Nov Bulletin 09.indd - Temple Beth El

14 Heshvan, 5770 

November 1, 2009 

Vol. 22, Issue 5 

Bulletin 

TEMPLE BETH ELBulletin 

Beth El Family Adventurers 

invites you and your family to join us for 

Chanukah Dinner 

And 

The Celebration 

of Shabbat & 

The First Night of Chanukah 

Featuring 

The Voices of the TBE Youth Choir 

and 

The Lighting of Our Menorot 

Remember to bring your favorite menorah from home! 

FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11 

Dinner: 6:00 pm Service: 7:30 pm 

Please RSVP by December 7 

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Yes! We’ll be attending the Chanukah Dinner! 

Name _____________________________________ Phone__________________________ 

_____ # Chicken @ $19 = $_____ 

_____ # Whitefish @ $19 = $_____ 

_____ # Pasta Primavera @ $19 = $_____ 

_____ # Children’s Macaroni & Cheese @ $12 = $_____ 

# Children 3 & under NOT 

ordering dinner; No Charge ____ 

Total # attending including children 

under 3 NOT ordering dinner ____ 

Total amount enclosed $_____ 

Tables of 10 may be reserved on request. Requests for 11 or 12 will be honored when possible. 

Please seat us with ____________________________________________________________ 

Baby sitting provided by Beth El Family Adventurers from 7-9 pm. 

Reservation required. Contact Alicia Pearlman, 248-363-6826. Number of children ______ 

No dinner reservations will be honored without your check. 

Make checks payable & mail to: TBE, 7400 Telegraph Rd. 

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, Attn: Chanukah Dinner 

For more information, contact Alicia Pearlman, 

248-363-6826 or aliciap@comcast.net

shabbat services 

CELEBRATE 

SPECIAL EVENTS 

WITH YOUR TBE 

FAMILY 

Sponsor a Friday 

evening Oneg or 

Saturday morning 

Kiddush. 

To sponsor an 

Oneg or Kiddush, 

please call 

248-851-1100, ext. 3121. 

We invite you to consider the 

Oneg/Kiddush Fund when 

honoring or remembering 

friends & family. 

Your contributions 

help underwrite an Oneg or 

Kiddush when there is no 

designated sponsor. 

FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6 

7:30 PM Shabbat Services; Rabbi Syme will deliver the sermon. 

SATURDAY MORNING,NOVEMBER 7 

9:00 AM Torah Study 

10:30 AM Shabbat Services; Rabbi Syme will deliver the sermon. 

Parashat/Torah portion of the week:Vayera/Genesis 18:1-22:24 

Shari Cohen, Torah reader. 


7:00 PM Library Shabbat. A service written & led by the Library volunteers. The TBE 

Choir will sing. 

SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14 


10:30 AM Shabbat Services; Keren Alpert, Rabbinic Associate, will deliver the sermon. 

Parashat/Torah portion of the week:Haye Sarah/Genesis 23:1-25:18 

BAR MITZVAH OF ADAM CHARLES ISRAEL 

Adam is a student at Norup International School. He enjoys playing soccer for his 

Berkley team, the Force. He also enjoys basketball and football. For his Mitzvah 

project, Adam did a book drive for Focus Hope, collecting more than 700 books. 

He also raked leaves for the elderly and volunteered at Yad Ezra. Adam is the 

son of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Israel and the brother of Jaclyn and Eric. He is the 

grandson of Edward and the late Catherine Grimaldi and Harriet and the late Sidney Israel. 


6:00 PM Family Kabbalat Shabbat; The 5 th Grade will participate. 

Especially For Babies, Toddlers, Kids, Moms, Dads 

& Grandparents Too! 

So Much to Be Thankful For! 

Thanksgiving 

Tot Shabbat 

Saturday, November 21 

Welcome Shabbat With Our Clergy And Educator In A 

Fun-Filled Service For The Younger Set. 

Service 9:30 am 

Snack ’n’ Crafts 10:00 am 

JEWISH LITERACY INITIATIVE 

Last year, Rabbi Syme instituted 

a program of independent Jewish 

study and experience. Members who 

pursued this initiative, he felt, would 

gain a greater sense of Jewish identity 

and learning. They would receive 

“credits” for a variety of study, 

worship and life “experiences” including 

attendance at services, Torah Study, having become 

a youth or adult Bar or Bat Mitzvah, blessing the 

candles and offering Kiddush on Shabbat, taking 

adult education classes, and having taken a Temple 

trip to Israel. Three Temple members completed 

the “course” and were honored at Rosh Hashana 

services, September 18. Called to the bimah and 

given a crystal commemorative were Nancy Fortier, 

Lois Freeman and Chuck Zamek. 

Name of participant: 

Temple Beth El, U.S.P.S. 075360 is published monthly. Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfi eld Hills MI Periodicals postage paid at Pontiac, Michigan. 

Postmaster send address change to: Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfi eld Hills, MI 48301 

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shabbat services 



9:30 AM Thanksgiving Tot Shabbat 


Parashat/Torah portion of the week:Toldot/Genesis 25:19-28:9 

BAT MITZVAH OF ANNA KELMAN 

Anna is a student at East Hills Middle School. She enjoys swimming, tennis and 

playing the violin. For her Mitzvah project, Anna volunteered at Yad Ezra. She is 

very excited about becoming a Bat Mitzvah. Anna is the daughter of Svetlana and 

Zinoviy Kelman and the older sister of Elisabeth. She is the granddaughter of Iosif 

and the late Raisa Kelman and Boris and Galyna Snitsarenko. 


7:30 PM College Shabbat; Rabbi Syme will deliver the sermon. 

Please Join Us In Worship 

and Thanksgiving 

Annual 

Interfaith 

Thanksgiving 

Service 




Parashat/Torah portion of the week: Vayetze/Genesis 28:10-32:3 

BAR MITZVAH OF JALEN SCOTT ZEMAN 

Jalen is a 7th grader at Birmingham Covington School. He loves watching and playing 

sports of all kinds. For his Mitzvah project, Jalen helped package and distribute food 

at Yad Ezra. Jalen is excited to become a Bar Mitzvah and share his special day with 

family and friends. The son of Lori and David Zeman and brother of Leah, Jalen is 

the grandson of Miles and Evelyn Zeman and Jack and Dorothy Lackman and the 

great-grandson of Bill Staley. 

Join us in welcoming Shabbat with a 

service of song and warmth. 

Family Kabbalat 

Shabbat 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 

The 5TH Grade will participate in the service. 

Family Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm 

Family Shabbat Dinner 6:45 pm 

Featuring: pasta * pizza * salad * challah & garlic toast 

* chocolate chip cookies. 

Shabbat candles, juice & wine at each table. 

$7 per person 

RSVP to the school office, 248-865-0612 

Will You Pour? 

c 

On Sunday evening, 

November 22 at 7 pm, 

Temple Beth El 

will host the 

Annual Interfaith 

Thanksgiving Service 

and the reception 

following the service. 

We would be honored to have 

the wives of past congregational 

Presidents, past Sisterhood 

presidents and current members 

of the Sisterhood board and 

Board of Trustees serve as 

hostesses and pour at the 

reception. To volunteer, please 

call chair, Jill Gurwin, 

248-737-0393. 

sponsored by 

TEMPLE BETH EL, 

KIRK IN THE HILLS & 

ST. HUGO OF THE HILLS 

Sunday, 

November 22 

7:00 Pm 

Temple Beth El 

Keren Alpert, 

Rabbinic Associate, 

will speak. 

Participating in the 

service will be 

the Clergy and Choirs of all 

three congregations. 

A Reception In 

Handleman Hall Will Follow 

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temple news 

CHILDREN IN PAIN 

- CAN YOU HELP? 

By Rabbi Daniel B. Syme 

I received this heartbreaking 

email a short time ago, and 

hope that someone in our 

Jewish Community can help 

these Jewish children find a 

home. Please contact Beth 

Gerber in Columbus, Ohio if 

you have an interest in helping 

these kids. I can only imagine 

their heartache and fear. 

Thank you for whatever you 

can do! 

With hope, 

Rabbi Daniel B. Syme 

“There are four Jewish 

children in Toledo, OH who 

need a Jewish family to adopt 

them. They are ages 14(m) 

7(f) 5(f) and 3 month old. 

The older three were adopted 

by the maternal grandmother. 

She died about 1½ months 

ago. The baby was placed 

with the county for adoption. 

All four children are in the 

same foster home. Thank you 

for your interest.” 

Beth Gerber LCSW 

Jewish Family Services 

1070 College Avenue 

Columbus, OH 43209 

(614)-559-0119 

F (614)-231-4978 

bgerber@jfscolumbus.org 

NEEDED!! 

BRAILLE BINDERY 

VOLUNTEERS 

Call Ilene Sawyer 

for details. 

248-788-0358 

HOSPITAL VISITS 

By Keren Alpert, Rabbinic Associate 

In years past, rabbis and Temple staff could call up the local hospitals and get 

the “list of the Jewish patients”. This is no longer the case. Due to HIPAA 

(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), patients’ privacy is much 

more closely guarded, and hospitals are no longer permitted to give us Jewish 

patient names. Now, we are only told that congregants are in the hospital when 

we are informed by a family member or the patients themselves. 

If a congregant is in a local hospital because of illness or a scheduled surgical 

procedure, Rabbi Syme and I try to determine if a visit would be appropriate. 

Not every person feels good about receiving visitors at the hospital. Certainly, the old joke is still 

true: You’re never fully covered by your insurance…or your hospital gown. In the hospital setting, 

people often do not feel that they look their best and they feel a bit exposed in every way: weaker, 

not in their own clothes, and having to face issues of illness. 

If the congregants are up for a visit, Rabbi Syme and I try to make arrangements to see them 

in the hospital setting. If they are not receiving visitors and wish to receive a phone call, we try 

to accommodate that wish as well. Nowadays, most congregants’ stays at the hospital are much 

shorter than in years past. So, we don’t always get the information in time to make the visit. 

Again, if you know of a family member going into the hospital or you yourself are, please put 

calling the Temple on your to-do list, so we don’t miss each other. 

Generally, when Rabbi Syme and I go to the congregant’s hospital room, we listen to their 

concerns and the concerns of their family members. Their trip to the hospital is always eventful 

and somewhat traumatic, and they usually appreciate retelling the story of their admission and 

their treatment. Sometimes a congregant will tell us of their fears or how this hospitalization has 

affected them and their family members. We try to spend enough time to listen to the congregant 

and help them process what they are feeling and not so much time that they want us to leave. 

If it’s okay with the congregant, we’ll often offer a short prayer, asking for G-d to bless them 

with strength and courage as they face the short-term and long-term difficulties that illness can 

present. We offer the prayer, not because we are G-d’s agents, but because when two Jews speak 

of holy matters, G-d is present. 

I hope this information has been helpful to you. Again, please remember to call the Rabbis’ 

Study when you or a loved one is in the hospital. 

