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September 2010 • Vol. 23, No. 3 Elul/Tishrei 5770/5771 

Shabbat Services 

in September 

Thursday, September 2 

Shacharit Morning Minyan, 7:45 AM 

Saturday, September 4 

Shabbat Services, 10:30 AM 

Music: Ian Silver 

S’lichot Program &Service 

at Temple Israel 

Program, Havdalah, & Reception, 8:30 PM 

S’lichot Service, 11:00 PM 

(see article on p. 3) 

Wednesday, September 8 

Erev Rosh Hashanah* 


Rosh Hashanah* 

Friday, September 10 

Shabbat Shuvah Service, 8:00 PM 

Music: Jane Newman 

Deborah Dora will speak 




Kol Nidre* 


Yom Kippur* 




Shabbat & Sukkot Services, 6:30 PM 

Music: Helen Kivnick & Gary Gardner 

Light dinner & discussion follows service 

(see article, above right) 


Consecration & 

Shabbat Services, 10:30 AM 

Music: Shana Eisenberg 



Simchat Torah Live! Services, 6:30 PM 

Music: Ian Silver & Ensemble 


*Please see High Holy Days schedule 

on page 3 

Shabbat Sukkot Services 

Rabbi Latz, Helen 

Kivnick, and Gary 

Gardner will lead 

Shabbat Sukkot services 

on Friday, September 

24, at 6:30 PM. 

Stay after services for a 

light supper and 

Sukkot conversation, 

sponsored by our Social Justice Committee. There will be 

opportunities for congregants to share their interests in two 

topics: health care and financial justice. 

Topic specialists will be available to answer questions and 

Social Justice Committee members will facilitate the 

conversations. Learn, schmooze, and, weather permitting, 

eat under the sukkah. 

Please celebrate Sukkot 

with our families at our 

Sukkot Open House 

Hosted by 

Rabbi Michael Adam Latz & Michael Simon, 

Noa & Liat 

and 

Rabbi Melissa B. Simon & Molly Hazelton 


17 Tishrei 5771 

3:30‐5:30 PM 

For location, please see your 

High Holy Days packet.

KOL TIKVAH ‐ 2 ‐ SEPTEMBER 2010 

From Our Rabbi 

n but a few days 5770 draws 

I to a close and the shofar 

summons a new year: 5771 

begins! 

The High Holy Days are an 

exquisite opportunity to gather in 

holy community, to reflect upon 

our highest purpose in life, to 

discern our sacred values, to recommit ourselves to 

our prophetic vision of dignity and justice for all 

creation. 

As we enter the space of the Yamim Noraim—our Days 

of Awe—I invite you to reflect upon these essential 

spiritual questions: 

Who am I called to be, and what am I called to do 

When I am weak, where do I find strength 

When my vision is dim, where do I find insight 

How do I maintain my integrity in a world where 

power, success, and money seem valued above all 

else 

How do I cultivate a sense of gratitude in my life 

How do I integrate the prophetic call for social 

justice—the demand to redress human suffering— 

into my life 

How do I keep the relevant questions of life 

perpetually before me 

What are the essential values that need to animate 

my existence so that I can be a Jew and act as a Jew 

in the world 

What is the Jewish people’s role in humanity 

Judaism may not provide answers to every question 

we ask. But soulful study, robust prayer, intelligent 

discussion, and loving community provide each of us 

a treasured opportunity to frame the questions that 

rest upon our souls as we begin the year anew. 

I look forward to gathering with you during the 

Yamim Noraim—the Days of Awe—as we raise our 

voices in prayer and lift up the questions of our souls. 

Shanah Tovah U‐M’tukah, 

From Our President 

S hanah 

Tovah! We 

welcome 5771 

together on 

September 8. 

On the bima 

Rabbi Michael 

Adam Latz will 

lead us in his second High Holy 

Days with us. 

He will be joined by two 

newcomers: Rabbi Melissa Simon, 

our director of lifelong learning, 

and Wendy Goldberg, our music 

director. Rabbi Simon and Wendy 

became part of our community in 

July, and bring a lot of enthusiasm 

and knowledge to their new roles. 

