

Child care is available during all

High Holiday Services

Ticket information call the Temple

office at 718 638 7600

SUKKOT SERVICES

Wednesday, October 12th

6:45 PM - Reception

7:30 PM - Evening Service for Sukkot

Thursday, October 13th

10:30 AM - Morning Service

SIMCHAT TORAH SERVICE

Wednesday, October 19th

6:00 PM - Festival Dinner

7:30 PM - Service for Simchat Torah

ATZERET SIMCHAT TORAH SERVICE

Thursday, October 20th

10:30 AM - Morning Service: Yizkor



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Rabbi’s Message

The Rabbi A. Stanley Dreyfus Memorial Lecture

On Friday, October 28th, we will honor the memory of our esteemed Rabbi

Emeritus, Dr. A. Stanley Dreyfus. When Rabbi Dreyfus passed away on July

8, 2008, Rabbi Dr. David Ellenson, President of the Hebrew Union College -Jewish Institute of Religion, said in his statement: "Our community mourns the

loss of a beloved colleague and friend, Dr. A. Stanley Dreyfus, whose consum-

mate leadership, professional skill, scholarly wisdom, and compassionate con-

cern reflected the highest teachings of our faith and our people. . . Dr. Dreyfus

leaves a living legacy in the hearts of the thousands of students he mentored

and taught. His gifts of intellectual strength and human warmth endure as a

source of inspiration."

Dr. Dreyfus served as the Director of Rabbinic Placement of the Central Con-

ference of American Rabbis (1980‑1991) and taught Liturgy, Commentaries, and Mishnah at the New York

campus of HUC-JIR for over forty years. He chaired the Liturgy Committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis from 1975 to 1979, overseeing the publication of the Reform prayer books Gates of Prayer,

Gates of the House, Gates of Understanding and Gates of Repentance. He served on the Board of Governors

of the World Union for Progressive Judaism and the Executive Committee of the New York Board of Rabbis,

and was President of the Brooklyn Association of Reform Rabbis, and, at one time, Texas Assembly of Rab-

bis. He served on the Catholic‑Jewish Relations Committee of the Diocese of Brooklyn‑Queens.

Born in Youngstown, OH, Dr. Dreyfus earned a B.A. with high honors in Classics from the University of Cin-

cinnati, and earned Bachelor of Hebrew letters in 1942, and Master of Hebrew Letters and Ordination in 1946

from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. In 1951, he earned a Ph.D. in Jewish Theology from Hebrew Union

College, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by HUC-JIR in 1971. His long and distin-

guished career encompassed chaplaincy in the U.S. Army (1956‑

1965) and spiritual leadership as Visiting

Minister of the West London Synagogue in England (summer 1949), and as Rabbi of Congregation Beth El in

Beaver Falls, PA (1950‑1951), Congregation B'nai Israel in East Liverpool, OH (1951‑1956), United Hebrew

Congregation of Terre Haute, IN (1953‑55) and Temple B'nai Israel in Galveston, TX (1956‑1965).

He was the ever-faithful and loving husband of Marianne, father of Dr. James Dreyfus and his wife Rabbi

Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus, and Richard Dreyfus, z”l, and his wife Helen Bagot Dreyfus and grandfather of Ben,

David, Lina, Daniel and Adam.

But, without a doubt, his most important professional endeavor, at least as far as we are concerned, was to

serve as Rabbi of Union Temple from 1964 to1979, and then as Rabbi Emeritus until his death. He loved the

congregation with every ounce of his being, and we all loved him back. On Friday, October 28th, we willhonor his memory with the first Rabbi A. Stanley Dreyfus Memorial Lecture. Our distinguished guest speaker

will be Rabbi Dr. Martin A. Cohen, Senior History Professor at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of

Religion in New York. Rabbi Cohen shared a close friendship and deeply respectful collegiality with Rabbi

Dreyfus during their long association at HUC-JIR. He is also my trusted and loyal mentor, friend and teacher,

and I am honored to welcome him to our temple. We hope that you will join us for what promises to be an ex-

traordinary and most memorable evening.

-Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman



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Officer’s Column

It’s Going to be a Great Year!We just started a new year, and at Union Temple we're off to a strong start with a two new programs I'd like to

highlight:

• Fridays at Four: What is it? It's the name of our new expanded Tot Shabbat program. Every Friday and 4:00

p.m. the place will be jumping with toddlers and preschoolers having their own special Shabbat celebration. Besure to check it out—and bring friends.

• PJ Library: No, it doesn't have anything to do with pajamas, although I've heard some talk of a sleepover

event connected with this. It's a fantastic program designed to give age-appropriate Jewish children’s books,

on behalf of Jewish organizations (like UT), to families with young children FREE. Yes, FREE—a fun free

book every month. Why not? Call the temple office and sign up now! Call the office for details.

Of course, there are many other programs ongoing for adults and kids. Check out the Bulletin, visit our web-

site, look at the bulletin board while you're waiting for the elevator. You're sure to find a way to connect.

-Ellen Kolikoff, Vice President



Come one, come all. Free Parking AvailablePlease let us know you are coming and what you will bring.Union Temple will be serving drinks and a wonderful dessert

Name_________________________________________#adults______#children_____

I will bring:___________________entree_____________________side dish___________________salad

mail us this form or contact us via email ([email protected] )

Union Temple of Brooklyn

Simchat Torah Celebration

Pot Luck Dinner

6 PM

Festival Service New Student

Consecration

Parade of the Torahs

7:30 PM

Union Temple of Brooklyn 17 Eastern Parkway (at Grand Army Plaza)

Brooklyn, New York 11238-5699Telephone:(718) 638-7600 Fax:(718) 783-9151

[email protected] www.uniontemple.org

Special Consecration for

Kinder Kef

First and Second graders

5:30 PM



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Religious School

Off to a Good StartShanah tovah!

The new year at Union Temple Religious School hasgotten off to a great start! Our first few sessions have been full of interactive learning, prayerful song, and

strong relationships. If this month has been any indi-cation, this year promises to be full of growth and fun.

At our Religious School, we strive to engage our tra-dition and one another with love and understanding.This philosophy is reflected in a verse from Proverbs(4:8):

Hug wisdom to you, and she will raise you up,

She will bring you honor if you embrace her.

May each of us find ways to hug the enduring Jewishwisdom that offers meaning to our lives, and may our Religious School continue to be a place of loving and

joyful learning.

Shalom!

As always, please send any questions, comments, or feedback to me at [email protected].

-Daniel Kirzane, Educator

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Preschool

We’re Back and New and ImprovedWe opened the doors to a new school year onSeptember 14 t h and greeted 81 new and re-turning preschoolers.

We had made many changes during the sum-mer break and we were excited to see the im- provements. Our front bathroom was com- pletely renovated by an expert team, who didan amazing job. The new bathroom is beau-tiful, and meets the needs of both the pre-

school and the religious school. We also purchased a new wooden climber, a puppettheater, and a rocking boat for the big room,our indoor gym . This new equipment wasmade possible in part by a generous donationto the preschool from an anonymous donor.

We have also had a few pe r s onne l changes t h i syear. Two of our assistantteachers, Natalie Roth and

Jeff Lee, have left our school to move on to a newstage in their careers andwe wish them well in their new endeavors. In their places, we are pleased towelcome Catie Blake andSandy Wavrick to our staff.Catie will be working withPam Apple in the Hum-

mingbirds class (four year olds), and Sandywill be working with Alex Beers in the Star-lings (two year olds) and Sparrows (threeyear olds) classroom. We also said goodbyeto Haya Cohen, our yoga instructor of threeyears. Haya is expecting her first child andwe wish her all the best. April Cantor whotaught yoga in our afternoon program severalyears ago, will be taking Haya’s place. We

are very happy to have her back.With all of these changes afoot we are look-ing forward to an exciting and wonderfulnew school year.

-Susan Sporer, Preschool Director

Friday at Four

Shabbat for KidsPre-K and K

Every Friday at 4 PM

With YOSHIE At Union Temple

17 Eastern Parkway, Grand Army Plaza



As we wind down from the joyful celebrations of Suk-kot and Simchat Torah, we come to the quiet, intro-spective month of Cheshvan. After all the holidays inTishrei, Cheshvan gives us time to reflect on our

dreams and hopes for the new year, to take stock andconsider ways in which we can bring balance back into our lives. As women, we treasure this month thatmarks the death of our Matriarch Rachel and of sev-eral remarkable women who continue to inspire usthrough their works and, in some cases, martyrdom.