TOM JABLONSKI, MITZVAH MODEL 

For more than 20 years, Tom Jablonski has served as Temple Beth El’s Executive 

Director. To the many members and staff who have sought his advice or 

assistance, relied on his knowledge, trusted that his door would always be open to 

listen to their concerns and, yes, their complaints, it should have been no surprise 

on Rosh Hashana when Rabbi Syme named him the Mitzvah Model. 

“Every year,” said Rabbi Syme, ”it is our privilege to recognize a member or members of the 

staff who have shown extraordinary commitment to the congregation. The person we honor this 

year has touched the lives of every family in Beth El, of every member of the staff…has touched 

with caring and love, every program of this congregation for decades. I need not multiply words, 

but I know you will understand why we call to the bimah our Mitzvah Model of 5770, Tom 

Jablonski.” 

As Tom ascended the bimah, to the sustained applause of the congregation, Rabbi Syme read 

the words written on the Mitzvah Model certificate. “Temple Beth El proudly recognizes Tom 

Jablonski as a Mitzvah Model who has performed extraordinary acts of caring in our congregation 

and community and whose life is and shall be a blessing to those in need of kindness and concern”, 

adding, “for all that you have done for all that you are, we love you”. 

Tom’s simple response…”Thank you for letting me serve each and every one of you to the best 

of my ability.” 

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high holy day thank yous 

Once again, we were blessed to greet the New Year at Temple Beth El, surrounded by the members 

of our immediate families and the larger family that comprises our Temple community. 

We thank all whose efforts enriched our services. 

Our thanks to Rabbi Daniel Syme & 

Rabbinic Associate, Keren Alpert, whose 

words inspired us, and Cantor Rachel 

Kalmowitz, whose music stirred us 

throughout the holidays. 

The Selichot Healing Service, celebrated 

in the Maas Chapel, was enriched by the 

beautiful voice of Marla Aviva Bentley, 

Cantorial Associate, and the music of Steve 

Tarnowsky on guitar and Jim Gabriel on 

piano. Comfort was drawn by those present 

from the blessings bestowed by Rabbi Syme 

& Keren Alpert and the powerful notes of 

the shofar blown by Temple President, Jim 

Deutchman. 

The High Holy Day services were enhanced 

by the participation of our Temple Officers: 

James Deutchman, President; Mark 

Canvasser, David Handleman, L. Steven 

Weiner, Herschel Fink & Miriam Cohen; 

Past Presidents, Robert Canvasser, Lawrence 

Deitch, Paul Dizik, Lawrence Epstein, 

Dennis Frank, Marion Freedman, Marvin 

Goldman, John Kamins, Herbert Kaufman, 

Dr. Alfred Kreindler, Stuart Lockman, Lee 

Marks, Alan A. May, David Page, Mert 

Segal, Fred Simon & Flora Winton and 

members of the Board of Trustees. 

For the beauty of their music, we thank: 

Jim Gabriel, Temple accompanist; 

Benjamin Cohen & Elsie Inselman, 

Conductors; Sam Pernick, Cellist, and Liz 

Rowin & Jordan Broder, Violinists. 

The High Holy Day Choir: Marla Aviva 

Bentley, Warren Eich, Elsie Inselman, 

Elizabeth Mihalo, Danica Randall, Allen 

Schrott, Brian White & Lawrence Wik. 

The Temple Beth El Choir: Noreen Aberly, 

Susan Abramson, Fayclare Blau, Ken 

Dickstein, Larry Epstein, Mary Epstein, 

Lucille Gersten, Marion Gross, Karen 

Kaczander, Marta Lazar, Sue Lepler, Audrey 

Morris, Karen Myerson, Sharon Obeler, 

Evelyn Prince, Margaret Stark, Walter 

Stark, Sheldon Stern, Steve Tarnowsky, 

Sara Tatchio & Edward Welford. 

The T’filah Teens: Margot Alpert, Samantha 

Goldsmith, Haley Harper, Samantha Jahr 

& Rachel Pernick. 

For sounding the Shofar on Rosh Hashana 

and Yom Kippur, we thank: Cantor 

Kalmowitz. 

For reading Torah on Rosh Hashana, our 

thanks to: Margot Alpert, Miriam Cohen 

and Dr. Craig Singer. For accepting Rosh 

Hashana Aliyot: Matthew Ackerman, Allie 

Fox and Deloris Weinstein-Hall. For lifting 

and dressing the Torah on Rosh Hashana, 

Carey Kalmowitz. 

For reading Torah on Yom Kippur, we thank: 

Benjamin Cohen, Charles Greenberg & 

Samantha Jahr. For accepting Yom Kippur 

Aliyot: Rachel Fine, Samantha Goldsmith 

& Noah Saperstein. For chanting Haftorah, 

Keren Alpert. For chanting Haftorah 

blessings, Miriam Cohen. For lifting and 

dressing the Torah on Yom Kippur, Carey 

Kalmowitz. 

For chanting Torah during Yom Kippur 

afternoon services, we thank Phyllis 

Loewenstein and for accepting Aliyot, Alex 

& Jeremy Loewenstein and Max & Joey 

Roberts. For chanting Haftorah and the 

Haftorah blessings, Alan Lowen. 

For kindling the holiday candles: Dr. Jill 

Syme and her daughters, Jennifer Cohen & 

Elizabeth Friedman. 

For leading Afternoon Torah Study, we 

thank: Dr. Charles Greenberg. 

Youth Service participants: Daniel 

Ackerman, Matthew Ackerman, Margot 

Alpert, Rachel Barner, Adam Boorstein, 

Ilissa Chasnick, Ben Cole, William Dash, 

Rachel Fine, Alec Goldsmith, Samantha 

Goldsmith, Paige Hamburger, Sarah 

Harper, Susan Imerman, Arielle Inwald, 

Samantha Jahr, Sarah Kolchinsky, Rachel 

Pernick, Noah Saperstein, Kenny Selander, 

Scott Sills, Hilary Sircus, Daniel Weinger, 

William Weinger, Laura Williams and 

Mollie Yarsike. Keren Alpert, Rabbinic 

Associate; Adi Zachor, Youth Director and 

Julie Rolnick, Youth Coordinator. 

Also participating were the winners of the 

“So you think you can blow the shofar” 

contest: Daniel Ackerman, Ilissa Chasnick 

& Scott Sills. 

Usher Corps: Lois Freeman & Chuck 

Zamek, Head Ushers; Howard Barron & 

Mark Cooperman, Assistant Head Usher; 

Sybil Hoffman, Honorary Head Usher; 

David Brockman, Head Usher Emeritus; 

Raymond Abrams, Rob Barner, Jr., Dr. 

Robert Blau, Elaine Brockman, Charles 

Broh, Christa Dash, William Dash, Alvin 

Delidow, Fred Deutsch, Mary Deutch, 

Rhoda Dicken, Robert Dickstein, Paul 

Dizik, Harold Dunn, Dennis Frank, Arnold 

Garvin, Corrine Garvin, Glen Gersten,Lucy 

Gersten, Richard Gersten, Neil Goldman, 

Frank Grawi, Mary Ann Grawi, Susan 

Green, Dr. Marvin Gross, Sandra Gross, 

Jonathan Haber, Renee Jablonski, Harold 

Josephson, Dr. Bruce Kaczander, Judy 

Kotzen, Michelle Lame, William Lawson, 

Dolly Lax, Fred Lax, Karen Lowen, Jim 

Marks, Judith Martens, Rochelle Nelson, 

Judie Nussbaum, Hy Pilchik, Bruce Plisner, 

Evan Plisner, Bernard Remer, Earl Remer, 

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high holy day thank yous 

Jackie Remer, Phyllis Remer, Scott Remer, 

Betty Schare, Jerry Schare, Ann Schonberg, 

Herman Schonberg, Douglas Schubot, 

Florence Schuman, Joanne Schurgin, 

Michael Seltzer, Marion Siegel, Dr. Sheldon 

Stern, Jessie Stern and Deloris Weinstein- 

Hall. 

Break Fast Chair: Jill Gurwin. 

Yad Ezra Yom Kippur Food Drive chairs: 

Dolly & Fred Lax. 

Baby Sitting services: Debbie Franklin, 

TBE Nursery teacher and assistants, Lauren 

Franklin, Gloria Balaj, Michelle Balaj, 

Emily Cohen, Josie Najor, Matt Najor & 

Ally Wyzgoski. 

Temple Staff: Thomas Jablonski, Executive 

Director; Sue Ellen Simon, Membership 

& Programming Coordinator; Arlene 

Keller, Religious School Principal; Marlene 

Thav, MA, Director of Early Childhood 

Education; Adi Zachor, Youth Director, 

Alan Lowen, B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator; 

Temple Support Staff: Marianne Myers, 

office; Ashley Friant, receptionist; Mark 

Docks, mailroom; Mike Salzenstein & 

Amy Silardi, accounting; Laura Lucassian, 

Religious School; Tina Crozier & Julie 

Rolnick, Rabbis’ Study; Susan Pfenning 

Rice, Cantor’s Study; Barbara Grant, 

Bulletin Editor; Marie Curtis, Bulletin 

Design Editor. 

Maintenance Department: Superintendents, 

Al Friant & Victor Aguilar; Nana Aguilar, 

Ashley Friant, Joanna Friant, Damon 

Kaigler, David Pearson & Scott Vanek. 

Excellence Too Catering, headed by Paul 

Wertz; Jackie Mourgelas, Sandy Ward, 

Erica Ayala-Castaneda, Isabel Davis & 

Horacio Sanchez. 

The Franklin Cider Mill for Tashlich 

Security: Nationwide Security and 

Bloomfield Township Police Department 

To all those named and to our entire Temple 

family, we offer our gratitude for enabling 

us to successfully begin the New Year. 

