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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> A<strong>rts</strong> Fes<strong>tiva</strong>l<br />
Duncan McClellan - Glass <strong>Congregation</strong> <strong>Ohabai</strong> <strong>Sholom</strong><br />
April 20-21, 2013<br />
Details on page 16<br />
April 2013 ~ www.templenAshville.org<br />
Keith Grace - 2-D<br />
Kerry Brock & David Dunlop - 2-D
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong><br />
5015 Harding Road<br />
Nashville, TN 37205<br />
Phone: 615-352-7620<br />
Fax: 615-352-9365<br />
Executive Staff<br />
Mark Schiftan<br />
Senior Rabbi ................................ ext. 224<br />
Shana Goldstein Mackler<br />
Rabbi ............................................. ext. 221<br />
Randall M. Falk David Davis<br />
Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Laureate<br />
Tracy Fishbein<br />
Cantor ........................................... ext. 226<br />
Bernard Gutcheon<br />
Cantor Emeritus ......................... ext. 234<br />
Lynda Gutcheon<br />
Director of Education ............... ext. 233<br />
Religious School Office ............. ext. 225<br />
Corye Nelson<br />
Preschool Director ..................... ext. 231<br />
Erin Zagnoev<br />
Director of Membership &<br />
Development ............................... ext. 299<br />
Office Staff<br />
Lisa Crockett<br />
Finance Manager ....................... ext. 230<br />
Mitzie Russell<br />
Office Manager .......................... ext. 292<br />
Mark Shepard<br />
Facility Manager ......................... ext. 235<br />
Anna Higginbotham<br />
Bookkeeper...............................ext . 228<br />
Kathy Smietana<br />
Rabbinical Secretary ................. ext. 222<br />
Marjorie Zager<br />
Senior Services Coordinator .... ext. 237<br />
Officers<br />
Ray Berk ..................................President<br />
Ralph Levy ...................... Vice President<br />
Martin Sir ................................Treasurer<br />
Joyce Friedman ......................Secretary<br />
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Finding Our Voices<br />
This winter, I was invited to give the Invocation at the<br />
Martin Luther King Day breakfast. Dr. King’s birthday and our<br />
Torah reading cycle always coincides in a wonderful way. Having<br />
just experienced our Passover Seders and with the celebration<br />
of freedom still in our minds, I share with you the words shared<br />
that January day in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.<br />
Rabbi Mackler “In the Jewish tradition, in our cycle of reading Hebrew<br />
Scriptures, this time of year we read from the Book of Exodus<br />
about the enslaved Israelites who cried out to God and their cries for justice were<br />
heard. Indeed those moans and groans, that outrage from the young and old changed the<br />
world. <strong>The</strong>y gave hope and courage to a people, to a nation and those cries still move us<br />
today, as we seek to repair the world. From those cries, came the cries of our prophets<br />
for righteousness and freedom whose banner was lifted by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and<br />
those like him who echoed these ancient calls that still beckon us today.<br />
But it is not always easy for us to cry out. Often, we don’t have or cannot find<br />
that voice. Often, we turn a deaf ear to the cries of others. Pride, selfishness, indifference,<br />
ignorance these all silence us, deafen us. With our America freedom granted to us to<br />
speak out against the inequalities we see before our eyes, we are saddled with the<br />
responsibility as well as to answer the call of those who cry out themselves. Sadly, we<br />
haven’t taken advantage of this opportunity enough in our lives.<br />
All of us, young and old, must find our voice again to speak out for justice in our<br />
nation – for equal rights, for human rights, for economic justice, civil liberties, for peace<br />
and for real change. We must cry out, for there is much to cry about. As we recall the<br />
memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr – as we honor his life and his passion and his cries<br />
for justice, let us make a promise to ourselves to hear those cries regardless of race,<br />
religion, nationality, orientation, gender, status or station in life. For only when we stop<br />
and listen to the cries, can we then cry out for justice and compassion for all people in<br />
the world. So we pray, Mekor HaChayim, Source of All Life,<br />
May we listen to the voices and hear the cries of those who seek equality. May<br />
we be their voice of courage.<br />
May we listen to the voices and hear the cries of those who yearn for the freedoms<br />
denied to them.<br />
May we be their voice of strength.<br />
May we listen to the voices and hear the cries of the children who still have no<br />
voice of their own. May we be their voice in the silence.<br />
May we listen to the voices and hear the cries of those suffering unimaginable<br />
horrors.<br />
May we be their voice of reason and conscience.<br />
May we listen to the voices and hear the cries of those who have the courage to<br />
survive and start their lives anew. May we be their voice of support and hope.<br />
And so, Dear God, help us make their voices our voices, as we cry out to those<br />
who will listen, as we join our voices with others, increasing the chorus, as we work<br />
together for the day when the world has no choice but to listen and act, no choice but<br />
to repair and love.<br />
Ken Yehi Ratzon - Be this Gods will. Amen.