Join us on Sunday, October 30th at 10 AM, as wecelebrate these women and the month of Cheshvan inour first Rosh Chodesh Seder of 5772. Together, we'llexplore how we can bring renewal, inner tranquility,

spiritual growth, balance and peace into our lives— and our world. You won't want to miss this memorable morning of stimulating discussion, sharing, friend-ship, and delicious treats. Bring your mother, your sis-

ters, your daughters, your friends. All are welcome tothis inspiring celebration of women—and of life!

We thank all of you who sent in your dues. If itslipped your mind in this busy season, not to worry.Your membership checks are always welcome. Justwrite one for $36, made out to Sisterhood of UnionTemple, and mail it to the temple office. It's one small but important step on the road to tikkun olam.

-Barbara Brett, Recording Secretary

Sisterhood

Celebrate Our Remarkable Women

Now that Yom Kippur is here it means that Sukkah building can’t be far behind. Brotherhood will be comingtogether on October 9th to construct the Union TempleSukkah. It’s a great and fun activity and everyone is en-couraged to come and pick up a hammer and drill.

It’s also time to make sure your bicycle is tuned up asthe Brotherhood is planning a bike ride around Pros- pect Park on October 23rd.

Looking ahead on Sunday, November 20th, StevanSegall will be leading a book discussion about thenovel 36 Arguments for the Existence of God , by Re- becca Goldstein.

Brotherhood wishes everyone the best in the NewYear.

-David Rapheal, Secretary

Brotherhood

Building, Biking and Books

Join us for a

3-hour guided walking tour of HasidicWilliamsburg for members of Union Temple.

Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 11 AMA guide who grew up in the Hasidic community will:

• Show us ancient mansions and brownstone row-houses, abandoned by

Williamsburg's prior residents after immigrants starting moving in, in theearly 20th century and more.

To top it off, during our restaurant break he will provide a variety of au-thentic Hungarian Jewish food.

If you are interested, please call the Temple office to sign up. $30 per person

Union Temple of Brooklyn - 17 Eastern Parkway - Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 638-7600 :www.uniontemple.org email: [email protected]

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Mazal Tov to CAROLYN KUBITSCHEK

who is being honored by the

Family Defense Center in

Chicago with their Family

Defender Award.

Earlier this year, Carolyn, a

nationally-renowned child and

family advocate, argued before

the US Supreme Court in its

first case in 21 years involving

child and family rights in child

protection investigations

(Camreta/Alford v. Greene).

THE RABBI A. STANLEY DREYFUS

MEMORIAL LECTURE Friday, October 28 ~ Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

7:00 PM

Shabbat Dinner

(RSVP to Temple Office)8:00 PM

Shabbat Evening Service

9:00 PM

Distinguished Guest Speaker:

RABBI DR. MARTIN A. COHEN “Marketing Judaism for the Twenty-First Century”

Rabbi Dr. Martin A. Cohen is Professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of

Religion in New York. His areas of scholarly concentration are the History of Early Rabbinic Judaism andChristianity, and the History of the Jews in the Modern World, with special emphasis on Sephardic Jewry. He

earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. at HUC-JIR. He isan engaging speaker, and beloved and respected by his colleagues and students alike. He shared the warmest

collegiality with Rabbi Dreyfus, z”l, and remains a loyal mentor and cherished friend and teacher to RabbiGoodman. We are delighted to welcome him to Union Temple.