WELCOME 

NEW MEMBERS* 

WELCOME HOME 

Called to the bimah and 

blessed by our clergy 

OCTOBER 9 

Stefani & Robert Barner Jr., 

Rachel & Rory 

Stephanie & Jonavan Co, 

Gavin & Tyler 

Joanne Danto & Arnold 

Weingarden 

Debra & Martin Darvick, 

Elliot & Emma 

Ammi & Rock Drysdale, 

Isabella & Arianna 

Pamela & David Fireberg 

Jake Fisher 

Marilyn Grant, Brady 

Goldman, Harlan 

Goldman, Izabella Grant 

Lauri & Lawrence 

Hoffman, Lucy & Lyle 

Elayne & Scott Kliger, 

Nathan, Zachary, Shayna 

& Camden 

Jessica & Gary Kwartowitz, 

Jack, Max & Ivy 

Beth & Blake Lipman, 

Arielle & Jonah 

Beth & Adam Lutz, Brody, 

Dani & Carter 

Michelle & Larry Maloff & 

Ashley 

Joyce & Jim Miller 

Amy & Dr. Steven Olson, 

Benjamin & Liam 

Julie & Anthony Purther, 

Ethan, Avery & Lila 

Michelle & Jeff Rosen, 

Mearyl Diskin, Harrison 

Diskin, Gabriel Rosen 

Patricia & Paul Ross, 

Rachel & Jacqueline 

Barbara Berent-Rubinstein 

& David Rubinstein 

Ellen Sasson, Joseph & Max 

Sheryl Soble & Tek 

Wiegert 

Dina & Serge Sorser 

Joyce Spitzer 

Carrie & Jason Springel, 

Jacob & Emma 

Elaine & Barry Stein, Aaron 

Terri & Andrew Thav, 

Rachel & Keira 

Jodi & Justin Trivax, 

Sienna & Tessa 

Karen & Matthew Turner, 

Mia, Eli & Luca 

Diana Willens 

Brooke & Paul Wolf, 

Marley & Dylan 

Eleanor Yanitz 

Julie & Ron Yolles, 

Madison 

Adi Zachor, Jacob 

Konstantin Zaliznyak & 

Diana Barenboym 

*November 1, 2008 - 

October 3, 2009 

Stephanie & Jonavan Co, 

Gavin & Tyler 

Michelle & Jeff Rosen, 

Mearyl Diskin, 

Harrison Diskin, 

Gabriel Rosen 

Carrie & Jason Springel, 

Jacob & Emma 

Terri & Andrew Thav, 

Rachel & Keira 

Julie & Ron Yolles, Madison 

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annual appeal 

ANNUAL APPEAL CONTRIBUTORS 

PACESETTER &10,000 + 

Beverly & Merton Segal 

Rabbi Daniel B. & Dr. Jill Syme 

GUARDIAN $5000-9999 

Cathy & Jim Deutchman 

Nancy & Jim Grosfeld 

Rose & David Handleman 

SUSTAINER $2500-4999 

Joanne Danto & Arnold 

Weingarden 

Fran & George Stern 

Mary & Larry Epstein 

SUPPORTER $1000-2499 

Sharyl & Alan Ackerman 

Herbert Aronsson 

Jodi & Adam Becker 

Wendy & Gary Bice 

Tracey & Mark Burnstein 

Beverly & Robert Canvasser 

Marla & Mark Canvasser 

Amy & Andrew Farbman 

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H. S. Foundation 

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Ellin Lawson 

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Lisa & Dr. Steven Rotter 

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William Slatkin 

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CHAI $1-999 

Anonymous (7) 

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& Leo Friedman 

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Guardian Alarm 

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Raymond Henney 

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Karen Hull 

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Reva Jacob 

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Cantor Rachel & Carey 

Kalmowitz 

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Phyllis & Irvine Kaplan 

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Betty Katzman 

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Amy Kessler 

Kirschner, Hutton & Perlin, PC 

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Lucille Miller 

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Carl Morgenstern 

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Daniel Myers 

Rodman Myers 

National Trails Inc. 

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Sylvia & David Nelson 

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annual appeal 

Carolyn & William Nosanchuk 

Rebecca & Nat Pernick 

Patti & Rick Phillips 

Rachel & Jack Pludwinski 

Norma & Nelson Pont 

Marilyn & Herbert Racklin 

Nanci Rands 

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Judy & Scott Roberts & Family 

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Sidney Rose 

Raymond Rosenfeld & Janelle 

McCammon 

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Suzanne Schatz 

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Evelyn & Fred Simon 

Shirley Sklar 

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Bertha Stearn 

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Ailene Steinborn 

Frank Stella 

Jessie & Dr. Sheldon Stern 

Sydney & Norman Stern 

Sheryl & David Stoddard 

Renee S.Stone 

Sara & Greg Tatchio 

Carol & Steven Tarnowsky 

Roberta & Sheldon Toll 

Lee Turner 

Dorothy & Robert Vernan 

Barbara & Joel Waldbott 

Lauren & David Weinberg 

Anne & L. Steven Weiner 

Mary & Jeff Weinger 

Shelly & Morrey Weinner 

Lois Weintraub 

Deloris Weinstein-Hall 

Regina & Bill Weiss 

Hyla Williams 

Stephanie & Robert Wineman 

Katherine & Fred Yaffe 

Shari & Sheldon Yarsike 

Chuck Zamek 

Carol & Michael Ziecik 

Audrey Zupmore 

Marc Zupmore 

*Donors as of October 14, 2009 

ONE MORE BITE OF THE APPLE: USE YOUR IRA 

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

by Miriam Imerman, Chair of Long Range Planning 

Members and friends of Temple age 70-1/2 and older who would like a very simple way to 

support their favorite TBE program or the general Temple endowment have until December 31 

of this year to take advantage of a great opportunity. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 

of 2008 includes a renewal of the IRA rollover provisions that were first passed in 2006, and which 

became very popular with charitable taxpayers and the organizations they supported. The IRA 

rollover can be used to make a tax-free transfer of up to $100,000 directly from a traditional or 

Roth IRA to a qualified charitable organization such as Temple Beth El. For most donors, using 

the direct rollover will be much better than taking a withdrawal from an IRA, paying taxes on the 

funds, and then making a donation. Here are some of the benefits of using the IRA rollover: 

• If you don’t normally itemize your deductions, you can use the IRA rollover and get 

the equivalent of a charitable deduction for your gift in addition to your standard 

deduction. 

• If you do itemize, but are close to the “ceiling” for deduction of charitable gifts (the 

30% and 50% rules), you can make the IRA rollover, and avoid the ceiling, because the 

rollover will act like a full charitable deduction for your gift. 

• Because the charitable IRA rollover amount is never recognized as income to the taxpayer, 

you may be able to avoid tax deduction reductions based on income levels (that is, the 

7.5% floor on medical deductions, the 2% floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions, 

etc.). 

• The charitable IRA rollover may reduce the amount of your social security payments that 

are subject to tax. 

• It is easy to do. Just contact your plan administrator, who should have a short form for 

you to complete and return, directing him/her to transfer the amount you select (up to 

$100,000) directly to Temple Beth El. No muss, no fuss. 

• Of course, only those individuals who are sure they will not need the funds at a later date 

should consider the IRA rollover. 

Please be aware that while every effort has been made in this article to provide accurate 

information, it does not purport to offer legal or financial advice, and Temple friends are strongly 

advised to seek competent professional counsel to handle any issues or questions that may arise. 

“We Make 

A Living By 

What We Get, 

But We 

Make A Life 

By What 

We Give.” 

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The Chanukah Story 

In 168 B.C.E., the Syrian tyrant, Antiochus Epiphanes, sent his soldiers 

to Jerusalem where they desecrated the Temple and Antiochus declared 

that Judaism be abolished. He offered the Jews two options: conversion 

or death. Altars and idols were set up throughout Judea; the observance 

of Shabbat and festivals and the practice of circumcision were outlawed. 

On the 25th of Kislev in that year, the Temple was renamed for the 

Greek god Zeus; pigs were sacrificed and the Torah splattered with their 

blood and then burned. Thousands of Jews chose to die rather than 

commit idolatry. 

Slowly, a resistance movement developed, led by the Hasmoneans, 

a priestly family. The family head, Mattathias, and his five sons left 

Jerusalem and took up residence in Modi’in, a small town north of the 

city. When Syrian soldiers appeared and commanded the inhabitants 

to offer sacrifices to Zeus, Mattathias and his sons refused. Mattathias 

killed one Jew who had begun to sacrifice to Zeus. His sons then turned 

on the Syrians and vanquished them. 

This was the turning point in the struggle. The Maccabees became 

instant heroes. They fled to the hills with their followers and began 

a campaign of guerrilla warfare against the Syrians. Mattathias’ son, 

Judah, known as “The Hammer”, became their military leader. Furious, 

Antiochus sent an army to destroy the Jews. Though outnumbered, 

Judah and his soldiers won two 

major battles, routing the Syrians 

decisively. 

By 165 B.C.E., the terror of 

Antiochus had ended. The Jewish 

people had regained their freedom 

and retained their faith. The idols 

were torn down and, on the 25th 

day of Kislev, in 165 B.C.E., three years to the day after its original 

defilement, the Temple was re-consecrated. In celebration, the people 

marked their deliverance with an eight day festival, Feast of Lights, the 

Feast of Dedication, or simply, CHANUKAH. 

WHY EIGHT DAYS? According to a Talmudic legend, when the 

Maccabees went to rededicate the Temple, they found only one bottle 

of purified oil for the Ner Tamid, the Eternal Light, enough for just one 

day. Miraculously, it burned for eight. The rabbis, therefore, attributed 

the eight days of CHANUKAH to the miracle of the oil. The books of 

the Maccabees, however, makes no mention of the legend of the oil and 

it is believed the eight day holiday was originally meant to parallel the 

eight days of Sukkot which the Maccabees could not observe while in 

hiding in the Judean hills. 

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Lighting The Chanukah Candles 

The lighting of the Menorah (Chanukiah) is the central Chanukah ritual. Candles 

are arranged in the menorah from right to left; we begin with one candle plus 

the Shamash on the first night, then add an additional candle each successive 

night, ending with eight. Candles are lit, however, from left to right, the newest 

one first. The Shamash, which occupies a higher place than the other candles, 

is lit first and used to light the rest. On Friday night, the Chanukah candles are 

lit before the Shabbat candles. It is customary to place the lighted menorah 

in a window so passers-by can see the lights from the street, thus fulfilling the 

mitzvah of proclaiming the light. 

This year, we light the first candle Friday evening, December 11, and recite the 

following two blessings: 

Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher kid-sha-nu 

b-mitz-vo-tav v-tzi-va-nu l-had-lik ner shel Cha-nu-kah. 

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who makes us holy 

with mitzvot, and who commands us to kindle the lights of Chanukah. 

Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam she-a-sa nis-sim la-avo-tei-nu 

ba-ya-min ha-heym ba-z’-man ha-zeh. 

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who performed 

wondrous deeds for our ancestors in day of old, at this season. 

On the first night ONLY, the following prayer is added: 

Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-nai E-lo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam she-he-che-ya-nu 

v’-ki-y’-ma-nu v’-hi-gi-ya-nu la-z’man ha-zeh. 

Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, ruler of the universe, for giving us life, for 

sustaining us and for enabling us to celebrate this joyous season. 

On Friday night, 

the Chanukah 

candles are 

lit before the 

Shabbat candles. 

Did You Know? 

Chanukah is the only significant Jewish holiday not mentioned 

in the Bible. It is recorded in the First and Second Book of the 

Maccabees which are part of the Apocrypha, books written by 

Jews, but not part of the biblical canon. Chanukah was first 

celebrated as a military victory. The legend of the oil came later. In 

Israel, today, the emphasis, once more, is on victory and national 

courage and not the miracle of the oil. 

The word, “Dreidel”, is a derivative of the German word “top” 

and the game an adaptation of an old German gambling game. 