Rabbi Simon is newly ordained 

from Hebrew Union College in 

New York and has a love for 

education. She is already working 

on the new Religious School and 

Hebrew School year. 

An adult education retreat is in the 

works for October, and a two‐year 

adult B’nai Mitzvah class is being 

prepared. Rabbi Simon will also 

play a role in worship and in other 

pastoral duties under the direction 

of Rabbi Latz. 

She has already led two Shabbat 

services and welcomed new 

members at the recent new 

member orientation. There will be 

an official welcome for her on 

Saturday, October 2, as she is 

installed in her first pulpit. 

Wendy Goldberg was a teacher at 

the Talmud Torah of St. Paul for 

17 years and has been an avid 

participant for years in Hava 

Nashira, an annual gathering of 

music leaders and teachers 

sponsored by the Union for 

Reform Judaism (URJ). 

Wendy also founded a Jewish 

women’s ensemble, Shir 

Harmony, several years ago, 

which includes some of our own 

congregants. She is busy 

organizing the choir for the High 

Holy Days, developing our B’nai 

Mitzvah program with Rabbis 

Latz and Simon, and gathering the 

music leaders together to enhance 

our lay led music program. 

From Our President continued on 

page 4

SEPTEMBER 2010 ‐ 3 ‐ KOL TIKVAH 

5771 High Holy Days Schedule 

Shanah Tovah! May you all be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year. 

[A note about High Holy Days service passes: Last month, an article in this newsletter stated that your 

High Holy Day packet contained a security pass that should be brought with you to services. After Kol 

Tikvah was distributed a decision was made not to use the security passes this year.] 


S’lichot, at Temple Israel, 2324 Emerson Ave. So. 

Program and Havdalah, 8:30 PM 

Reception, 10:30 PM 

S’lichot Service, 11:00 PM 


Erev Rosh Hashanah Services, 8:00 PM* 

at First Universalist, 3400 Dupont Ave. So. 


Rosh Hashanah Services 


Shorashim Service (children ages birth to 5), 

9:30 – 10:00 AM 

P’rachim Service (children grades 1‐5, with parent), 

10:30 – 11:20 AM 

Rosh Hashanah Morning Service, 10:30 AM* 


Shabbat Shuvah Service, 8:00 PM 

at Shir Tikvah, 5000 Girard Ave. So. 


Kol Nidre Service, 8:00 PM* 



Yom Kippur Services 


Shorashim Service (children ages birth to 5), 

9:30 – 10:00 AM 

P’rachim Service (children grades 1‐5, 

with parent), 10:30 – 11:20 AM 

Yom Kippur Morning Service, 10:30 AM* 

Yom Kippur Study Session, 1:30 PM 

Afternoon & Yizkor service, 3:30 PM* 

A light Break‐the‐Fast will follow the service 


Shabbat Sukkot Services, 6:30 PM 



Consecration & Shabbat Services, 10:30 AM 



Simchat Torah Live!, 6:30 PM 


*ASL interpretation provided for this service 

Consecration and Shabbat 

Honoring Our Religious School Students 

Join in the celebration at Shabbat and Consecration 

Services on Saturday morning, September 25, at 

10:30 AM. We will honor our newest religious 

school students (those entering kindergarten this 

year). 

Come and dance with the Torah as our new 

students receive Torahs of their own and taste the 

sweetness of Torah study. 

If your kindergartener will be participating, please 

contact Rabbi Simon by September 17. 

Community-Wide S’lichot 

We encourage you to prepare 

for the Days of Awe with 

music and prayer. 

Join us with other area 

congregations as this year we 

participate in a community‐wide S’lichot service. 

Saturday night, September 4, at Temple Israel, 

2324 Emerson Ave. S., in Minneapolis: 

8:30 PM Program and Havdalah 

10:30 PM Reception 

11:00 PM S’lichot Service


Installation of 

Rabbi Melissa B. Simon 

The Board of Trustees invites you 

to join us for the installation service and celebration 

for Rabbi Melissa B. Simon 

on October 2 at 10:30 AM. 

Rabbi Simon’s installation weekend celebrates 

Shir Tikvah’s commitment to lifelong learning. 

Learners of all ages and experiences 

are encouraged to attend. 