Ray Berkt<br />
Get on Board<br />
If you haven’t marked your calendar, do so now. <strong>The</strong> ninth <strong>Temple</strong> A<strong>rts</strong> Fes<strong>tiva</strong>l (TAF) will begin on<br />
April 20, 2013.<br />
TAF is our annual fundraiser, and the only fundraiser that we have. It is a gallery-style, juried fine<br />
art and jewelry show. This year, more than 50 artists and jewelers from 22 states were selected to<br />
participate, and most of the artists are new to TAF.<br />
This year’s chairs are Leah Berman, Barbara Davis, Leslie Freedman, Rae & Bruce Hirsch, Mary Jones, Robb<br />
McCluskey, Suzanne Schulman, Lisa & Stephen Small and Barbara Speller. Our Honorary Chair is Phyllis Alper.<br />
Although it ends only twenty-four hours after it begins, the event is absolutely action packed. Okay, maybe it is<br />
not action packed, but it is exciting, entertaining, and down right fun. Throw food and drink into the mix, and I cannot<br />
imagine why anyone would want to be any place else.<br />
Each TAF is the culmination of more than eight months of study, planning, and preparation, involving hundreds of<br />
volunteers. Not only does it generate welcome revenue for the <strong>Temple</strong>, but also allows us to showcase our facility to the<br />
hundreds of visitors from outside the Jewish community who attend the show.<br />
Whether you are there to buy or only view, it is a great place and time to relax, enjoy the offerings, and spend time<br />
with your friends and family. If you cannot attend, but make a contribution, your entire gift is a tax-deductible donation<br />
to the <strong>Temple</strong>. And if you decide to buy something, a portion of your purchase price is a tax-deductible contribution.<br />
This year, the art forms will include painting, glass, photography, fiber, multi-media images, ceramic, wood, metal<br />
sculpture, and jewelry. <strong>The</strong>re will be sufficient variety to accommodate most tastes, and a wide range of price points to<br />
accommodate most budgets.<br />
Much of the success of the a<strong>rts</strong> fes<strong>tiva</strong>l can be attributed to the unique and distinctive quality of the offerings,<br />
which are not typically available in Nashville. Moreover, the large variety of art media under one roof gives attendees a<br />
rare opportunity to shop and compare prices in one place before making a purchase.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re will be two significant additions to the show this year. One is the addition of art-related activities for<br />
children on Sunday afternoon. This will allow parents some free time to enjoy the art. <strong>The</strong> second will be the presence<br />
of several food trucks. So, if you want to snack or eat lunch, you will have a variety of food options to choose from.<br />
Be sure also to look for this year’s top awards, named the Sylvia Hyman Prizes, in honor of Sylvia Hyman’s many<br />
contributions to TAF. Our judge is Jochen Wierich, Curator of Art for the Cheekwood Museum of Art.<br />
<strong>The</strong> festivities will begin with the Connoisseurs’ Cocktail Hour at 5:00 PM Saturday afternoon, April 20, 2013.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Collectors’ Cocktail Hour sta<strong>rts</strong> at 5:30 PM, followed by the Patrons’ Dinner Party at 6:30 PM. If you attend any of<br />
these events, your total admission price can be used toward the purchase of art. Starting at 8:00 PM, admission is $15<br />
per person, and includes drinks and desse<strong>rts</strong>. Sunday hours are 10:00 AM to 5:00PM, and admission is free.<br />
I hope that you will be able to attend and enjoy what should be another memorable affair.<br />
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Adult Education<br />
A Time to Lead: How American Jews can<br />
Advance the Two State Solution<br />
Join us on<br />
Wednesday, April 3 rd<br />
at 7:00 pm<br />
as we welcome<br />
journalist & author<br />
Alan Elsner<br />
Mr. Elsner is currently J-Street’s Vice-president<br />
of Communications. His career has placed him in the<br />
top ranks of American and International Journalism<br />
including stints as State Department and White House<br />
correspondent for Reuters News Agency. His published<br />
works include “Gates of Injustice: <strong>The</strong> Crises in America’s<br />
Prisons” and “<strong>The</strong> Nazi Hunter”.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> offers the following<br />
Scholarship opportunities:<br />
<strong>The</strong> Donald E. Jacobs Student Loan Fund<br />
This fund assists Jewish students who are attending<br />
college or post-graduate school<br />
with interest-free loans to defray the cost of tuition.<br />
For an application, please call the office at 352-7620.<br />
Applications must be returned no later than<br />
May 31 st .<br />
Camp Scholarships<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> offers partial camp scholarships to the<br />
children of members of the congregation.<br />
Just write a letter to Rabbi Schiftan explaining why<br />
you want to go to camp. Letters must be received by<br />
May 1 st .<br />
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<strong>Temple</strong><br />
New Members<br />
Welcome to the following<br />
new members, we are so glad you<br />
joined our <strong>Temple</strong> family!<br />
Kristen Keiper & Steven Berneman<br />
Post Confirmation Class of 2013<br />
Dana Bednowitz<br />
Zach Bugalla<br />
Ben Davis<br />
Sydney Davis<br />
Nora Fischer<br />
Elizabeth Fox<br />
Barry Goldsmith<br />
Brian Gordon<br />
Erin Herbstova<br />
Logan Klinsky<br />
Eli Orland<br />
Marian Rubin<br />
David Shepard<br />
Jake Sprintz<br />
Harrison Wolskij<br />
Post Confirmation Graduation will be held on<br />
Friday, April 26 th<br />
during our<br />
6:00 pm Shabbat Service.