Chanukah was one of the few times of the year when rabbis 

permitted games of chance. 

Why we eat latkes on Chanukah...A common explanation is 

because they are cooked in oil, reminding us of the miracle of the 

single cruse. The eating of latkes may have grown out of a custom 

of eating dairy foods on Chanukah, possibly because the main 

potato crop became available at that time of year. 

In Israel, sufganiyot (jelly donuts) are the treats associated with 

Chanukah. These, too, are cooked in oil. 

The root of the word education, chinuch, is related to the word 

Chanukah, which means re-dedication. Thus, Chanukah is an 

appropriate time to give to Jewish educational charities. Many 

families dedicate one night of Chanukah to giving monetary gifts 

of tzedakah and doing acts of g’milut chasadim in lieu of receiving 

gifts. 

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mitzvah news 

MITZVAH MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED 

by Rabbi Daniel B. Syme 

This is month six of our partnership with Hiller’s Market, offering Mitzvah Meals to 

those in need in the Jewish community. Since its inception, more than 300 families 

have benefited from the program. 

Valued at $50 retail, each box of food costs those in need $30, thanks to Jim Hiller’s 

generous elimination of his profit. Each box contains five meals to feed a family of 

four. The meals are not kosher, but contain no pork products or shellfish. Paul Wertz 

of Excellence Too Catering creates the monthly menu. 

For some families, even $30 may be an impossibility. We are able to assist them, 

thanks to the generosity of our many donors whose names appear on the Tribute pages 

of the Bulletin. We are grateful to them and invite any who are able to consider a gift 

to the Temple Beth El Mitzvah Meals Fund to benefit those in need. 

November orders will be accepted through Monday, November 16. Each order must 

be accompanied by a $30 check. Orders will be capped at the first 150 requests. Orders 

received after November 16, or after the first 150 orders have been placed, will be 

applied to the December pickup. The November orders placed with will be delivered 

to Beth El Tuesday, November 24 for assembly by Temple volunteers and pickup. 

Orders may be picked up at Temple Tuesday, November 24 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm. 

---- ✄ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

PLEASE RESERVE ________ MITZVAH MEALS @ $30 EACH. 

My check for $_________, made out to “Temple Beth El”, is enclosed. 

(please print) 

Name __________________________________________ Member __ Non-member __ 

Daytime Phone Number____________________________________________________ 

Please check one of these options: 

❑ 

❑ 

Temple may select and give the Mitzvah Meal box to a recipient of their choosing. 

Please give the Mitzvah Meal box to: 

Name _____________________________ Phone_______________________ 

KUDOS TO OUR 

SEPTEMBER 

MITZVAH MEALS 

VOLUNTEERS 

Hard at work 

packing and 

distributing Mitzvah 

Meals in September 

were some very 

special folks headed by co-chairs, 

Renee Jablonski and Deloris 

Weinstein-Hall. The volunteer 

crew included: Marie Curtis, 

Arlene Firsht, Dolly & Fred Lax, 

Marianne Myers, Rita Packard, 

Phyllis Rabin, Phyllis Remer, 

Arlene Rubinstein, Florence 

Schuman, Scott Vanek, Joyce 

Welford and Eleanor Yanitz. 

The food supplied by Hiller’s 

Markets was superb and the clients 

were thrilled. 

Thanks, once again, go to Paul 

Wertz of Excellence Too Catering 

for his imaginative menus. 

YAD EZRA MITZVAH 

CLUB 

Jon Co and his wonderful 

volunteers, Elaine Rabin, Gary & 

Meryl Taback and Eleanor Yanitz, 

helped recipients receive food 

packages at Yad Ezra September 17. 

❑ 

I will pick up my own Mitzvah Meal box Tuesday, November 24, 1 - 2:30 pm. 

October 15 volunteers included 

Reneé Jablonski, Gary & Meryl 

Taback & Eleanor Yanitz. 

Mail checks payable and mail to: 

Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, Attn. Mitzvah Meals 

To join the Yad Ezra Mitzvah Club 

and volunteer for future 

Yad Ezra dates, 

call Jon at 248-416-7447. 

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temple news 

The 58th Annual Jewish Book Fair 

Temple Beth El, Sisterhood & Brotherhood invite you to hear 

BILL SCHEFT 

Author of Everything Hurts 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 7:30 PM JCC KAHN BUILDING, WEST BLOOMFIELD 

Novelist, columnist & head monologue writer for 17 years for the Late Show with David Letterman, Bill Scheft made us 

laugh with his earlier novel, Time Won’t Let Me, a finalist for the 2006 Thurber Prize for American Humor. His newest work, 

Everything Hurts, is the tale of a “self-help fraud”, Phil Camp, who has accidentally achieved international acclaim writing under 

the pseudonym Marty Fleck. Camp/Fleck tries to find relief from unexplained chronic pain with the aid of another self-help 

guru, Dr. Samuel Abrun who tells him his pain is all psychosomatic. Of the book, author Richard Russo, says “How rare it is 

for a novel to be both hilarious & profoundly moving”. 

NO CHARGE 

TBE’S ISRAEL CHAI COMMITTEE PRESENTS 

THE OPENING FILM OF THE 2009-2010 REEL ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL 

“LIVE AND BECOME” 

Solomon, a young Ethiopian, is swept up into Operation Moses, the joint effort between American and Israeli troops 

aimed at relocating Jewish refugees from Africa to Israel. Hoping to shield her son from an impoverished life, his 

Christian mother forces Solomon to declare himself Jewish and join the exodus. 

He is adopted by a Sephardic family and migrates to Israel, but the culture shock proves devastating. 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 7:00 PM ALPERT ROOM 

Discussion following the film will be led by Dr. Charles Greenberg. Refreshments will be served. 

NO CHARGE 

Future Film Dates: January 17 * March 21 * May 16 

For members and guests, children welcome. 

Come join us after Shabbat morning services to watch and discuss 

classic fi lms with Jewish themes! 

12:30 PM FOLLOWING KIDDUSH 

November 7 “Marjorie Morningstar” 

December 12 “Ben Hur” 

January 9 “I’m Not Rappaport” 

February 6 “The Producers” 

RSVP to the Rabbis’ Study, 248-851-1100, ext. 3142. 

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youth news 

THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME! 

Detroit 

Federation’s 

2010 

Teen Mission 

JULY 5-AUGUST 4, 

2010 

In partnership 

with Metro Detroit 

congregations & 

Tamarack camps 

2009-2010 Grades 

9-12 eligible 

Space Limited! 

Online applications available 

at 

jewishdetroit.org/teenmission 

For more information, call 

Beth, Margolin 248-642-1645. 

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD! 

by Adi Zachor, Youth Director 

Our 8 th – 12 th Grade, once again, did an amazing job leading services 

on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur for our 3 rd – 6 th grade. Our 

youth added their warmth and love to the High Holy Days. 

November starts off with a huge weekend! The Harold & Ellin Lawson 

Youth Institute is November 6 – 8, and is set to be an amazing weekend! 

As this is the Bar Mitzvah of the Lawson Institute, (the 13 th year!) the 

weekend revolves around “Growing Up The Mitzvah Way”. Our 7 th – 

12 th Graders will perform mitzvot throughout the weekend for various 

organizations, enjoy the out-of-doors (yes, warm clothes are needed!) and 

end with a formal dinner and party celebration! This is definitely not one 

you want to miss! 

In October, our Young People’s Society (YPS), enjoyed dinner and a movie in Benton’s 

Place, taking a nice break from homework to enjoy a relaxing evening of friends and food. 

With the fall chill closing in, YPS also met in Pontiac for dinner at the Blue Note Café, and 

waited anxiously to descend into Erebus, a four story haunted house that thrilled, chilled and 

created a screaming good time for everyone! 

Our Junior Young People’s Society (JYPS) had welcome guests to Benton’s Place! Chinchilla, 

birds, snakes, spiders, alligators and more joined us for an eye opening look (and touch!) on 

our “Creature Feature” evening. 

We look forward to the months to come as our friendships grow and our Youth Groups 

continue to flourish. 

B’Shalom, Adi 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

November 6-8 

7 th – 12 th Grade 

The Harold & Ellin Lawson Youth Institute 

Lansing, Michigan 

YPS – 9 TH – 12 TH GRADE 

Thursday, November 12 

Dinner & Movie Night, Benton’s Place 

6:30 – 9:00 p.m., Cost: $5 

JYPS – 6 TH – 8 TH GRADE 

Wednesday, November 21 

Dinner & Treasure Hunt, Benton’s Place 

6:00 – 8:00 p.m 

SAVE THE DATES! 

7 th & 8 th Grade, Chicago, January, 8-10, 2010 

YPS – 9 th – 12 th Grade, Mt. Brighton Ski 

Weekend!, January 16 – 18, 2010 

Attention all TBE 

Spartans & Wolverines! 

Keren Alpert & Rabbi Syme will be coming to your 

campuses for an evening of food, fun and friendship. 

Your e-vitations will arrive in your inbox shortly. 

Our Michigan State visit is scheduled for 

Friday, November 6. We plan on being at 

U of M on Thursday, November 12. 

Do we have your email address and your snail mail 

addresses? Fax the information to us at 248-851-1187 or 

call the Rabbis’ Study at 248-851-1100, ext. 3143. 

OPENING THE DOORS 

It is our pleasure to inform you of Temple Beth El’s 

continued participation in the Opening the Doors Special 

Education Partnership Program with the Federation’s 

Alliance for Jewish Education. The program is designed to meet 

the special learning needs of students in our religious school. As a 

partnership school, we receive support services from Alliance and 

funds from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. We are 

grateful for this partnership which enables us to continue to provide 

a positive educational experience for all our students. 

Karen Myerson serves as coordinator of our special needs Hebrew 

program in the lower grades. Temple Beth El is also the only Monday 

Night School program that has a classroom solely devoted to special 

needs students, taught for many years by Dr. Rosanne Miller. 

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eligious school 

SOMETHING NEW AT SERVICES THIS YEAR 

by Arlene Keller, Religious School Principal 

For many years, the two High Holy Day 

services for the younger and older children 

were held at the same time. I remember that, 

as own two daughters were growing up, my 

husband and I would alternate as to who 

would take which child to the children’s 

service and who would take the other to the 

youth service until they were of age to be at 

the same service. 

To eliminate the issue for parents this 

year, services for the two age groups were held at different times; 

the “little kids” service” at 1:30 pm and “the big kids“ or youth 

service at 2:15 pm. This gave parents a few different options. If a 

family had children in different age groups, they could bring the 

whole family to whichever service they chose or to both. The best 

part was that families didn’t have to split up. 

Having separate services means that all the staff can be at both 

as well. Rabbi Syme and Cantor Kalmowitz were traditionally at 

the children’s service; this year they were able to be a part of the 

youth service too. 