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Tzedakah

UNION TEMPLE MEMORIAL FUNDDonated by ....................................................................................... in memory of Anna Budd and George Hausman .............................................................. Jerry HausmanRabbis Stephen W. Goodman & Linda Henry Goodman .......................... Rabbi Alfred L. GoodmanJanna Aulova and Nikhamin Oleg .............................................................. Zoya AulovaDoris Klueger ............................................................................................. Charlotte Klueger

Joyce M. Charles ........................................................................................ Rabbi SchneersonBeverly Silverman ...................................................................................... Norman SilvermanAnne Maltz ................................................................................................. Eleanor FormanDavid and Louise Trubek ........................................................................... Paul GrossmanPaula Miller ................................................................................................ Eleanor Forman

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDDonated byAnne Maltz ................................................................................................. in memory of her mother, Suzanne MaltzCherie Marcus ............................................................................................ in memory of her mother, Rachel Secter Howard and Linda Simka ........................................................................... in appreciation

DR. A. STANLEY DREYFUS LECTURE FUNDDonated byBarbara and Hyman Brett ........................................................................... Simon Brett

HAPPY DAY FUNDDonated by ....................................................................................... in honor of Alla Gerich ..................................................................................................Union Temple

SISTERHOOD MEMORIAL FUNDDonated by ....................................................................................... in memory of Hy and Barbara Brett ...................................................................................Henrietta Zink

Ilene and Mike Baron ..................................................................................Suzanne Maltz, mother of Anne Maltz

SISTERHOOD HAPPY DAY FUNDDonated by ....................................................................................... in honor of Hortense Hurwitz .......................................................................................Union Temple

We express our sympathy to

LESLIE MATHES and DAVID

BERNSTEIN,

and their sons

MARTIN and PHILIP BERNSTEIN,

on the death of Leslie's mother

STEPHANIE MATHES

on September 7th.

We extend our condolences as well to Les-

lie's father Richard Mathes, her brother

Robert Mathes, his wife Sue, and children

Abby and Natalie, and her brother Eric

Mathes, his wife Lisa, and children Corey

and Lonney.

and to:

LEONARD and JUDITH POLISAR and Leonard's sister NORMA SIEGEL

on the death of their

brother-in-law and husbandLEON SIEGEL

husband of Leonard's sister NORMA SIEGELon September 4th.

We extend our condolences as well to

Norma and Leon's children,

Michelle and Steven Siegel.

and to:

CHERIE and CHARLES MARCUS,

and their daughter HANNAH MARCUS

on the death of Cherie's mother

RACHEL SECTER

on September 6th.

We extend our condolences as well to

Matthew Carlin, son of Cherie's late sister

Sybil.

May their memories be for a blessing



Union Temple suggests that its memberscontact our Funeral Director

Martin D. Kasdan of

Boulevard-Riverside Chapels 1895 Flatbush Avenue

Brooklyn, NY1-800-522-0588

Proudly maintaining morethan 50 years of Temple involvement

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Memorial PlaquesThe Bulletin

Union Temple of Brooklyn 17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn NY 11238

( 718) 638-7600

Fax (718) 783-9151E-mail [email protected]

Website Uniontemple.org

Dr. Linda Henry Goodman Rabbi

Lauren PhillipsStudent Cantor

Shinae KimTemple Musician

Daniel Kirzane Educator/Rabbinic Intern

Susan Sporer

Preschool Director Beatrice Hanks

President

Ellen Kolikoff Henry Singer

Vice Presidents

Steven SegallSecretary

Jeffrey SteinTreasurer

Mike Baron

Hortense R. HurwitzDoris Klueger Honorary Presidents

David Rapheal Bulletin Editor

John GolombTemple Administrator

Martin Kasdan Funeral Director

(800) 522-0588

A memorial plaque is a lasting tribute to a loved one.

If you wish more information regarding obtaining a plaque in

memory of a loved one please e-mail the temple at

[email protected]

or leave a message with the temple office.

Morris Friedman ................................................. October 1, 1954Albert Loeb ......................................................... October 2, 1937Joseph Roschko ................................................... October 2, 2003Dorothy Hamburger ............................................ October 4, 2004Minnie Lewis ...................................................... October 3, 1937Hannah Bermas ................................................... October 3, 1962Edythe Sasuly ...................................................... October 3, 1992Rose Underberg .................................................. October 4, 1998Harriett David ..................................................... October 5, 1922Dr. Jerome Hurwitz ............................................. October 7, 1998Sarah Kolikoff ..................................................... October 7, 2001Reta B. Boley ...................................................... October 8, 1969Cantor Paul Kwartin ........................................... October 8, 1978Rebecca Frank ..................................................... October 9, 1918Bessie Sterzelbach .............................................. October 9, 1927Chauncey H. Levy .............................................. October 9, 1992Jack Epstein ...................................................... October 10, 1999George Hamburger ............................................ October 11, 1926Toby Shirk ........................................................ October 11, 1929Sgt. Sidney Schnell ........................................... October 11, 1944Donald M. Newman .......................................... October 11, 1979