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Life<br />
Sincere Sympathy<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> mourns the loss of the following members<br />
and extends condolences to her family<br />
Peggy Smirnow - March 12 th<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> family extends condolences to the<br />
following members who have lost loved ones.<br />
• Ann (Joe) Gilbert on the loss of her mother,<br />
Jacquelyn Littlefield.<br />
• Sheila Schwartz on the loss of her father,<br />
Henry Feingold.<br />
• Glenn (May-Ling) Weitzman on the loss of his mother,<br />
Mildred Weitzman.<br />
Introducing to you the Confirmation<br />
Class of 2013 ~ 5773<br />
<strong>The</strong> Confirmation Class of 2013 request<br />
that in lieu of gifts, donations be made to the<br />
Confirmand’s Fund<br />
Rachel Clark<br />
Emma Fischer<br />
Gracie Hoffman<br />
Matthew Jacobs<br />
Stella Kalb<br />
Jamie Kirshner<br />
Kevin Kleiner<br />
Noah Klinsky<br />
Ben Kuhn<br />
Madeline Levy<br />
Julian Mastri<br />
Ashley Perling<br />
Confirmation will be held<br />
on Saturday, April 27 th<br />
at 11:00 am<br />
Mazel Tov to . . .<br />
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<strong>Congregation</strong>al News<br />
Dana Stoller & John Navin, who were married on<br />
March 23 rd at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong>.<br />
Steven Eskind & Robert Lipman who have been<br />
inducted into the 2013 Public School Hall of Fame.<br />
This honor is given to individuals who were<br />
educated in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools<br />
and have gone on to make significant contributions<br />
to the Nashville community.<br />
Save the date........<br />
Friday, May 10 th<br />
7:30 PM Union Prayerbook Service<br />
Honoring our<br />
<strong>Temple</strong> Sisterhood &<br />
welcoming our special guest<br />
Oral Miller<br />
Mr. Miller is an attorney in Washington and<br />
his story is a testamony to the<br />
work of our sisterhood.<br />
<strong>Temple</strong> Gift Shop:<br />
We would love to assist you!<br />
If the Gift Shop is not open,come by the front<br />
desk & we will be happy to help<br />
you with your purchases<br />
Open Friday Before & After Services.<br />
Don’t Miss Our Selection of<br />
Gary Rosenthal Mezuzahs!<br />
50% off selected jewelry!
By Randy Goldstein, Immediate Past President<br />
It is with pleasure, as Chair of the Nominating Committee, to report to you the nominees<br />
for the slate of officers and Board of Trustees. I would like to thank the members of the<br />
committee for their time and commitment. Members of the committee were Nina Harris,<br />
Jackie Karr, Jimmy Marks, Betsy Chernau, Amy Smith and Risa Klein Herzog.<br />
Nominated Officers for 2013 - 2014: President, Ray Berk; Vice President, Ralph Levy; Treasurer,<br />
Martin Sir; Secretary, Joyce Freidman.<br />
Nominated to serve a four-year term as members of the Board of Trustees: Judy Book, Jamie Hirsch<br />
Brook, Michael Heilbronn, Chris McPherson, Jessica Viner and Cathy Werthan.<br />
Judy Book:<br />
Judy moved to Nashville over 4 years ago, one year in advance of her family, and quickly found a<br />
Nashville family at the <strong>Temple</strong>. Judy is a Nurse Practitioner. She is married to Jared who serves in a<br />
leadership position at the Gordon JCC. Judy is active in the Jewish community and is involved with the<br />
Social Action Committee. <strong>The</strong>y have two children, a son who is married and lives in Virginia, a grandson,<br />
and a daughter who is graduating from Wake Forest University.<br />
Nominations<br />
Jamie Hirsch Brook:<br />
Jamie is married to Jeremy Brook and has a one-year-old daughter, Anna. Jamie grew up in Nashville<br />
and has had all of her life cycle events at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong>. Jamie is an Occupational <strong>The</strong>rapist working at the<br />
pediatric rehabilitation clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.<br />
Michael Heilbronn:<br />
Michael and his wife Donna have two children, Jackson and Alex. Alex is a senior and attends Hillsboro<br />
High School and Jackson is a junior at University of Tennessee. Michael is Executive Vice President, COO<br />
of the YMCA of Middle Tennessee. Michael attended <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong>’s Conversion Conversations in 2010-<br />
2011 and converted at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> on September 9, 2011.<br />
Chris McPherson:<br />
Chris moved to Nashville 13 years ago and joined <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> community shortly thereafter. Chris and<br />
her husband John, an interventional cardiologist and medical residency director at Vanderbilt Medical<br />
Center, have two high-school-age children, Matt and Meghan, who had their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs at<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong>. Chris taught one year of Religious School at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong>, has been on <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> Board<br />
of Trustees for two years, and spends the rest of her time hanging out with her family, swimming,<br />
coaching swim teams, and volunteering for a number of other organizations within the Nashville<br />
community.<br />
Jessica Viner:<br />
Jessica is a lifelong <strong>Temple</strong> member and recently co-chaired the Cantor Search Committee. She<br />
previously served on the Board from 2006-2010 and co-chaired the membership committee.<br />