Another change that happened this year was that both services 

took place in Handleman Hall. Even though the Sanctuary is 

awe inspiring and majestic for the younger set, the decision to use 

Handleman Hall this year made the service more intimate and 

family friendly. All the children came and sat on floor to hear the 

story Keren Alpert told. In Handleman Hall, there was no problem 

having the children up close and personal as the three Torahs were 

carried around the room. There was no shortage of children who 

brought their own shofars (many purchased at the Sisterhood Gift 

Shop) and blew them along with Cantor Kalmowitz The third to 

sixth grader’s service was much the same as it had been in the past, 

but with the addition of Rabbi Syme and Cantor Kalmowitz. 

Whatever service you and your family attended, I truly hope 

that you felt the meaning of the High Holidays and a close 

connection with Temple Beth El. 

WE WON! 

Winners of the 

“SO YOU THINK 

YOU CAN BLOW 

THE SHOFAR: 

contest: 

Ilissa Chasnick, 

Daniel Ackerman, 

& Scott Sills. 

MY APOLOGIES… 

Omitted from the list of S.E.E.D.S. 

participants was Alan Lowen, our 

B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator. 

Thank you to Mr. Joe’s & Mike Abrams for their generous support! 

Our Fourth Annual Dinner at Mr. Joe’s! 

26077 West 12 Mile Road 

Come out to eat & support the religious school, too! 

Tuesday, November 10 6:00-8:00 pm 

Music & family-friendly fun! 

Cost: Only $10 per person for dinner & non-alcoholic drinks. 

All proceeds benefit the religious school family & holiday education programs. 

RSVP to 248.865.0612 by Sunday, November 8 

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nursery school 

COUNTING OUR 

BLESSINGS 

By Marlene Thav, Director of Early 

Childhood Education 

November is typically a wonderful time 

in nursery school. Not only is it a time 

to count our blessings, it is also a time 

of real growth in our children. It’s 

usually around this time of year that our 

students have adjusted to the routine 

of school. They have stopped crying at 

the door when good-byes are necessary. 

They have learned to trust their new 

friends and their new surroundings. 

They now start to direct all of that 

emotional energy into learning social 

skills, like sharing, following directions, 

asking for help as well as shapes, colors, 

numbers and letters. 

Of course, having fun is critical to 

learning. Whenever the weather permits, 

the children love to play outdoors on 

the playground or inside in the gym. 

This month, we will spend a great deal 

of time learning about Thanksgiving, 

reading stories, singing fun “turkey” 

songs, and making Thanksgiving art 

projects. On the Wednesday before 

Thanksgiving, we will have a “Pizza 

Thankgiving” party. Everyone eats pizza 

for our school feast and turkey cookies 

that they make themselves. We sing the 

Motzi and enjoy the many blessings we 

see before us. Just watching the children 

enjoy the party is a blessing for our staff, 

but the best blessing is knowing that the 

children have arrived at a special moment. 

I’ve always said a silent Shecheheyanu, 

thanking G-d for our wonderful Temple 

and our growing school. 

I hope you can count your blessings as 

well this month and enjoy a healthy and 

happy holiday with your friends and 

family! 

Ellory Becker 

Rebekah and Ethan Schwartz 

Nash Gilbert 

Sienna and Tessa Trivax 

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temple affi liates 

ALWAYS AVAILABLE ONLINE... 

THE TEMPLE BETH EL BULLETIN 

Sisterhood’s Third Annual 

Girls’ Night Out 

All the Temple news in black and 

white is available to you in color 

online. Log onto tbeonline.org to 

read or download the color edition 

at your convenience. 

Visit the website for latebreaking 

news each week. 

Due to the large file size this 

delivery method is not recommended for dial-up 

accounts; a high speed connection and Adobe Acrobat 

Reader is advised. 

Please call Mark Docks at 248-865-0626 if you choose 

to no longer receive your Bulletin by mail. 

Needed: Your updated email addresses. 

Email Mark Docks at mdocks@tbeonline.org 

Thursday, November 12 

6:30-9:00 pm Alpert Room 

Light Dinner! Fun & Games! 

Bring your friends! 

$18 per person. 

Proceeds will benefit Temple Youth 

Questions? Call Marilyn Dizik, 248-225-4967 

Make your checks payable & mail to 

Sisterhood of TBE, 7400Telegraph Road, 

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, attn: Girls Night Out 

VISIT THE NEW SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP WEBSITE AT www.tbesisterhoodgiftshop.vpweb.com 

Sisterhood Gift Shop ... The Perfect Place to Shop 

For Perfect Gifts for Family & Friends 

Planning an Event? Invitations by Patti… 25% Discount on All Orders 

New This Year … Bar/Bat Mitzvah & Bridal Registry ... Gift Certificates 

CHANUKAH MERCHANDISE GALORE! 

STOP IN AND SEE WHAT’S NEW! 

Gift Wrapping at no charge. 

Gift Shop Hours: Sundays, 9:30 am-12:30 pm Wednesday 4:30-6:00 pm 

By Special Appointment...Call Suzette 248-417-9797, weekdays, 9 am-5 pm 

A SUPER EVENING IN THE SUKKAH 

By Renee Jablonski, Social Action Chair 

Our October 6 Sukkah program was terrific. Betty Schare and Tom Jablonski were quite a hit. The evening was both 

informative and entertaining…just ask Harmon Tron and the Jewish War Veteran contingent who attended along with Temple 

members. Our thanks to the Ambassadors who provided refreshments and our thanks to all who attended. 

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WE ARE PROUD 

Kudos to Hanley Gurwin who was recently profiled in the Oakland 

County Legal News. The article noted Hanley’s skills as a matrimonial 

lawyer, his numerous awards, including the Lifetime Achievement 

Award from the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the 

Roberts P. Judson Award, the highest honor conferred by the State Bar for 

service to the legal profession; his service as a mentor to young lawyers and 

passion for the Tigers. 

his 

Rick Loewenstein is one of seven inductees in the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2009. An 

outstanding high school athlete, Rick was the Cranbrook School Senior Athlete of the Year. At Babson College, where 

he was named Freshman and Senior Athlete of the Year, he was a 3-time baseball captain, MVP, All New England, and 

a player in the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2001, Rick was a member of the USA Men’s Fastpitch Softball team for 

the World Maccabiah Games and was inducted into the Detroit Men’s Senior Baseball Hall of Fame. He continues his 

dedication to athletics as a youth sports coach and his dedication to his community as CEO of JARC. 

Ava Singer’s poem was selected for publication in the 2009 Young American Poetry Digest. A 3 rd grader at Conant 

Elementary School in Bloomfield Hills, Ava is the daughter of Marla & Dr. Craig Singer and granddaughter of Shelly 

& Peter Cooper. 

Chance meetings sometimes lead to lifetime friendships. So it was with Rabbi Syme and the late Mary Travers of Peter, 

Paul and Mary. As he said in the eulogy her family requested he deliver, he loved Mary Travers as “a cherished friend, 

and as a role model for the way in which a single individual can help to transform the world.” Rabbi Syme has also been 

asked by the family to participate in a memorial service for Mary Travers in New York, November 9. 

MARRIAGES 

Dr. Julian Jacob Goodman, son of Drs. Judith Schartenberg & Roy Goodman, to Lindsay Fallon Bendler, DPT, 

daughter of Bill & Lisa Bendler, at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Columbus, Ohio, September 6, 2009. 

Sisterhood Presents Adventures In Cooking 

Wednesdays at 6 pm in the TBE Kitchen 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 

“New & Exciting Chanukah Dishes” Not just your mom’s latkes! 

Learn to make pasta & much, much more 

We’ll cook a little, eat a little, cook a little, eat a lot, Hands-on or simply sit back & watch. 

But, everyone gets to eat! 

$20 per person, per session Maximum of 16 participants per session. 

Future Dates: January 20 * March 3 

To register: Make your check payable & mail to Sisterhood of Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 

48301 attn. cooking Indicate for which classes you are registering. 

Questions? Call Shelly Fogelman (day) 248-203-0022 (evening) 248-681-8211. 

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Things to do on 

December 25th… 

1. See a movie. 

2. Go to a Chinese 

restaurant. 

3. Save the world. 

Event Co-chairs: 

Micki Grossman 

Stephanie Rosenbaum 

Choose your mitzvah. Share your day. 

Friday, December 25 

Join us Friday morning at the 

Jimmy Prentis Morris Building 

Jewish Community Center - Oak Park 

for breakfast and mitzvah-making. 

Dozens of volunteer activities 

from which to choose. 

Join Brotherhood at the Jimmy 

Prentis Morris Building, Jewish 

Community Center, Oak Park 

For breakfast and helping the 

hungry. 

Sign Sign up by December 9th online: 9. 

Contact jewishdetroit.org/mitzvahday 

Larry Imerman, 

248-642-9432 

Questions? Contact Michael 

or 

Daitch, 

imerman@sbcglobal. (248) 642-5393, ext. 9, net 

or email daitch@jfmd.org 

Select from two sites: 

Cathedral Church of St. Paul 

Event Co-chairs: 

(volunteers Micki Grossman 12 Stephanie years Rosenbaum old & older; 

limited participants) 

Gleaners Food Bank (no age 

limit or numbers of volunteers) 

In cooperation with the 

Jewish Community Relations 

Council & Jewish Federation of 

Metropolitan Detroit 

Enjoy Breakfast with 

Brotherhood 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 

9 am Handleman Hall 

$3 per person $5 per couple $7 for three 

Then remain for 

“A Report on Washington” 

By 

Congressman Gary Peters 

A former Rochester City Council 

member, a Michigan State 

Senator and Michigan’s Lottery 

Commissioner, Congressman 

Peters was elected to Congress 

in 2008. He currently serves on 

the House Financial Services 

Committee and the Science and 

Technology Committee and was 

the primary sponsor of a recentlypassed 

House bill to promote 

research and development of new energy technologies. 

Congressman Peters recently returned from a trip to 

Israel. 

READY! SET! GIVE! 

BROTHERHOOD’S 

SEMI-ANNUAL 

BLOOD DRIVE 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 

8:00 am-2:00 pm Handleman Hall 

Walk-ins are welcome but appointments 

will be given preference. 

To schedule an appointment, visit www.givelife.org. 

Enter the sponsor code, “Temple 13”. Respond to the 

questions. Click schedule an appointment. 

Questions? Contact Blood Drive Chair, Roy Goodman, 

roygoodman@comcast.net or 248-626-1841. 

THE AMBASSADORS 

INVITE YOU TO 

An Afternoon 

of Music 

with 

Rennie Kaufmann 

on Keyboard 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 

Noon Handleman Hall 

Ambassadors Members: $10 Guests: $12 

Reservation Deadline: November 12 

For reservations, call Doris Kushner, 248-352-5882, or 

Betty Applebaum, 248-476-1775 

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prentis memorial library 

By Eileen Polk, Librarian 

NOVEMBER IS JEWISH BOOK MONTH 

WE WILL CELEBRATE AT TEMPLE BETH EL WITH... 