Shabbat Morning Services will be 

led by Rabbi Michael Adam Latz, Rabbi Simon, 

and Music Director Wendy Goldberg. 

Rabbi Adam Rosenwasser 

of Congregation Beth Am of Los Altos Hills, CA, 

will offer a blessing. 

An oneg will follow the service. 

From Our President 

continued from page 2 

If you have not already done so, 

please welcome Rabbi Simon and 

Wendy Goldberg. 

During this season, we are 

reminded to take time to reflect 

upon who we are as individuals, 

as family members, as workers in 

our professional life, and how we 

interact with the world at large. 

The Shir Tikvah board will also be 

reflecting at a one‐day retreat in 

October. 

I always welcome any thoughts or 

concerns you have regarding our 

Shir Tikvah community. In this 

new year of 5771, may we be 

blessed with the spirit of wisdom 

and understanding, with generosity 

and hope, insight and joy. 

High Holy Day 

Food Drive 

On Rosh Hashanah, STiFTY will be 

distributing bags for the annual 

High Holy Days food drive. Bring 

your non‐perishable food 

donations to our Yom Kippur 

services for STiFTY members to 

collect. 

All food collected will be given to 

the Sabathani Community Center 

on 38th Street in Minneapolis. 

If you have any questions about 

the High Holy Days food drive or 

other STiFTY activities, please 

contact Amira Cohen at 

Stifty@shirtikvah.net. 

Yom Kippur Study Session 

Join us after the morning 

service on Yom Kippur, 

September 18, as Robert 

Richman leads a discussion 

session at 1:30 PM on justice and 

forgiveness. 

The United States is a world 

leader when it comes to 

punishment. Although the 

country is home to less than five 

percent of the world’s 

population, it holds twenty‐five 

percent of the world’s prisoners. 

The U.S. is the only 

industrialized country in the 

Western Hemisphere that 

continues to impose the death 

penalty. It is the only country 

in the world to regularly 

sentence juvenile offenders to 

life in prison without possibility 

of parole. 

What is our obligation not 

simply to seek forgiveness, but 

to forgive 

What is the role of forgiveness 

in the criminal justice system 

and in our own lives Does 

forgiveness let the perpetrator 

off the hook Can forgiveness 

work hand‐in‐hand with 

justice


From Our Music Director 

The Days of Awe: Multi‐Layered and Multifaceted 

Lift me up and lift my eyes, 

far above these falling skies; 

Give me hope and give me love, 

and I will sing Your praises; 

Days of wonder, days of peace, 

times of blessing, love released; 

Give me hope and give me love, 

and I will sing Your praises. 

Josh Nelson, inspired by Esa 

Einai, Psalm 121:1‐2 

The notion of t’shuva invites us 

to look back on our trials and 

triumphs, our joys and 

disappointments. We can clean 

our slate by making amends 

with others and with ourselves, 

and turn toward a new year 

with a clean(er) slate. 

Endless possibilities arise; the 

psalmists felt in awe of God as 

they lifted their eyes to the 

mountaintops and wrote, “My 

help will come from God, Maker 

of Heaven and Earth” (Psalm 

121). 

I find the job of shaliach tzibor to 

be completely awe‐filled and 

awe‐inspiring. Shaliach tzibor 

could be translated literally as 

“messenger of the public,” but I 

find myself aiming towards 

“bringer of the community.” 

During the Days of Awe I hope 

to bring you into an arena of 

awe that inspires you, perhaps 

challenges you in deep ways, 

and leads you to new insights 

and awareness. It’s a task that I 

and other shlichei tzibor take very 

seriously. 

I hope the music of the High 

Holy Days invites you in and 

brings you to depths that 

surprise and delight you. There 

will be a variety of musical 

styles over the course of the 

Holy Days: 

1. Traditional chazanut, where 

the shaliach tzibor chants ancient 

words that transcend time and 

place—those that have been 

chanted for centuries around the 

world. 

2. Choral arrangements that our 

choir has diligently prepared 

with Choir Director Marlys 

Fiterman and accompanist Eric 

Brook. Though these offer more 

formal prayer experiences, we 

invite you to sing along with us 

as much as you can. 