Jessica spoke at Congregants’ Hour in 2009 and has volunteered for the <strong>Temple</strong> A<strong>rts</strong> Fes<strong>tiva</strong>l and<br />
the Religious School. She and her husband, Dan, were married at <strong>Temple</strong> and have three children<br />
in the Religious School.<br />
Cathy Werthan:<br />
Cathy is married to Tony Werthan and has two adult children, Justin (married to Hilary) & Lesley.<br />
Cathy has been a member of the <strong>Temple</strong> family for many years and converted at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong><br />
in September 2011. She is founder and President of CPA Consulting Group, PLLC, a CPA firm<br />
located in Belle Meade and is a co-founder of Jones Werthan and Pezzano, LLC, an investment<br />
management & consulting company.<br />
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Annual Meeting<br />
Friday, May 3, 2013<br />
5:00 pm<br />
In addition to the annual election of Trustees,<br />
this year we will vote on<br />
Constitutional Admendments.<br />
Copies of the changes are available<br />
for review at the front desk.<br />
We hope you will plan to attend!<br />
Annual Meeting Dinner Reservation Form<br />
Name:____________________ _____________ Phone:_________________<br />
Number of Adults (13 & older) _____x $15 ________<br />
Number of Children (3-12) _____ x $5 ________<br />
Total Enclosed __________<br />
Mail to: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong>, 5015 Harding Road, Nashville, TN 37205<br />
Attn: Dinner reservations enclosed<br />
Your check is your reservation! RSVP by April 30 th !<br />
Services will begin at 6:00 pm followed by<br />
dinner at approximately 7:00 pm<br />
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<strong>Temple</strong> Events<br />
Mussar<br />
Mindfulness<br />
7:15 pm<br />
tuesdAy, April 2nd We Will be beginning<br />
the study of a neW<br />
book entitled:<br />
“to heal a<br />
fractured<br />
World: the ethics<br />
of responsibility,”<br />
by rabbi Jonathan<br />
sacks.<br />
for more<br />
information<br />
contact:<br />
martin sir,<br />
419-8325 or<br />
david barton,<br />
352-6442<br />
Golden<br />
Lunch<br />
Bunch<br />
will not<br />
meet in<br />
April<br />
April<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wedn<br />
Conversion<br />
Conversations<br />
Join Rabbi Mackler &<br />
Patty Marks<br />
We will meet on<br />
April 14 th & 28 th<br />
7<br />
14<br />
21<br />
28<br />
9:30 AM Religious<br />
School<br />
9:30 AM Religious School<br />
9:45 AM Children's Corner<br />
10:00 AM Book Club<br />
11:00 AM Conversion<br />
Conversations<br />
11:00 AM Food Trucks<br />
No Religious School<br />
TAF<br />
9:30 AM Religious<br />
School<br />
11:00 AM Conversion<br />
Conversations<br />
1<br />
11:00 AM Yizkor Service<br />
<strong>Temple</strong> Office Closed<br />
Passover<br />
8 9<br />
15 16<br />
22 23<br />
29 30<br />
2<br />
4:15 PM Mid-Week Hebrew<br />
6:00 PM Jmingle/Pizza<br />
7:00 PM Social Action<br />
Committee<br />
7:15 PM Mussar<br />
Mindfulness<br />
1:00 PM Preschool<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
4:00 PM Executive<br />
Committee Meeting<br />
4:15 PM Mid-Week<br />
Hebrew<br />
4:15 PM Mid-Week<br />
Hebrew<br />
7:00 PM Board of<br />
Trustees Meeting<br />
4:00 PM Investment<br />
Committee<br />
4:15 PM Mid-Week<br />
Hebrew<br />
4:15 PM Mid-Week<br />
Hebrew<br />
April<br />
3<br />
10<br />
17<br />
24<br />
4:15 PM<br />
He<br />
6:00 P<br />
6:00 PM<br />
7:00 P<br />
Elsner<br />
4:15 PM<br />
He<br />
6:00 P<br />
6:00 PM<br />
7:00 PM<br />
Committe<br />
4:15 PM<br />
He<br />
6:00 P<br />
6:00 PM<br />
4:15 PM<br />
He<br />
4:30 PM<br />
Com<br />
6:00 P<br />
Rabbi Sch<br />
Trustees<br />
Dur<br />
Rabbi Schifta<br />
near future<br />
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Post Con<br />
Education<br />
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Mid-Week<br />
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M JACS<br />
Post Con<br />
Mid-Week<br />
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Budget<br />
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11:30 AM Lunch with the<br />
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12:00 PM Women's<br />
Torah Study<br />
11:30 AM Lunch with the<br />
Rabbi<br />
12:00 PM Women's<br />
Torah Study<br />
4:30 PM Budget<br />
Committee<br />
12:00 PM Women's<br />
Torah Study<br />
11:30 AM Lunch with the<br />
Rabbi<br />
12:00 PM Women's<br />
Torah Study<br />
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6:00 PM Shabbat<br />
Service<br />
6:00 PM Shabbat<br />
Service<br />
5:15 PM Pre-Service<br />
Oneg<br />
6:00 PM Family Service<br />
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6:00 PM Post Con Graduation<br />
(Blue Jean Shabbat)<br />
7:00 PM Confirmation/<br />
Post Confirmation Banquet<br />
Rabbi Schiftan’s Sabbatical Update:<br />
S M T<br />
May 2013<br />
W T F S<br />
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9:30 AM Chevrah Torah<br />
10:00 AM Tot Shabbat<br />
11:00 AM Shabbat<br />
Service<br />
9:30 AM Chevrah Torah<br />
11:00 AM Shabbat<br />
Service<br />
Next Dor/Sha-bar-b-que<br />
@ 4:00 PM<br />
9:30 AM Chevrah Torah<br />
11:00 AM Shabbat<br />
Service<br />
7:00 PM Tapas & TAF<br />
TAF<br />
9:30 AM Chevrah Torah<br />
11:00 AM Confirmation<br />
Service<br />
iftan will be taking the second part of a delayed three-part sabbatical, approved by the Board of<br />
several years ago. He will include this phase alongside his summer vacation plans for this year.<br />
ing this time, he will once again be studying at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.<br />
n will be gone from mid-June until early August, with the final dates to be determined in the very<br />