Library Shabbat 

Friday, November 13 

7:30 pm in the Maas Chapel 

Library Shabbat is a beautiful service that is conducted by members of the Library Committee and enhanced with music 

from the Temple Beth El Choir. Please join us for the service and the Oneg afterwards. 

JEWISH BOOK FAIR 

I want to encourage everyone to attend the 58 th annual Jewish 

Book Fair at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan 

Detroit from Tuesday, November 3 through Sunday, November 

15. Many of the books featured at the fair will be available at the 

Prentis Memorial Library. 

BAGELS & BOOKS/BITES & BOOKS 

Will meet Monday, December 7 at 10 am in the Library and 

at 7 pm in the Alpert Room. The book being discussed is My 

Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq 

by Ariel Sabar. Sabar grew up in California, the son of a professor 

of Hebrew at UCLA who had grown up in an ancient village in 

northern Iraq where the native language was still Aramaic. The 

birth of his own son causes Ariel Sabar to explore his father’s and 

his own background. This discussion will be facilitated by Susan 

Chalom, professor of English at Wayne State University. There is 

a fee of $30 for the series, $25 for members of The Friends of the 

Library or Sisterhood. The drop-in fee is $10 per session. 

YOO HOO, MRS. GOLDBERG 

My apologies to Fred Foreman whose name was inadvertently 

left off the “thank-you” list in the October Bulletin. Fred ran 

the sound system and was responsible for everyone being able to 

clearly hear and enjoy the movie. Thank you Fred! 

If you have any questions about the library and its programs, 

please call me at 248-865-0627. 

THE RUTH FRANKLIN EINSTEIN 

EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FUND 

Anita Naftaly Family 

Circle Conference 

The Ruth Franklin Einstein Education Assistance Fund, named in 

memory of the oldest of Rabbi Leo M. Franklin’s daughters, continues to 

be a mainstay in the Jewish community as it provides interest-free loans 

to Jewish college students in the metro Detroit area. The Fund is part 

of the consortium known as JELS, Jewish Education Loan Service, which 

disburses hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest-free loans each year. 

These loans help Jewish young adults, including Beth El students, pursue 

their undergraduate and graduate or professional degrees. 

As you know, Michigan institutions of higher learning have steeply 

increased tuition. Many students are forced to supplement any scholarships 

or PELL grants they may have received with expensive interest-bearing 

loans.. Monies from the Einstein Fund help these students to alleviate the 

burden of repaying expensive loans. 

The Einstein Fund is able to make these loans because of your donations 

to the fund and the excellent and timely repayments by loan recipients. 

We encourage you to consider the Einstein Fund when honoring or 

remembering friends and family. 

Sunday, November 8 

Congregation Shaarey Zedek in 

Southfield 

“Unraveling the Secrets: Practical 

and Powerful Strategies to Help 

Children Succeed” 

Presented by: Sandra Rief, MA 

Registration 1:00 pm 

Program 1:30 pm 

Parent session 4:15 pm 

$20 in advance $25 at the door 

For more information or to register, 

visit www.jewishdetroit.org/ 

familycircle or 

call 248-642-4260 ext 533. 

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temple archives 

Jan Durecki, Archivist 

On September 16, the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives, with 

the support of the Honorable Walter Shapero, hosted the Mary 

Einstein Shapero Memorial Lecture. The attendees represented 

a cross-section of the community-at-large. Academics, authors, 

historians, and representatives from Civil War study groups were 

all eager to listen to the esteemed lecturer and nationally renowned 

historian Harold Holzer. More than 500 people were enthralled 

by his remarks on President Lincoln and his Jewish acquaintances. 

Holzer spoke of the President’s religiosity and debunked a current 

internet rumor that Lincoln was of Jewish heritage. He also spoke 

of Lincoln’s “finest hour” during which the President rescinded 

Ulysses S. Grant’s General Order No. 11 in which all Jews were 

expelled from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Holzer’s 

appearance marked his first visit to Michigan in 25 years. He 

was more than impressed with the warm welcome he received 

from the Temple Beth El’s clergy and members. The evening was 

capped off by a delightful dessert reception that was sponsored 

by three “Archives Angels”: Carolyn Ash, Beverly Canvasser, and 

Joan Jampel. 

Standing at the top of my “thank you” list are Judge Shapero 

and his family. Their generous support made the evening possible. 

I would like to thank Wendy Bice and the wonderful Archives 

Committee for their assistance in organizing this event. July 

Martens, Joan Schott, and Marlene Lipman also helped out at 

the registration table, and Temple librarian Eileen Polk put down 

her books and documented the event in photographs. I am also 

L. to R. Harold Holzer, Wendy Bice, Chair – Archives Committee, Jan 

Durecki, Archivist, and the Honorable Walter Shapero. 

thankful to the Maintenance Staff that coped with seating the large 

crowd, and Tom Jablonski whose good humor was appreciated 

as the audience grew and grew. The program’s success was also 

attributable to Barbara Grant and Marie Curtis who developed its 

eye-catching layout in the Bulletin. Marie also added the design 

to the Temple’s web page. Last, but not least, my thanks to Mark 

Docks who patiently organized the printing, labeling and mailing 

of almost 3,000 postcards. 

The Jewish 

Soldier From 

Michigan in the 

Civil War 

On November 11, the Archives will 

present the last installment of the 

Miller – Bearman Jewish History 

Detectives Lecture Series for 2009. 

At that time I will present The 

Jewish Soldier From Michigan 

in the Civil War. The lecture will 

revisit Irving Katz’s classic work of 

the same name, published in 1961, 

on the War Between the States. 

Bob Zaetta, a Civil War re-enactor 

and member of the 24 th Michigan 

Volunteer Infantry, has graciously 

volunteered to greet attendees 

in costume with his musket and 

bayonet in hand. Everyone is 

welcome and there is no charge. 

However reservations are requested 

at 248-865-0628. 

RECENT GIFTS 

The Archives was recently 

the recipient of a gift of 

$165 from the Tzedakah 

fund of Temple Beth El’s 6 th 

graders. 

It was given in support of the 

good work that the Archives 

does in documenting the 

history of Temple Beth El 

and Jewish Detroit. My 

thanks to Principal Arlene 

Keller, and the 6 th grade 

teachers and students for 

supporting the Archives. 

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life cycles 

BIRTHDAYS 


Evelyn Goldberg 

Lisa London 

Jeff Shanbom 

Eric Spickler 


Justin Brandt 

James Canvasser 

Jillian Davis 

Jacqueline Gordon 

Wade Henney 

Robert Kayes 

Connor Renusch 

Marjorie Hecht 

Simon 

Adam Solomon 

Danielle Still 

Loren Weiner 

Alan Werney 

Ryan Zucker 


Bunny Band 

Ryan Bartholomew 

Debra Bernstein 

Siegel 

Allison Farkas 

Renee Jablonski 

Robert Jampel 

Marjorie Jospey 

Robert Kozlow 

Laurie Oberman 

Tom Serowik 



Ambre Ellenson 

Ellen Kahn 

Dorothy Reinheimer 

George Roberts 

Rebecca Schultz 

Ellen Siegel 

Jonathan Stein 

Lawrence Stein 

-80th 

Alvin Wagner 


Randall Fenton 

Marjorie Fisher 

Gilbert Plotnik 

Hannah Sher 


Howard Barron 

Alayna Hackman 

Paul MacKinnon 

Kay Mizell 

I. William 

Oberfelder-85th 

Robert Ross 

Sydell Schubot 

Linda Sircus 

Andrew Thav 


Marla Bentley 

Barbra Bloch 

Andrea Hartman 

Sandra Jacobowitz 


Phillip Buckfire 

Clifford DeVine 

Daniel Dickey 

Zachary Frank 

Jack Geer 

Christine Glasier 

Adam Israel 

Matthew Lisiecki 


Arianna Drysdale 

Osman Jacobson 

Diana Lichterman 

Patrice Phillips 

Judy Roberts 

Marvin Salomon 

Vivian Smargon- 

Cole 

Norman Stern-85th 

Andrew Weiss 

Alice Zacks 


Ted Alpert 

John Bobrowski 

Barbara Cooper 

Molly Herzoff 

Jonathan Hirsch 

Deena Lisak 

Deborah Rittman 


Haylee Cantor 

Molly Foltyn 

Wyatt Kayne 

Bernice Mahler 

Madison Yolles 


Jeremy Berkowitz 

Dale Frenkel 

Lauri Hoffman 

Matthew Hollander 

Rodman Myers 

Max Novick 

Joey Roberts 

Carol Wechsler 


Jessica Abrams 

Mark Burnstein 

Brian Litt 

Lucille Miller 

Daniel Rosenfeld 

Zachary Rosenfeld 

Katie Simon 

Lori Simon 

Alexander Zureick 


Mark Cooperman 

Crystal Edwards 

Edward Levy Jr. 

Eric Stein 

Dianne Victor 


Noreen Aberly 

Johanna Dunn 

Dean Herzoff 

Sheryl Inwald 

Philip Kessler 

James Michelson Jr. 

Tyler Ross 

Rose Werney 

Adi Zachor 


Eugene Applebaum 

Sylvia Hamburger 

Clifford Katskee 

Zinoviy Kelman 

Michael Levitsky 

Robert Lisiecki 

Boris Pukhlik-65th 

Mitchell Rotter 

Andrew Rubinstein 

Noah Stein 

Jane Ziecik 


Arlene Beaumont 

Adam Boorstein 

Eric Canvasser 

Jamie Craig 

Marc Dunn 

Hannah Eisenstein 

Robert Goodman- 

40th 

Adam Harwood 

Holland Izbicki 

Daniel Stein 


Bernice Behrmann 

Paul Fearon 

Samuel Hayden 

Goodman 

Aaron Hull 

Hyman Pilchik 


Bruce Kaczander- 

55th 

Rachel Kessler 

Katie Klein 

David Leib 

Briere Moore 

Ruth Simmons 

Gwyneth Wineman 


Beverly Canvasser 

Karen Cherny 

Jack Marshall-55th 

David Simon 

Jeffrey Taub 


Robert Bluestein 

Josephine Lane 

Steven Lewis-50th 

Sarah Rollins 

Larry Schiff-65th 

Jalen Zeman 


Michelle Behrendt 

Carol Cohen 

Peter Ellenson 

Beth Feldman 

Robert Greenstone 

Anna Kelman 

Shayna Kliger 

Gary Kligman 

Arielle Kulbersh 

Keith Lewis 

Brooke Lipsitz 

Joshua Seligman 

Heather Siegel 


Abigail Bice 

Robert Dickstein 

Herbie Jahr 

Charles Lewis 

Bonnie Michelson 

Harry Nosanchuk 

Judith Pazol 

Ella Shane 

Joshua Simon 

Laurence Wolf 


James Burdick 

Dale Charnas 

Jacob Freeman 

Lois Freeman 

Rebecca Michelson 


Alec Cohen 

David Handleman Sr. 