3. Melodies, both familiar and 

new, through which we hope to 

lift you up (as noted at the 

beginning), giving you hope, 

peace, blessings, and wonder. 

Sometimes these prayers will be 

sung by the whole congregation, 

and other times only the shaliach 

tzibor will sing, inviting time for 

personal refection. It is my hope 

that these different modalities 

will move you to contemplation 

while sitting in company with 

our Shir Tikvah community and 

in the presence of the Divine. 

Shanah Tovah U‐M’tukah, 

Wendy Goldberg 

Music Director 

Shlichat Tzibor* 

*Shlichat tzibor is the feminine form 

of shaliach tzibor 

Simchat Torah Live! 

Join us for 

Simchat Torah 

Live! at 6:30 PM 

on Wednesday, 

September 29, as 

we celebrate 

Simchat Torah. 

Come prepared for dancing and joyous 

celebration as we finish reading the Torah and 

begin anew. Rabbi Latz, Ian Silver, and the 

Simchat Torah Music Ensemble will lead the 

festivities. 

ASL Interpretation 

This year’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 

services will be accessible for persons needing 

ASL interpretation. If you need interpretation at 

any of the children’s services, please contact the 

office at (612) 822‐1440, or office@shirtikvah.net. 

Requests must be made at least 10 days prior to 

the service in order for us to be able to make 

arrangements. 

We extend a warm welcome to those who will 

now be able to join us in prayer. High Holy Day 

services will be held at First Universalist Church, 

3400 Dupont Ave. So., Minneapolis.


From the Director of Lifelong Learning 

A friend of mine 

with a young 

child relayed the 

following story: 

Child to the tolltaker 

on the 

turnpike: “Are you a Jew” 

Parents (after rolling up the 

window): “Why did you ask” 

Child: “I wanted to wish her 

happy Rosh Chodesh Elul!” (new 

month of the Jewish calendar). 

I love the excitement that this 

friend’s child has about Elul, the 

month preceding the High Holy 

Days. She is already captivated 

by the spirit of this auspicious 

time and she wanted to share that 

joy with others. 

There is a Jewish tradition to 

share with you: the practice of 

spending the month of Elul 

studying and preparing for the 

High Holy Days. Each year as 

the High Holy Days approach, I 

have two core texts that I love to 

learn from, which help to center 

me and prepare me for the Yamim 

Noraim, the Days of Awe. 

The first is a book I reread each 

year before the holy days, Days of 

Awe: A Treasury of Jewish Wisdom 

for Reflection, Repentance, and 

Renewal on the High Holy Days, 

edited by S.Y. Agnon. This book 

is a collection of stories, 

meditations, and readings from 

the TaNaKh, rabbinic literature, 

and other Jewish writings from 

ancient to modern times. 

I never fail to find something new 

and meaningful in the nowfamiliar 

pages that help me 

connect to Rosh Hashanah and 

Yom Kippur. 

My second resource is newer and 

more technologically savvy. 

“Jewels of Elul” is a daily email 

from www.jewelsofelul.com, the 

brainchild of singer/songwriter 

Craig Taubman. 

Each day I am sent a short story, 

anecdote, or introspection from 

such voices as the Dalai Lama, 

Kirk Douglas, Rabbi David 

Wolpe, and Ruth Messinger, each 

giving new insight into these 

days leading up to the New Year. 

The theme this year is “The Art of 

Beginning… Again.” 

We are each working to begin 

again: a new year, a new practice, 

a new way of finding meaning. 

May we each find this year to be 

full of sweetness in learning— 

both from old familiar sources 

and from new unexpected places. 

Shanah tovah, 


Bandz for Canz at 

Shir Tikvah 

Announcing the Religious School’s first 

tikkun olam project of the year: Bandz for 

Canz. 

Donate cans of food; for each can donated, 

students will receive a “Meshuga Band”— 

one of the Silly Bandz® with a Jewish 

shape. 

Collect them all: shofar, star of David, 

dreidel, chai, and a Torah scroll. Drop off 

cans at Shir Tikvah during September; the 

cans will be donated to the Sabathani 

Community Center. Contact Rabbi Simon 

at the office for more information or to help 

with the project. 