. Please note that during his absence, Rabbi Mackler and Cantor Fishbein will be available for any<br />
pastoral and life cycle needs of the congregation.<br />
<strong>Temple</strong> Events<br />
Book Club<br />
2 nd Sunday of each<br />
month at 10:00 Am,<br />
April 14 th<br />
Case Histories<br />
by Kate Atkinson<br />
Newcomers<br />
are always<br />
welcome!<br />
For more<br />
information<br />
contact<br />
Joan Breyer<br />
breyerje@me.com<br />
or<br />
Laurie<br />
Handshu<br />
lauriehandshu@<br />
gmail.com<br />
Women’s<br />
Torah<br />
Study<br />
led by<br />
Patty Marks<br />
Thursdays<br />
@ 12:00 pm.<br />
Lunch with<br />
the Rabbi<br />
Thursdays<br />
11:30 am at<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong>
Religious School<br />
by Lynda Gutcheon<br />
Strengthening Jewish Values & Identities<br />
With all of our many activities and programs, our students continue to learn about their Jewish identities and their Jewish values.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Yalowitz family work together to learn to tie tzitzit as<br />
part of our Bar/Bat Mitzvah workshop series for 6 th grade<br />
families.<br />
As part of talking about how traditions are created in<br />
a family, 4 th graders practice and learn about Passover<br />
by creating and participating in a Seder.<br />
Left: 3 rd graders<br />
harvest and<br />
clean the<br />
horseradish<br />
that grows<br />
here at <strong>Temple</strong>.<br />
Horseradish<br />
is available to<br />
anyone who<br />
wants any for<br />
their Seder<br />
each year.<br />
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Above: Holocaust survivor, Eric Rosenfeld & Sloan Fischer take a<br />
few minutes to talk privately during our 7 th grade Holocaust class.<br />
Survivors, Mr. Rosenfeld and Mr. Stern came to class to talk with our<br />
students.<br />
1 st graders make<br />
special stepping<br />
stones for their<br />
parents as part<br />
of <strong>The</strong> Year of<br />
Honoring our<br />
Mothers and<br />
Fathers.<br />
Lia Cohen-Poole<br />
ponders her design<br />
for this unique<br />
project.<br />
Left: Our Jr. Youth Group shops at Walmart for school supplies<br />
needed at Jewish Family Service for Jewish students. Right: 2 nd Grade<br />
Students from all the congregations in town come together to<br />
celebrate Bible Day as part of our community grade exchange.
--<br />
Just a few days ago I mumbled various words into<br />
my pillow as we changed back to daylight savings time.<br />
<strong>The</strong> rain was pouring down and the bright lights from<br />
steady traffic followed me until I reached <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong>’s<br />
parking lot. What I could have done with an extra hour<br />
of sleep! <strong>The</strong>n it dawned on me that warmer weather<br />
would be here before we knew it. Passover (early this<br />
year) would be approaching in a few weeks, and the<br />
sounds and colors of spring would once again be visible.<br />
Our children could play outside until their parents picked<br />
them up in the evenings and the sun would still be lighting<br />
the sky.<br />
At <strong>Temple</strong> Preschool, springtime is a magical<br />
experience. Special field trips are planned by our older<br />
classes, gardens are planned and planted so that we can<br />
once again taste the various specialties of “home grown”<br />
vegetables and herbs. Our younger classes take nature<br />
walks at the Belle Meade Mansion and enjoy picnics<br />
outside. <strong>The</strong> sounds of birds are heard in these beautiful<br />
surroundings and the lush shades of green are visible<br />
everywhere. Flowers are in full bloom and we bring a<br />
little bit of our exquisite environment inside the school<br />
as we prepare for our own model Seder.<br />
This year our model Seder was held on Wednesday,<br />
March 20 th at 9:30 a.m. in our all purpose “big room.”<br />
Our children decorated the tables with the scenes from<br />
Spring Forward<br />
Purim Fun<br />
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Preschool<br />
by Corye Nelson & Jan Huettner<br />
the holiday and nature - branches of green leaves, homemade<br />
flowers, or brightly colored streamers. Placemats<br />
and napkin holders were evident everywhere, as well as<br />
the traditional plates of matzah, boiled eggs, sliced apples,<br />
salt water, and a touch of horseradish. Rabbi Mackler<br />
and Cantor Fishbein led our child-appropriate service<br />
and songs were sung as we recounted the story of the<br />
Jewish people as they triumph over being slaves in Egypt<br />
to their eventual march to freedom. This interactive story<br />
continues to be one of the highlights of our year and, just<br />
as it is celebrated as a special family event at home, we<br />
wish to convey that feeling at our school. Many of our<br />
parents and grandparents help prepare and clean up from<br />
our Seder. Our children help us by finding something<br />
“green” on their plates and even tasting the salt water by<br />
dipping parsley. Our teachers, of course, were on hand<br />
to help us do everything from pouring extra cups of juice<br />
and hiding the afikoman, to assisting the children with<br />
their decorations.<br />
Speaking of family fun events, please mark your<br />
calendars now for the <strong>Temple</strong> Preschool Family Fun Day<br />
which will be held on Sunday afternoon May 5 th , from<br />
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. <strong>The</strong>re will be train rides, art activities,<br />
music, snacks and tons of fun. From our family to yours,<br />
we wish you “Happy Spring!”