Maxine Lievois 

Nathaniel Pernick 

Alex Solomon 

Elinor Weber 


Shirley Bernstein 

Spencer Dobkin 

Stefany Freeman 

Jeffrey Goldberg 

Blake Lipman 

Michael Lyons 

Norman Pappas 


Dorothy Benyas 

Anatoly Mant 

Alicia Pearlman 

Allan Rothenberg 


David Feinbloom 

Diane Nunez 

Jacalyn Simon 


Isabella Drysdale 

Wendy Hamburger 

Ericka Lipman 

Jeffrey Radin 

Martin Ross 

Sandra Weitz 


Deborah Canvasser 

Cooper Dorfman 

Ralph Gerson-60th 

Richard Gersten- 

75th 

Amy Kessler 

Richard Kux-95th 

Alfred Loewenstein Jr. 

Eric Novak 

Eleanor Roberts 

Geoff Saham 

Ian Saham 

Audrey Saperstein 

Lea Trager 

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life cycles 

ANNIVERSARIES 


Jonathon & Mary Aaron 

11/01/2003 


Simon & Rita Rozencweig 


Sherwin & Bernice Behrmann 


Mark & Lori Cohn 

Gary & Kimberly Goodman 


Michael & Marjorie Federman 

Gary & Cathy Scholnick-10th 

Stuart & Sally Winkelman-45th 


Jonathan & Karen Borenstein 

Joel & Barbara Waldbott 


Andrew & Amy Farbman 

Irwin & Helen Glasser 

Robert & Lynn Radtke 

Allan & Cheryl Rothenberg 

Daniel & Cyndy Sandberg 


Linda & Eric Novak 


Leslie & Helaine Mandell-30th 


I. William & Margi Oberfelder 

-60th 


Randall & Michelle Blau 

Lincoln & Elise Rowin 


Milton & Elaine Conway 

Gary & Jessica Kwartowitz 


Boris & Alla Khankin 


Nevin & Marjorie Kanner 


Richard & Estelle Egrin 

Stephen & Laurel Epstein 

Reva Kogan & Harvey Grace 


Adam & Beth Lutz-10th 


Charles & Dorothy Benjamin 

Robert & Fayclare Blau-45th 

Robert & Randi Levy 


Bernard & Harriet Boren-60th 


Jon & Carol Birnkrant-25th 

Nathaniel & Rebecca Pernick 

Jerome & Lillian Reiss-55th 

Barry & Nancy Shapiro 

George & Frances Stern-50th 

Steve & Marcy Sucher-30th 


Martin & Meredith Frenkel-15th 

Steven & Lena-Linda Szakaly 

Herbert & Barbara Zimmerman 


Daniel & Barbara Krauss-10th 

Nanci & Paul Lasser-Fearon 

Sheldon & Jessie Stern 


Michael & Marcia Klein 


Bruce & Sheila Wolf 


Geoff & Laurie Saham 

Andrew & Terri Thav 

IN MEMORIAM ... We regret with sorrow the passing of 

CHARLES N. PAPPAS 

Husband of Sydell Pappas 

Father of Norman Pappas, Edward Pappas & 

Richard Pappas 

Brother of Helen Klein & George Pappas 

EDITH GOODMAN 

Mother of Harvey Goodman, Shelley Taub 

& Linda Rossen 

Sister of Samuel Cohen 

SHERON DOCKS 

Mother of Mark Docks & Risa Richter 

MILTON AGABRA 

Brother of Marion Gross & Robert Agabra 

JEAN ROSEN 

Wife of Irving Rosen 

Mother of Elaine Sturman & Beth Sklar 

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in memoriam 

NOVEMBER 1 - 7 

* SALLY ABELMAN 

HERMAN BAND 

* ABRAHAM BARON 

* JOSEPH BEARMAN 

JACK BEHRMANN 

HELEN BELL 

MARIA BIRNHART 

JACK BRIGHTMAN 

HAROLD CANTOR 

* HARRY JEROME CARRIS 

ALLEN CHERNEY 

MAX CHICOREL 

* LOUIS COHANE 

* LEONARD COHEN 

* SAM A COHEN 

DODY COLMAN 

DOROTHY 

COOPERMAN 

* ROSEMARY CRANE 

LANE DECKER 

FANNIE DORB 

RAYMOND DUNN 

* LOUIS ELLIMAN 

BEATRICE 

FEIGENBAUM 

ABRAHAM FEINGLOSS 

* LUCILLE FISHER 

* ANNA FLIGMAN 

* DR SEYMOUR FLIGMAN 

GERTRUDE FREEMAN 

LAURA FRIEDMAN 

SOPHIE FUCHS 

* TOBIAS GARON 

IDA GARRICK 

SARAH GENDELMAN 

* BEN GLASIER 

* STUART GRAFF 

* GRACE GRAHAM 

* REBECCA GRANT 

* SADIE GROSBERG 

IRWIN HAMBURGER 

FANNIE HARRIS 

JACOB HARTMAN 

MAMIE HEILBRONNER 

* HAROLD HELPER 

JULIUS HERSH 

* ISADORE HERTZBERG 

ANNA HOFFMAN 

* JOHN HOPP 

* SAMUEL JOSPEY 

ROSE KAPLAN 

CHARLES 

KOMENARSKY 

EUGENE KRAFT 

LOUIS KUX 

RICHARD LANKIN 

* HINDA LEWINSON 

LILLIAN LOEWENSTEIN 

IDA LOVE 

* DONALD MAHLER 

NEAL MEISNER 

ANNETTE MERDLER 

* BERTHA MEYER 

DAVID MICHAELSON 

* NAT MORRISON 

* HARRIET NIMAN 

SIDNEY OMENKE 

* LENA PARSHALL 

LAWRENCE PERNICK 

* PHILIP DENNIS RANDS 

LEONARD RODGERS 

* BARBARA KOMER 

ROSENBLOOM 

DOROTHY ROSENTHAL 

MAE ROSMAN 

* REUBEN SANDLER 

* ARNOLD SCHAFER 

LOUIS SCHAFFER 

* ADELE SCHLAFER 

JAMES SEITNER 

SHIRLEY SELKO 

* TOLIO SHAEVSKY 

ESTHER SHILLMAN 

* EDMUND SLOMAN 

MARION SMITH 

MINNIE STEIN 

STANLEY STEINBORN 

HENRIETTA STEUER 

* EDITH SUCHER 

* JENNIE SWEETWINE 

* LILLIAN TALAN 

* BELLA TOBIAS 

* BERTHA UNTERMAN 

* REBECCA WEINBAUM 

JOEL WEINER 

PHYLLIS WEINNER 

BELLE WEISBERG 

LEWIS L. WEISS 

* LEON WINKELMAN 

LEO I. WISE 


LAYA ALLEN 

MORRIS ALTMAN 

BEVERLY APPLE 

* BERTHA ASCHER 

* ABNER BAKER 

* HARVEY BERMAN 

MAX BERMAN 

ANTOINETTE BIEL 

* S. JEROME BRONSON 

SCOTT BROOKS 

JOSEPH BURG 

ELLEN BURNSTEIN 

HERMINE COTTON 

* YETTA DENENBURG 

ROSEMARY DESMON * JOSEPH FREED 

M.SANNA DEUTCHMAN * TOM FRENKEL 

VERA DRESNER 

EVELYN FYNKE 

* BERTHA EISENKRAMER 

MELVIN ELLER 

KATE GALE 

DEBORAH GAYNES 

HERMAN FEIGENBAUM * ARTHUR GOTTESMAN 

DORA FEINGLOSS * ROY GREEN 

* HELEN FENTON 

* JOSEPH HARRIS 

* NORMAN FINK 

* THERESE HARRIS 

PHILIP M. FISHER 

LESLIE LEONARD 

FLEISHER 

* IRVING HAYETT 

FERN HERMAN 

DOROTHY HERZOFF 

* DR ARTHUR FLIGMAN 

DR. PIERO P. FOA 

MARVIN L. HOWARD 

PEPPI ISOVITZ 

FREDA KAHN 

* DAISY KAPLAN 

BETTE KARP 

ROSE KAUFMAN 

JULES KLEIN 

LENA KOLIN 

IRVING KREINDLER 

* ELWOOD KUKES 

DONALD LANE 

NATHAN LERNER 

SAMUEL H. LEVY 

* MAY LUMBERG 

EVELYN MARKOWITZ 

MARC MERDLER 

JAMES ODOM 

ESTHER POLEN 

LEO POLLACK 

JUDY ROBINSON 

* ETHEL ROSEN 

* ROSE ROSENWACH 

* JOE ROTH 

MILDRED 

ROTHENBERG 

ANN SEGAL 

MORRIS SHAPIRO 

* BENJAMIN SIEGEL 

* DENNIS SLATKIN 

SAMUEL SMALL 

MARJORIE 

SOMMERFIELD 

* RICHARD STRICHARTZ 

* C. WILLIAM SUCHER 

* SARAH SWEETWINE 

* BEN THAL 

* ALVAN TRAXLER 

* ROSE WEIN 

FRANCES WINICK 

TED ZIECIK 


* DR HARRY ARNKOFF 

* CLARENCE ASCHER 

* WILLIAM BARNETT 

* SARAH BENSON 

* REBECCA BERMAN 

* DOROTHY 

BLATNIKOFF 

JACK BRODER 

LOUIS CHAD 

* HENRY CHATTMAN 

* HATTYE DAVIS 

* GEORGE DICKSTEIN 

RABBI JUDAH J 

EISENSTEIN 

CELIA ELLSTEIN 

ARTHUR FABER 

EDWARD FELDMAN 

ETHEL FELDMAN 

DR. LEON FILL 

JOSIE FITLOW 

NAOMI FOA 

* RUTH BLOOM FOX 

MANFRED GALE 

FRANCES GERBS 

IRVING GOLDEN 

MARCUS GOLDSTONE 

HELEN GOODMAN 

* HELEN GORDON 

JOAN GORDON 

* JULIUS GREENSTONE 

ROSE GROSSMAN 

LYMAN HARRIS 

DR MANES HECHT 

DOROTHY HOCHMAN 

RONALD IZBICKI 

* MARY JACKSON 

FANNIE KATZMAN 

* SIMON KLEIN 

RICHARD KLINE 

EUDICE LEOPOLD 

ELLA LERNER 

JACK LEVINE 

SELMA LEWIS 

HELEN LICHTIG 

* ALBERT LOPATIN 

SAM MEISEL 

HENRY MERDLER 

CHARLES MINOWITZ 

* HATTIE MORRIS 

* ROY NATHAN 

* SIDNEY NEWMAN 

* DR. DAVID PATT 

* BERNICE REINHEIMER 

* FLORENCE 

REINHEIMER 

* HARRY ROSENFELD 

* THOMAS RUBIN 

MARY SCHWARTZ 

* DAVID SEGAL 

ANNE SEGEL 

HAROLD M SHAPERO 

* ERNEST SIEGEL 

* LEONARD SIMONS 

* LESTER SMITH 

* RICHARD SMITT 

