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Temple Board & Committee Members TEMPLE OFFICERS CONGREGATIONAL COMMITTEES Laurence Weiss, President president@bethhatephila.org Preston Diamond, 1 st V.P. firstvp@bethhatephila.org GOVERNANCE Evan Gilreath, 2 nd V.P. secondvp@bethhatephila.org Preston Diamond, Chair firstvp@bethhatephila.org Dottie Davis, Secretary secretary@bethhatephila.org Howard Jaslow, Treas. treasurer@bethhatephila.org HARDLOX Charles Erde, Past Pres. pastpres@bethhatephila.org Marty Gillen, Chair hardlox@bethhatephila.org BOARD OF TRUSTEES HOUSE Karen Hyman trusteea@bethhatephila.org Bob Winston, Chair house@bethhatephila.org Elise Israel trusteeb@bethhatephila.org Judy Kaplan trusteec@bethhatephila.org LANDSCAPING landscaping@bethhatephila.org Mark Levine trusteed@bethhatephila.org Debbie Cooper & Nelson Sobel, Co-Chairs Gail A. Manheimer trusteee@bethhatephila.org Michael Meador trusteef@bethhatephila.org MEMBERSHIP Ned Simon trusteeg@bethhatephila.org Judy Kaplan, Chair membership@bethhatephila.org Dennis Winner trusteeh@bethhatephila.org Bob Winston trusteei@bethhatephila.org NOMINATING Gil Kempenich, Chair nominating@bethhatephila.org CONGREGATIONAL COMMITTEES L’Dor V’Dor – Capital Campaign RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Larry Weiss & Bob Winston, Co- Chairs longrange@bethhatephila.org Lauren Rosenfeld, Director religiousschool@bethhatephila.org BROTHERHOOD RITUAL Fred Smith, President brotherhood@bethhatephila.org Ron Manheimer, Chair ritual@bethhatephila.org CARING COMMUNITY caringcommunity@bethhatephila.org SECURITY Dionne Kempenich,Chair Manager Mark Levine, Chair security@bethhatephila.org Bakers-Cooks Eileen Simon & Charlie VanBuskirk, Co-Chairs Bikkur Cholim Barb Stein, Nicky Erickson & Pam Gretz, Co-Chairs SISTERHOOD sisterhood@bethhatephila.org College Connection Janet Grant & Elyse Stein, Co-Chairs Carol Gillen & Judy Kaplan,Co-Presidents Connections Gil Kempenich, Chair Follow-Up Hope Cucchi, Chair SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP giftshop@bethhatephila.org Helping Hands Alex Lord & Judie Cohen, Co-Chairs Rona Kappalman& Linda Kavanaugh Jewish Film Festival Dave & Judy Blumlo, Co-Chairs Job Career/Counseling Mort Stein, Chair SOCIAL JUSTICE Nechama (Bereavement/Shiva) Ilene Procida, Chair Judy Leavitt, Chair socialjustice@bethhatephila.org R’Fuah (Healing) or Housebound Dionne Kempenich (temporary, Chair) Simchas Amanda Diamond-Ring & Ashley Gilreath, Co-Chairs TZEDAKAH Special Needs Shirley Cohen, Chair Sherrill Zoller, Chair tzedakah@bethhatephila.org CEMETERY Buddy Riesenberg, Chair admin@bethhatephila.org ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES endowment@bethhatephila.org FINANCE Howard Jaslow, Chair finance@bethhatephila.org Menorah Editor: Barbara Jaslow — menorah@bethhatephila.org - 2 -
The rabbi explained to the Saturday morning minyan the layout of the draft machzor we were lent as part of an ‘experimental’ Rosh Hashana service. All eyes and ears were focused on a challenging assignment. We were one of a handful of congregations lent these prototype books to gauge what we thought of the service. We even had the High Holiday choir there to fill the sanctuary with beautiful tunes. What a delightful experience; wishing each other not only a Shabbat Shalom, but a Shana Tova as well. Not only that, but we didn’t have to think about atoning and fasting right around the corner. Now there was a real bonus! As we moved through this brief kavanah, we were serenaded with a little music from the back of the sanctuary. It wasn’t anything as exotic as our youth choir or even vestiges of the drum circle from Pritchard Park. In fact, it was a series of buckets catching water dripping from the ceiling from far above. plink, plink, plink. It was a little reminder of the fact that our beloved building, resplendent in its glory of yesterday, is in need of some pretty considerable tender loving care. Make that more like a whole lot of love and rededication if it would be up to serving us as well as the next wave of Jewish Asheville families that will want to know where they can pray, congregate, and socialize. President’s Message Oh so close… I returned on Sunday morning to hear Lauren Rosenfeld welcome the eager minds of our religious school youth. It was so great to hear the giggles when Haman spoke to them and especially when he scowled (well, it might not have really been Haman but seeing the rabbi dressed in all black, with a matching moustache and three sided hat was a sight to behold anyway). I was seated about half-way back and laughing with all the children when the audible dripping became much louder. There was just a hint of relief when I realized that this was due to the fact that Edward had just slid an empty bucket in place in order to move away one that had filled with water. - 3 - We all know that the roof in our sanctuary is old and in need of a total replacement. For that matter, so do both of the air handlers on the roof (only one of them still operates!). This is not a new discovery. Over the last few years, we have suffered overflows and leaks from the roof when besieged by heavy rainfall. So why haven’t we just raised some funds to take care of this terminal condition? Because to properly take care of what is needed, we would have to address issues that are also tied into the scope of the L’Dor V’Dor project and we can’t afford to spend the money without also focusing on what is an efficient way to take care of this. Dollars are precious and not quite plentiful enough to do this one step at a time. We are just so close now to our ground-breaking target. Please keep this in mind when digesting our message. We have come so far that it is nothing short of amazing. With just another few small steps, we should be at the point when we can not only replace the roof over the sanctuary, but we can set in place the air-handlers that will feed the entire facility. As a bonus, the sanctuary will be getting a new ceiling, lighting, carpeting, and some minor repairs. We can even begin to dig the foundation for the social hall. I’ve never been so excited about the advent of disruption. Let the dust begin. Please, help us to take a few more steps. Be a supporter of L’Dor V’Dor. Yes we can! Larry Weiss, President
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