Social Action<br />
Youth Villages<br />
Each month we highlight an organization which receives funds through the <strong>Temple</strong>’s Social Action Allocations.<br />
Youth Villages helps Tennessee’s most vulnerable young people develop the capabilities necessary to live<br />
independently. After spending years in the foster care system, these youth are now turning 18 years old, have virtually<br />
no family or support systems and are making the huge transition into adulthood.<br />
Funding from Social Action Allocations helps to provide services which include initial help with housing related<br />
items, medical/dental expenses, food, hygiene needs, furniture, setting up housekeeping, job appropriate clothing, gas<br />
or bus passes, educational costs, infant/children’s clothing and equipment. As their basic physical needs are met, these<br />
youth will have a better chance to improve their emotional and mental health as they experience a positive new<br />
beginning as participants in Transitional Living program.<br />
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We need your donation at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> Blood Drive!<br />
Sunday, May 5th beginning at 9:30 AM ~ Last appointment at 1:30 PM<br />
It takes approximately one hour to donate.<br />
Contact Betsy Davis, 615-767-7084 or eaj36@hotmail.com<br />
for additional information or to schedule an appointment.<br />
You can also refer to www.redcrossblood.org.<br />
Schedule your appointment today.<br />
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Keep those pull tAbs coming in!<br />
On January 27 th , students from the Religious School took one very heavy box to<br />
Ronald McDonald House, which will sell the metal to help them provide the comfort<br />
and care they offer to families of seriously ill or injured children receiving<br />
medical treatment at Nashville area hospitals.<br />
As a result, one of the students, Harrison Halprin, volunteered to take over emptying the<br />
container and delivering the tabs as his Bar Mitzvah project.<br />
Please place your pull tabs from soda, beverage and soup cans into the container<br />
located by the Presidents’ photos near the Chapel.<br />
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--<br />
Duncan McClella<br />
Expanded Volunteer Opportunities<br />
Thursday - Day ~ Friday - Day<br />
Saturday - Evening ~ Sunday - All Day<br />
Contact:<br />
Robb McCluskey<br />
615/568-1786<br />
robbmccluskey@gmail.com<br />
Save the Date . . .<br />
Celebrate with & honor<br />
Cantor<br />
Gutcheon’s<br />
60 th year on<br />
Sunday, June 2 nd<br />
from 2:00 - 4:00 pm<br />
Details to follow . . .<br />
April 20-21, 2013<br />
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Tapas & TAF<br />
Young Professionals Event<br />
Saturday, April 20 th @ 7:00pm<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> cordially invites you to attend a free<br />
reception for Young Professionals.<br />
Enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres, desse<strong>rts</strong> and wine,<br />
while you mingle with friends, then head<br />
upstairs to the main event...<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> A<strong>rts</strong> Fes<strong>tiva</strong>l!<br />
Sunday, April 21 st at TAF<br />
Food Trucks<br />
beginning at 11:00 Am<br />
Art Activities for the Kids<br />
Noon - 4:00 pm<br />
K-4 th Grade with Betsy Hoffman<br />
while you view the art!<br />
3D Painting Project with Myles Maillie<br />
11:45 Am<br />
Pre-Teens to Adults
Kaddish will be recited in memory of these loved ones . . . .<br />
April 5 & 6 April 12 & 13 April 19 & 20<br />
Rosy S. Abrahams<br />
Pearl Dashkin Anchor<br />
(mother)<br />
Ken & Felicia Anchor<br />
Sidney Averbuch<br />
Jacob Bloomstein<br />
Carrie Barker Blum<br />
Lillian Weinstein Cohen<br />
Paul Dicker<br />
Ray Epstein<br />
Joseph Friedman<br />
Herman Glick<br />
Max Goldberg<br />
Milton K. Greenberg<br />
Alfred J. Hirshberg<br />
(father)<br />
Charles & Dorothy Hirshberg<br />
Sam Hirshberg<br />
Geoffrey Josman<br />
Pauline Kornman<br />
(mother)<br />
Terry Kornman<br />
Gayle & John Rosen<br />
Sophie Kuhn<br />
Mary Jo Lambert<br />
Pearl Leftwich<br />
Louis Leftwich, Jr.<br />
Hazel M. Loventhal<br />
Jennie L. Lusky<br />
Lou Lusky<br />
Odell Steinberg Maddin<br />
Ella Roth<br />
Rosa Lee C. Roth<br />
Jeanette Bittner Rubenstein<br />
(mother)<br />
Jackie & Howard Tepper<br />
Joe Saperstein<br />
Katye Rudoff Saperstein<br />
Randolph Seligman<br />
Sam Small<br />
Rose Unger<br />
H. Frederic Weber<br />
Isadore Zimmelman<br />
Henry Abrams<br />
David Cline<br />
Jacob Cohen<br />
Eli Cooper<br />
Regina Cronstine<br />
Learsi Davis<br />
Salome Simpson Field<br />
Irving Figlarz<br />
(father)<br />
Felicia & Ken Anchor<br />
Minnie M. Foreman<br />
Frieda Lindy Freedman<br />
Bernard Friedman<br />
Norman Geltzer<br />