Religious School News 

First Day of Religious and Hebrew School 

Join us for a new start to 

the school year on 

Sunday, September 12, at 

9:30 AM (sharp), with an 

opening assembly for 

students and their 

families. 

Parents: Please come 

check out the classrooms, meet the teachers and Rabbi 

Simon, and get your questions answered. 

Hebrew School starts on Wednesday, September 15. 

The early session is from 4:15 to 6:00 PM.; the late 

session is from 6:15 to 8:00 PM. 

Parents: Please join us for t’filah at 5:30 PM or 7:30 PM. 

Please see the Religious School and Hebrew School 

calendar for dates for the whole year.


From Yad B’Yad 

If you need meals after surgery or during an 

illness (or know someone who does), please 

contact Miriam Weinstein at (612) 824‐2845, 

weinsteinme@comcast.net, or Judith Brook at 

(651) 452‐3158, 

jbrookpianostudio@usfamily.net. 

Adult Education Retreat 

“Shabbat is not in heaven or beyond the sea. It is part of the 

divine agenda and a taste of eternity, but also wholly human 

and humane. Without Shabbat we may be lost; in its 

rediscovery, we may yet be found.” 

—Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf 

If you’re home from the hospital, ill, or can’t 

get out of the house, and would like to have 

a visitor (or if you know someone who 

would like to have a visitor) contact Wendy 

Farrar at (612) 824‐9535 or 

wsfarrar@earthlink.net. 

If you need a ride to services contact 

Andrea Kircher at (612) 922‐4033 or 

amk@andreakircher.com. 

If you’re interested in joining a chavurah, 

contact Linda Alter, (651) 248‐6060 or 

alterhomes@mindspring.com or look on the 

Shir Tikvah website under community or on 

the home page for sign up information. 

Celebrate Shabbat with learning and community. 

The Adult Education Retreat will be held 

October 29‐31 

at the Wilder Forest Retreat Center. 

Please see www.shirtikvah.net for more 

information. 

St. Louis Park 

Emergency Program Food Shelf 

Israel Information 

Meeting 

Each day, so many people in the 

Twin Cities go hungry. The St. 

Louis Park Emergency Program 

(STEP) is a non‐profit emergency 

assistance agency that works to 

keep that from happening. 

About 10% of St. Louis Park’s 

population visits STEP for food. 

STEP is open five days a week 

and distributes more than a ton of 

food every day. 

STEP has the largest kosher food 

shelf in the region; people who 

live outside of St. Louis Park can 

access this source for kosher food. 

STEP has been operating in 

St. Louis Park since 1975, 

supported by gifts of cash and 

food primarily from individuals 

and local congregations. With a 

small staff of eight people and 

hundreds of volunteers each 

week, STEP works to provide 

stability for those experiencing 

times of crisis. 

STEP moved to a permanent 

home (6812 W. Lake Street, St. 

Louis Park, 55426) in May and is 

raising funds through a capital 

campaign to purchase it. Please 

contact (952) 925‐4899 for more 

information. 

Thinking about traveling to 

Israel with Shir Tikvah next 

summer 

Come to a one‐hour information 

meeting at 7:00 PM on 

Wednesday, October 6, in the 

library. 

Ask questions, meet other 

interested congregants, and get 

excited! 

Please RSVP to Holly Fields, 

Rabbi Latz’s assistant, at 

holly@shirtikvah.net, or (612) 

822‐1440.


Todah Rabbah for Ensuring that 

Shir Tikvah is a Caring Community 

During the 

past several 

months, the 

following 

people 

generously 

participated 

in Yad B’Yad 

activities, 

such as 

cooking and providing meals, 

sending cards to people who 

were recovering from illness or 

surgery, bikur cholim (visiting the 

sick), helping with a shiva, 

providing rides to services, 

planning, implementing and 

assisting at events, and much 

more: 