Leopold Rice ..................................................... October 13, 1896Helen Rosenberg ............................................... October 14, 1947Anna Rose Levine ............................................. October 14, 1977Charles Jaffa...................................................... October 16, 1972Arnold L. Schukin ......................................... October 16, 2001Sidney Wasch .................................................... October 17, 1939Maimie Goodman ............................................. October 17, 1953Adele Kleiman .................................................. October 17, 1997Lina Leviton ...................................................... October 19, 1964 Norman Minkin ................................................. October 19, 1992Max Barkan ....................................................... October 20, 1928 Nathanial Bloom ............................................... October 20, 1973Saul Gross ......................................................... October 21, 1930

Nathan Glassheim ............................................. October 22, 1945David Rosen ...................................................... October 22, 1957Dr. Henry P. Boley ............................................ October 22, 1967Jack Cooper ....................................................... October 22, 1985Sylvia Hahn ....................................................... October 22, 1989Minnie Bergman ............................................... October 23, 1911Elizabeth Kovrick ............................................. October 23, 1939Gussie Smallberg .............................................. October 23, 1968Anna Rosoff ...................................................... October 24, 1944Dora Kamen ...................................................... October 25, 1962Frank Brown ..................................................... October 25, 1979Louis Pokodner ................................................. October 25, 1992Emanuel Rodecker ............................................ October 27, 1903

Simon Steinhardt ............................................... October 27, 1918Rose Salzman .................................................... October 27, 1922Louis Hamberger .............................................. October 27, 1957

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 9:00 AM

Shabbat Hevre

10:30 AM

Shabbat Morning

Service

29:30 AM

Religious School

10:00 AM

Membership

Committee

3

6:15 PMOfficers

4 5

7:00 PM

Union TempleSingers

6 7

Friday at Four is

off this week

8:00 PM

Kol Nidre

8 No Hevre

Yom Kippur

Please consult

schedule

9 Religious

School Vacation

9:30 AM

Brotherhood

Sukkah Building

10Columbus Day

Celebrated

11

6:00 PM

Board of

Trustees

12 6:45 PM

Reception

7:30 PM

Festival Evening

Service for

Sukkot

1310:30 AM

Festival Morning

Service for

Sukkot

14

4:00 PM

Friday at Four

Shabbat for Tots

& Sukkah Dinner

Party

159:00 AM

Shabbat Hevre

10:30 AM

Shabbat Morning

Service

16 9:30 AMReligious School

Sukkah Party

Rabbi’s Parent

Breakfast

Seminar

17 18 19 5:30 PMK-2 Consecration

6:00 PM

Festival Dinner

7:30 PM

Service Simchat

Torah

2010:30 AM

Festival Morning

Service for

Atzeret Simchat

Torah: Yizkor

214:00 PM

Friday at Four

6:30 PM

Kabbalat Shabbat

229:00 AM

Shabbat Hevre

10:30 AM

Shabbat Morning

Service

239:30 AM

Religious School

Brotherhood

Prospect ParkBike Ride

24

6:30 PM

Religious SchoolCommittee

25 26

7:00 PM

Union TempleSingers

27 28 299:00 AM

Shabbat Hevre

10:30 AM

Shabbat Morning

Service

Rosh ChodeshCheshvan

309:30 AM

Religious School

10:00 AM

Sisterhood Rosh

Chodesh Seder

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October 2011

Tishrei—Cheshvan 5772

11:00 AM Williams-

burg Wallkng Tour4:00 PM

Friday at Four

Fourth Friday

Shabbat

7:00 PM Dinner

8:00 PM Service

9:00 PM Dreyfus

Memorial Lecture

& Oneg Shabbat



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