Sigmund Godhelp<br />
Mary Grollnek<br />
Louise Kahn Hirschman<br />
Pearl Neaderthal Holzman<br />
(sister)<br />
Norma Neaderthal<br />
Donald E. Jacobs<br />
Selene G. Kent<br />
Joseph Kleban<br />
(grandfather)<br />
Doug & Bonnie Small<br />
Leonard J. Koenig<br />
Jacob Kuhn<br />
Rosa Levy<br />
David Lowenheim<br />
Sadie Martin<br />
Claire Merlin<br />
Virginia J. Miedzianski<br />
Jennie Morris<br />
Edward Osman<br />
Bill Richardson<br />
June Ellen Schwartz<br />
Sadie Seiferth Simon<br />
Milton Sperling<br />
Helene Teitlebaum<br />
Simon S. Weil<br />
(great-uncle)<br />
Irwin & Diane Kuhn<br />
Bill & Emily Kuhn<br />
Gus & Elaine Kuhn<br />
Carol Lazarus Winkler<br />
(mother)<br />
Julie & Phil Kramer<br />
Ben Wolfe<br />
Anne Hirshberg Zager<br />
(mother)<br />
Sally & Larry Wolfe<br />
Stanley Amelkin<br />
Abba Arbitman<br />
Herman Baron<br />
William S. Beck<br />
Jerome Bernstein<br />
Emma Rose Bubis<br />
Milton Chazen<br />
Philip M. Cohen<br />
Sidney Edward Cohn<br />
Harry Daneman<br />
Harold Diskin<br />
Mose B. Epstein<br />
Julia Frankland<br />
Minna Freiberg<br />
Atoinette Goldhammer<br />
Rebecca Guttman<br />
Mollie H. Hirsch<br />
Wilfred Jensen<br />
Isabelle Joseph<br />
Hannah Rosen Kirshner<br />
(mother)<br />
Bernita & Jim Brown<br />
Lillian Kolker<br />
Alexander Latter<br />
Josephine Z. Lockenbach<br />
Max Pearl<br />
Rubin Ratkin<br />
(step-father)<br />
Ralph & Randi Levy and family<br />
Harry Roback<br />
Si Rosenblum<br />
(father)<br />
Bobby & Brenda Rosenblum<br />
Stacie Rosenblum<br />
(daughter)<br />
Jerome & Brenda Rosenblum<br />
Sam Rosenfeld<br />
Joseph E. Roth<br />
Louis Rothenberg<br />
Irving Saff<br />
Elisabeth Sondheimer<br />
Peggy S. Tohrner<br />
Julius B. Weil<br />
(grandfather)<br />
Peggy & Dudley Richter & Family<br />
Leah Wright<br />
Ethel Zeitlin<br />
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April 26 & 27<br />
Ben August<br />
Virginia K. Back<br />
Louis Bernheim<br />
Carrie Bernstein<br />
Abe Corenswet<br />
(husband)<br />
Renette Corenswet<br />
Lucile K. Falk<br />
Samuel S Fishman<br />
Esther Green<br />
Isaac Green<br />
Abraham Jacob Harris<br />
(grandfather)<br />
Jessica & Daniel Viner<br />
Sigmund Held<br />
(husband)<br />
Lois Held<br />
Betty Hoffman<br />
Samuel Jacobson<br />
(father)<br />
Richard & Ardi Jacobson<br />
Joseph M. Jacobus<br />
Ricka Hirsch Jonas<br />
Gerald B. Kornman<br />
Edgar Lewis<br />
Rosella Ehrenwald Medias<br />
Herbert Mellow<br />
(father)<br />
Ruth & Louis Palet<br />
Dave Mossman<br />
Michael M. Ossoff<br />
Moe Pear<br />
Louis Popper<br />
Max V. Sigal Jr.<br />
Diane Elaine Smirnow<br />
Lester Speyer<br />
Israel Trestman<br />
Megan Whaley
You shall accept gifts for Me from every person whose heart is so moved. . . Exodus 25:2<br />
Beautification Fund<br />
Anniversary of<br />
Charles and Alyse Sprintz<br />
Phyllis Alper<br />
Bud and Barbara Zander<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Gerald and Blossom Averbuch<br />
Pauline Bader<br />
James and Bernita Brown<br />
Lisa Crockett<br />
Robert and Alberta Doochin<br />
Mark and Rita Doyne<br />
Blum Family<br />
Steven and Laurie Eskind<br />
Scott and Lynn Ghertner<br />
Harris A. Gilbert<br />
Steven Greil<br />
Jerome and Albee Guttman<br />
Bruce and Rae Hirsch<br />
Sam Hirshberg<br />
Keith and Meryl Kraft<br />
Ted and Marilyn Krick<br />
Janice Krohn<br />
Neil Osheroff and Cheryl Guyer<br />
Ted and Louise Pailet<br />
Howard and Betty Lee Rosen<br />
Geraldine Sadow<br />
Howard and Anita Taradash<br />
Barbara Turner<br />
Marjorie Zager<br />
Gregory and Erin Zagnoev<br />
Bud and Barbara Zander<br />
Recovery of Howard Tepper<br />
Ralph and Raye Ann Greenbaum<br />
Recovery of Jack Miller<br />
Ralph and Raye Ann Greenbaum<br />
Ted and Louise Pailet<br />
Recovery of Lynn Barton<br />
Ralph and Raye Ann Greenbaum<br />
Building Fund<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Norman and Hedy Lustig<br />
Michael and Nancy Richardson<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Norman and Hedy Lustig<br />
Calvin A. Buchman<br />
Social Action Fund<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Marion Katz<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Marion Katz<br />
Amy M. Cohen<br />
Preschool Teacher’s Fund<br />
Bat Mitzvah of Shira Acklin<br />
Michael and Lee Gryll<br />
Betty Frances Ginsberg<br />
Memorial Fund<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Carl and Beth Dreifuss<br />
Gerda Loewenstein<br />
Caring and Concern Fund<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Suzanne Greener<br />
Memory of Harold Cohen<br />
Stephen and Jan Riven<br />
Arthur Lee Goldner, M.D.<br />
Fund for Judaica Artist<br />
and the Healing A<strong>rts</strong><br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Norma Neaderthal<br />
Selma and Carl Goldstein Fund for<br />