Amy Ollenforf 

Andrea Kircher 

Anne Holzman 

Barbra Wiener 

Bea and Mert Suckerman 

Carole Evenchik 

Caryl Barnett 

Cookie Montgomery 

Eileen Collard 

Gloria Weinblatt 

Harvey Zuckman 

Helen Rubenstein 

Ira Kaplan 

Jane Borochoff 

Jane Newman 

Jim D. Miller 

Judith Brook 

Judy Tobias 

Julie Swann 

Kathy Kosnoff 

Kim Swiler 

Laura Tanz 

Leslie Iyer 

Linda Alter 

Lisa Kugler 

Lisa Pogoff 

Lu Lippold 

Miriam Weinstein 

Pam Rochlin 

Phil Oxman 

Rebecca Skoler 

Robert Rothstein 

Ronna Hammer 

Ruth Markowitz 

Shelley Miner 

Sumner and Joyce Richman 

Susan Geller 

Verna Lind 

Wendy Farrar 

We sincerely hope that we 

haven’t missed anyone. If we 

did, please let us know so we can 

recognize you in a future issue. 

Caryl Barnett & Verna Lind, 

Co‐Chairs 

Yad B’Yad 

Mitzvah Minute 

Returning from camp and attending 

Shabbat morning services, Asher 

Weisberg ran up and down the 

stairs fetching items for the oneg 

captain (mom, Janet Weisberg) and 

shammas (dad, Luke Weisberg). “It 

feels great to be back in my own 

synagogue!” 

(Have a mitzvah minute to report 

Contact Caryl Barnett at 

cgbarnett@usfamily.net or Verna 

Lind at vdlind@isd.net.) 

Shanah Tovah 

From all of the Shir Tikvah staff 

to all of you and your loved ones: 

May you and your family 

be inscribed in the book of life 

for a year of health and love, 

blessings and peace. 

Rabbi Michael Adam Latz 

John Humleker, Executive Director 

Rabbi Melissa B. Simon, Director of Lifelong Learning 

Wendy Goldberg, Music Director 

Holly Fields, Assistant to Rabbi Latz 

Rebecca Rubenstein, Office Manager 

Amira Cohen, STiFTY Advisor 

Leslie Azose, Junior Youth Advisor

Presents: 

“Achieving Two-States: 

Why the Security of Israel Depends On It” 

The entire Twin Cities Community is invited to learn about 

J Street’s Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace approach from: 

Former Deputy Speaker of the 

Knesset Ambassador Colette Avital 

And J Street Founder and President Jeremy Ben-Ami 

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 

Mount Zion Temple 

1300 Summit Avenue 

St. Paul, MN 55105 

Doors open at 7:00 PM, 

Event begins at 7:30 PM 

Contact minnesota@jstreet.org 

for more information 

Ambassador Colette Avital 

Born in Romania in 1940, Colette Avital emigrated to Israel in 1950. Avital joined Israel’s Foreign Ministry in 1960, 

acting as Chancellor in Montreal, Press and Cultural Attaché in Brussels, Minister-Counselor in Paris, Consul in 

Boston, Ambassador in Lisbon and Consul General in New York. Elected to the Knesset in 1999, Avital served 

as the Chair of several committees covering a wide range of issues including ethics, foreign relations, the status 

of women and immigration, among others. Outside of her public service, Avital serves as Chairwoman of Zimriya 

(The International Festival of Choirs), The International Harp Contest and the Kfar Idud, a village for people living 

with mental challenges. Furthermore, she is a board member of Ben-Gurion University, the Gesher Theater and 

the Schechter Institute. She is also on the Executive Committee of the Company for the Restitution of Properties 

of Victims of the Holocaust as well as the Director General of the Berl Katznelson Foundation’s Ideological and 

Educational Center and the International Secretary of the Israel Labour Party. 

Avital received her BA in Political Science and English Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and went on to receive 

and MA in English Literature from the University of Montreal as well as an MA in Public Administration from Harvard University. She 

has received numerous awards and regularly contributes opinion articles to prominent Israeli and foreign publications. She currently 

lives in Jerusalem and speaks several languages including Hebrew, English, French, Rumanian, Italian, German and Portuguese. 

Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street Executive Director 

Jeremy comes to J Street from a 25-year career in government, politics and communications, here and in Israel. 