Religious Education<br />
Anniversary of<br />
Lorie and Milton Goldenberg<br />
Howard and Betty Lee Rosen<br />
Memory of Harold Cohen<br />
Howard and Betty Lee Rosen<br />
Greatest Need Fund<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Rafael and Dorothy Berk<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Rafael and Dorothy Berk<br />
Memory of Lois Fishel<br />
Rafael and Dorothy Berk<br />
Rabbi Shana<br />
Goldstein-Mackler<br />
Discretionary Fund<br />
Memory of Jean Hess Morris<br />
Roger Ferris and Pamela Harrison<br />
Milton Grossman<br />
Early Education Fund<br />
Honor of Nancy Shapiro<br />
Charlie and Debi Robin<br />
Memory of Lori Fishel<br />
Sara Rachel Robin<br />
Memory of Dorothy Grossman<br />
Charlie and Debi Robin<br />
Memory of James Schenk<br />
Charlie and Debi Robin<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Charlie and Debi Robin<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Charlie and Debi Robin<br />
Cantor Gutcheon’s<br />
Discretionary Fund<br />
Appreciation of Cantor Gutcheon<br />
Mike Dobrin<br />
Memory of Lori Fishel<br />
Irwin and Nancy Hodes<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Jack and Dorothy Miller<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Jack and Dorothy Miller<br />
Donald E. Jacobs<br />
Student Loan Fund<br />
Birth of the great-grandson of<br />
Wilma Koenig<br />
Ralph and Raye Ann Greenbaum<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Phyllis Alper<br />
Gerald and Blossom Averbuch<br />
Morton and Hannah Cooper<br />
Lisa Crockett<br />
Blum Family<br />
Joel and Bernice Gordon<br />
Steven and Laurie Eskind<br />
Betty and Bernard Werthan<br />
Gary and Carol Fradkin<br />
Scott and Louise Garfinkel<br />
Scott and Lynn Ghertner<br />
Michael and Lee Gryll<br />
Jerome and Albee Guttman<br />
Bruce and Rae Hirsch<br />
Charles and Dorothy Hirshberg<br />
Keith and Meryl Kraft<br />
Ronald and Robbie Lustig<br />
Neil Osheroff and Cheryl Guyer<br />
Ted and Louise Pailet<br />
Louis and Ruth Palet<br />
Howard and Betty Lee Rosen<br />
Geraldine Sadow<br />
Barbara Turner<br />
Barry and Linda Zeitlin<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Morton and Hannah Cooper<br />
Recovery of Sylvia Weinberger<br />
Ralph and Raye Ann Greenbaum<br />
Lee and <strong>The</strong>resa Kuhn<br />
Social Action Fund<br />
Anniversary of<br />
Mr.& Mrs. Milton Goldenberg<br />
Gilbert and Joyce Fox<br />
Gilbert and Lois Fox<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Lottie Strupp<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Gilbert and Lois Fox<br />
Memory of Lori Fishel<br />
Betty and Bernard Werthan<br />
Memory of Sylvia Hyman<br />
Betty and Bernard Werthan<br />
Recovery of Sylvia Weinberger<br />
Lottie Strupp<br />
Memorial Fund<br />
Memory of Al Krizelman<br />
Howard and Arlene Safer<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Jerome and Arlene Averbuch<br />
Louise Cole<br />
Annette Eskind<br />
Sanford and Sandra Harris<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Jerome and Arlene Averbuch<br />
Annette Eskind<br />
Emily Magid<br />
This report reflects donations that have been acknowledged<br />
as of February 28 th<br />
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Preschool Fund<br />
Honor of Baby-naming of<br />
Sarah Kate Johnson<br />
Gregory and Erin Zagnoev<br />
Prayer Book Fund<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Arnold Lefkovitz<br />
Real Property Purchase Fund<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Donald and Joyce Friedman<br />
Rebecca Kornman Raskin<br />
Beautification and Music Fund<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Betty and Bernard Werthan<br />
Heloise Werthan Kuhn<br />
Edwin Raskin<br />
Rabbi Schiftan’s<br />
Discretionary Fund<br />
Memory of Sylvia Hyman<br />
Cathy Moberg<br />
Scott Shapiro Preschool<br />
Scholarship Fund<br />
Honor of Felicia Anchor<br />
Barbara and Larry Speller<br />
Honor of Nancy Shapiro<br />
Barbara and Larry Speller<br />
Memory of Al Krizelman<br />
Barbara and Larry Speller<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Barbara and Larry Speller<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Barbara and Larry Speller<br />
Memory of Lori Fishel<br />
Barbara and Larry Speller<br />
Beverly and Jimmy Small<br />
Golden Agers Fund<br />
Memory of Bobby Shepard<br />
Irvin and Beverly Small<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Irvin and Beverly Small<br />
Estelle and Horace Small<br />
Campership Fund<br />
Memory of Eleanor Small<br />
Don and Joyce Friedman<br />
Memory of Richard Small<br />
Ted and Dede Lipman<br />
Ralph and Raye Ann Greenbaum<br />
Shirley Zeitlin<br />
Yahrzeit Fund<br />
Memory of Fannie Barton<br />
David and Lynn Barton<br />
Memory of Herbert Cole<br />
Louise Cole
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