Jeremy has served in a number of senior government positions including as President Bill Clinton’s Deputy 

Domestic Policy Adviser and Policy Director on Howard Dean’s Presidential Campaign. Jeremy was most 

recently Senior Vice President at Fenton Communications. He also has served as the Communications Director 

for the New Israel Fund and started the Israeli firm Ben-Or Communications while living in Israel in the late 1990s. 

Jeremy’s father was born in Tel Aviv, and much of his family lives in Israel. 

J Street is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans. The organization gives political voice to mainstream American Jews and other supporters of 

Israel who, informed by their progressive and Jewish values, believe that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is essential to Israel’s survival as 

the national home of the Jewish people and as a vibrant democracy. J Street’s mission is two-fold: first, to advocate for urgent American diplomatic leadership 

to achieve a two-state solution and a broader regional, comprehensive peace and, second, to ensure a broad debate on Israel and the Middle East in national 

politics and the American Jewish community.


Tzedakah 

Shir Tikvah is appreciative of all tzedakah 

given to the congregation. We will gladly 

notify any persons or organizations of 

contributions made in their honor. 

Contributions can be sent to the 

congregation office. Funds include: Shir 

Tikvah Fund, Rabbi Latz Discretionary 

Fund, Rabbi Simon Discretionary Fund, 

Rabbi Offner Legacy Fund for Youth, 

Adult Scholarship Fund, Building Fund, 

Flower Fund, Library Fund, Harris Music 

Fund, Prayerbook Fund, Relief Fund, 

Social Justice Fund, Special Needs 

Education Fund, Torah Fund. 

RABBI LATZ DISCRETIONARY 

FUND 

Gloria & Alan Weinblatt, in 

memory of Patricia Hodne, 

Milton Fichman, Rabbi Bernard 

Raskas, and in honor of the 75 th 

birthday of Peter Montgomery 

Elly and Stan Field, in honor of the 

yahrzeits of Edna Giesler and 

Harry Weingart 

HARRIS MUSIC FUND 

Paula Forman, in appreciation of 

Steve Greenberg 

Elizabeth Barnard, in honor of 

David Harris 

SHIR TIKVAH FUND 

Mindy Kurzer & Moon Zlotnick, 

in honor of the yahrzeit of 

LouAnn Louis 

Ina & Larry Gravitz, in honor of 

the yahrzeit of Bertha Boxer 

Jodi & Jeffrey Upin, in memory of 

Milton Fichman 

RABBI OFFNER LEGACY 

FUND FOR YOUTH 

Kara Paymar & Jeff Haddorff 

HIGH HOLY DAY/YIZKOR 

DONATIONS 

Gerry & Toni Gilchrist, in 

appreciation of Rabbi Latz 

Jim D. Miller 

Carolyn Belle 

Sandra Levine 

Mindy Mitnick 

Rabbi Latz and Michael Simon 

Marjorie Sigel & Dick VanDeusen 

Joel & Laurie Kramer 

Jay & Sally Lieberman 

Ina & Larry Gravitz 

Susan Phipps‐Yonas & Al Yonas 

Bob & Suzanne Silverman 

Janice Gepner & Eric Newman 

Ruth Hartman 

Burt & Micki Danovsky 

Kathryn Klibanoff & Jeremy 

Pierotti 

Michael & Paula Pergament 

Elaine Frankowski 

Andrea Kircher 

Condolences to… 

Margie Siegel, on the death of her 

father, Richard Siegel 

Larry Fox, on the death of his 

father, Daniel Fox 

Mazel Tov to… 

Ken & Amy Liss, on their 15 th 

anniversary 

Jenny & Mark Saxton, on their 10 th 

anniversary 

Nancy Fushan & David Olson, on 

their 25 th anniversary 

Jeff & Jennifer Lewin, on their 15 th 

anniversary 

Leslie & Surya Iyer, on their 15 th 

anniversary 

Carolyn Belle (aka Belle), on 

achieving status as a Board 

Recognized Specialist in Fluency 

Disorders (stuttering) 

Mazel Tov on your 

August wedding to… 

Joel Zimmerman & Melissa 

Machovsky 

Mike Stern & Anne Larson Stern 

Trish Lynne & Don Deutsch 

Mazel Tov on your new 

home to... 

Robert Richman 

2711 Ottawa Ave. So. 

St. Louis Park, MN 55416 

(651) 278‐4987 

Welcome new 

members… 

Chris Bargeron 

2210 Sherwin Court 

Minnetonka, MN 55305 

(952) 237‐6054 

Christopher@bargeron.net 

Kören Beck Tomlinson & Marc 

Tomlinson 

2100 Humboldt Ave. So. 

Minneapolis, MN 55405 

(612) 374‐0031 

korenbecktomlinson@hotmail.com 

marctomlinson@msn.com 

Naomi Rockler‐Gladen (Dan) 

2901 Vernon Ave. South 

St. Louis Park, MN 55416 

(952) 303‐4731 

Gwendolyn 

nrockler@hotmail.com 

The Shir Tikvah 

office will be 

closed on: 

Monday, September 6, Labor 

Day 

Thursday, September 9, Rosh 

Hashanah 

Thursday, September 23, the 

first day of Sukkot 

Wednesday, September 29, the 

seventh day of Sukkot


September 4 

Nitzavim-Vayelech 

Deut. 29:9-31:30 

S’lichot 


Rosh Hashanah 

Gen. 21:1-21 


Ha’azinu 

Deut. 32:1-52 


Yom Kippur 

Deut. 29:9-14, 30:11-20; 

Num. 29:7-11; 

Lev. 19:1-4, 9-18, 32-37 


First day of Sukkot 

Lev. 23:33-44 


Third Day of Sukkot 

Exod. 33:12-34:26 


Simchat Torah 

Deut. 33:1-34:12 

Gen. 1:1-2:3 

Kol Tikvah staff: 

Editors, Lisa Pogoff & Jeff Zuckerman 

Production, Holly Fields 

NEXT DEADLINE: 

September 6, 2010 

Kol Tikvah 

A publication of Shir Tikvah 

A Reform Congregation Serving the Twin Cities 

5000 Girard Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419 

(612) 822‐1440 • office@shirtikvah.net • Web site: www.shirtikvah.net 

Shir Tikvah welcomes and supports children and adults with disabilities. We try to make our 

programs and services accessible to all within the limits of our resources. If you need 

accommodation or assistance in order to participate in our programs, services, or activities, 

please contact the Shir Tikvah office (612) 822‐1440. 

Board of Trustees: 

President: Jane Newman 

President‐Elect: Jane Binder 

Vice President & Communications Secretary: Luke Weisberg 

Treasurer: Andrea Rubenstein 

Recording Secretary: Wendy Horowitz 

Board Members: Linda Alter, Lillie Benowitz, Andy Bindman, 

Martha Brand, Jerry Cohen, Jay Erstling, Mary Hartmann, 

Jennifer Kahn, Kathryn Klibanoff, Jackie Krammer, Wayne 

Kuklinski, Ray Levi, Jennifer Lewin, Jim L. Miller 

Committee Chairs: 

Building & Grounds, Jerry Cohen 

Development Committee, Jackie Krammer 

Finance & Administration, Andrea Rubenstein 

Library, Ginny Heinrich 

Membership, Kathryn Klibanoff, Ruth Markowitz 

Religious School, Wayne Kuklinski 

Social Justice, Linda Alter Capell, David Snyder 

T’filah, Ray Levi 

Yad b’Yad, Caryl Barnett, Verna Lind 

Youth Connections, Barry Epstein 

Senior Rabbi 

Michael Adam Latz 

rabbilatz@shirtikvah.net 

Director of Lifelong Learning 


rabbisimon@shirtikvah.net 

Executive Director 

John Humleker 

john@shirtikvah.net 

Music Director 

Wendy Goldberg 

wendy@shirtikvah.net 

Rabbi’s Assistant 

Holly Fields 

holly@shirtikvah.net 

Office Manager 

Rebecca Rubenstein 

rebecca@shirtikvah.net 

STiFTY Advisor 

Amira Cohen 

stifty@shirtikvah.net 

Junior Youth Advisor 

Leslie Azose 

Founding Rabbi Emerita 

Stacy K. Offner 

Shir Tikvah 

A Reform Congregation Serving the Twin Cities 

5000 Girard Avenue South 

Minneapolis, MN 55419‐1199 

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