SOPHIE SONN 

* JULIUS STEINBERG 

* ELSIE SULZBERGER 

SARAH VINACOW 

ROBERTO VOLOSCHIN 

* ANN WAGNER 

BELLE WEINBERG 

LILLIAN WELFORD 

* GEORGE WILLENS 

MEYER WOLNOWICZ 

* BARBARA YAKER 


* PHYLLIS ALLEN 

* MEYER ANTICK 

MARY AXELROD 

* RACHEL BARNETT 

BERNARD BENKOFF 

SIMON BERGMAN 

MINNIE BERSHAS 

ROSE BHAERMAN 

JACOB MONT BLAU 

MYER BRESS 

MARVIN BRODE 

* MAX BRODER 

HERMAN CASS 

ALVIN COHEN 

* JOEL-JOSHUA COHEN 

MONA COHEN 

* MOSES COHEN 

* DAVID COHN 

HILLEL CROLL 

HOWARD SHELDON 

CRAIG 

BERNICE DAVIS 

SHIRLEY DIEM 

ALBERT EICHORN 

* GRACE EVANS 

* MINNIE FISHER 

HELEN FITLOW 

* GRETL FRANK 

STANLEY RICHARD 

GARD 

* MAURICE GARELIK 

* RICHARD GOOEL 

REUBEN GRAFF 

* SEYMOUR GRANT 

OLGA HALPERN 

* CHARLES HALPERT 

DAVID HERMELIN 

* ERNESTINE HORWITZ 

SELMA HYMAN 

* JOHN IMERMAN 

SELMA M. JAFFE 

ROBERT JANEWAY 

BEULAH KAMINS 

RONALD KANE 

* ARCHIE KATCHER 

* LOUIS KIMMEL 

LEON KOHLENBERG 

DR EDWARD KOZLOW 

MIGNON KRAFT 

MARY KUTLOV 

* SAMUEL LEAVITT 

DOROTHY LEEMON 

MURRAY LEVIN 

CHARLOTTE LEVINE 

SYLVIA LISAK 

ROBERT LOEWENSTEIN 

IDA LUBY 

* NATHAN LURIE 

ROSLYN MALLIN 

* BARBARA MANKO 

HELEN MILLER 

ERNEST NEUVIRTH 

PEARL NOSANCHUK 

* CORRINE POLLAK 

TILLIE PULLBERG 

* HERMAN RAFELSON 

DOUGLAS RESNICK 

DAVID ROSENBLATT 

* ROSE ROSENFIELD 

* MORRIS ROTH 

* MARCIA G SAFFIR 

* SAMUEL SARASOHN 

ABE SCHWARTZ 

RUTH SEMELISKY 

JACOB SHAPIRO 

* RITA SHERLINE 

LOUIS SHERMAN 

SELMA SIMON 

MARTIN SPERLING 

* FREDA STEINBERG 

EVERET STRAUS 

* ANN STRAUSS 

MILDRED TELL 

* LEE WAINSTOCK 

STELLA WEINBERG 

ROSLYN WEINGER 

DAVID WERBE 

* MARTHA 

WOHLGEMUTH 

CLARENCE ZUCKER 

Please consult the Shabbat Schedule on pages 2 & 3 for Service times. * Denotes Memorial Plaque will be lit in the Goldman Memorial Room. 

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temple tributes 

RAYMOND & SHIRLEY ABRAMS 

YOUTH GROUP RECREATION FUND 

IN HONOR OF 

BIRTHDAY OF JULIE ABRAMS 

BIRTHDAY OF SHARON SINGER 

BIRTHDAY OF TONY ABRAMS 

Louise & Ray Abrams 

KEREN ALPERT 

DISCRETIONARY FUND 

A CONTRIBUTION 

Lee & Sandy Marks 

IN MEMORY OF 

BEN LAX 

Jerry & Margo Kline 

IN HONOR OF 

KEREN ALPERT 

Annette Bechek 

KEREN ALPERT FOR PERFORMING OUR 

MARRIAGE CEREMONY 

Jennifer & Timothy Marzullo 

KEREN ALPERT’S OUTSTANDING 

SERMON ON ROSH HASHANA 

Jerry Manko 

RABBI SYME FOR HELPING US 

WITH THE MISHEBEIRACH 


90TH BIRTHDAY OF JOSEPH GARLOCK 

Earl & Jackie Remer 

KEREN ALPERT, THANKS FOR YOUR 

HELP WITH MY BAR MITZVAH 

Tyler Kolchinsky 

ROBERT & BEVERLY CANVASSER 

JEWISH ADVENTURERS FUND OF 

TEMPLE BETH EL 

IN MEMORY OF 

DR. CHARLES PAPPAS 

Ronald & Cheryl Kerwin 

JOHN & MIRIAM COHEN 

FAMILY FUND FOR BUILDING 

MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT 

IN MEMORY OF 

EDITH GOODMAN 

John & Miriam Cohen 

DEUTCHMAN FAMILY FUND 

IN HONOR OF 

SPEEDY & FULL RECOVERY OF 

JIM DEUTCHMAN 

Merle, Ron, Andy, Heather & Sarah Schwartz 

SPEEDY RECOVERY OF 

JIM DEUTCHMAN & A HEALTHY 

NEW YEAR 

Phyllis Brenner, Michael & Marion Freedman, 

Dr & Mrs Dennis Kash 

GOOD HEALTH FOR THE 

DEUTCHMAN FAMILY 

Cindy Cohen 


JIM & CATHY DEUTCHMAN & 

A HEALTHY NEW YEAR 

Norm & Harriet Rotter 

SPEEDY RECOVERY OF JAMES, 

ANDREW & CARA DEUTCHMAN 

Robert & Beverly Canvasser, Mark & Harriet 

Cooperman, Marc & Jan Dunn 

HEALTHY & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO 

THE DEUTCHMAN FAMILY 

Jill Greenspan Gun 

RUTH FRANKLIN EINSTEIN 

EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

SEYMOUR OKUN 


IN HONOR OF 

70TH BIRTHDAY OF DAVID CONRAD 

Peggy & Dennis Frank, Martin & Sally 

Kohlenberg, Lee & Sandy Marks, Erwin & 

Marjorie Simon 


Karen & Bob Weisberg 

MARRIAGE OF STEVEN MINTZ 

Dennis & Peggy Frank 

NEW HOME OF AUDREE HORWITZ 

Marvin & Esther Mintz 

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY OF 

JOSEPH GARLOCK 

SPEEDY RECOVERY OF MARCIA HARRIS 

Henry & Janet Moses 

PEGGY M. & DENNIS N. FRANK 

SOCIAL SERVICE FUND 

IN HONOR OF 

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHARRON & 

ALFIE KREINDLER 


FRIENDS OF THE ARCHIVES FUND 


John & Miriam Cohen 

RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN 

ARCHIVES FUND 


Hon. Avern Cohn. Babs & Herb Kaufman 

IN MEMORY OF 

BETTY NEDERLANDER 

Babette & Eric Wilder 

EDITH GOODMAN 

Irv & Phyllis Kaplan 

SEYMOUR OKUN 

Carolyn Ash 

IN HONOR OF 

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF 

DR & MRS ALFRED KREINDLER 


BIRTH OF GRANDSON OF 

JAN DURECKI 

BIRTH OF GREAT-GRANDSON OF 

MR. & MRS. HERB KAUFMAN 

BIRTHDAY OF RENDA HERTZ 

RECOVERY OF JIM DEUTCHMAN 

RECOVERY OF MARCIA HARRIS 

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY OF 

BABETTE WILDER 

Carolyn Ash 


SANDY & IVAN SCHOLNICK 

90TH BIRTHDAY OF JOE GARLOCK 

90TH BIRTHDAY OF WALTER STARK 

Dennis & Peggy Frank 

90TH BIRTHDAY OF LUCILLE MILLER 

Ellin Lawson, Sylvia Serwin 

RECOVERY OF MAXWELL SCHWARTZ 

RECOVERY OF RENDA HERTZ 

Irv & Phyllis Kaplan 

SPEEDY RECOVERY OF JILL GURWIN 

Mark & Harriet Cooperman 

BARBARA PRENTIS FRENKEL 

MEMORIAL FUND 

IN MEMORY OF DEAR WIFE, 

SHIRLEY RUTH STEINBERG 

Irving Steinberg 

YAHRZEIT OF HENRY WEINBERG 

Irving Steinberg 

MOLLIE & BEN GLASIER 

LIBRARY FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

MY DEAR FATHER, BEN GLASIER 

Marjorie Rose 

24 2


GENERAL OPERATING FUND 


Bertha Stearn 

HIGH HOLY DAYS DONATIONS 

Marlene Gropman, Dr & Mrs Mark Rosenblum 

IN MEMORY OF 

BEN LAX 

Chuck Zamek 


Norman Fill 

JACOB BIRNHART 

Mildred McKee, James Ardern, Don Thornell, 

Anita Riopelle & Jim Zubkus 

MARVIN KAYE 

Dr. Bruce Jacob & Family 

IN HONOR OF 

ALAN LOWEN 

Dr Craig Singer 

JIM DEUTCHMAN 

Rita S. Levy 

TOM JABLONSKI AS MITZVAH MODEL 

OF THE YEAR 

Michael & Marion Freedman 

IN GRATITUDE TO JOANNA FRIANT 

& ASHLEY FRIANT FOR THEIR 

HIGH HOLY DAY ASSISTANCE 

Martin & Carole Schock 

STUART A. GRAFF MEMORIAL 

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

RUTH HERTZ CANNON 

Laurie & Chet Figg & Carol & Mark Segel 

FRED & ELAYNE GREENSPAN FUND 

FOR ADVANCING 

JEWISH EDUCATION 

IN HONOR OF 


ELAYNE GREENSPAN 

Lorraine Blanck 

THE MICHAEL GUZ MEMORIAL FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

LARRY LEVINE 

Alice Flaschner 

MICHAEL GUZ 

Cindy & Alec Cohen 

PAUL & SONIA HANDLEMAN 

MEMORIAL FUND 

IN HONOR OF 


MARC SCHWARTZ 

Rose & David Handleman 

RABBI RICHARD C & RENDA HERTZ 

GIFT OF LIFE FUND 


Renda Hertz 

IN MEMORY OF 


Ellen Lichterman 

EDITH GOODMAN 

Eleanor Blum 

IN HONOR OF 

BIRTH OF GRANDSON TO 

JOE & AMY BERKE 

Mark & Lois Shaevsky 

GREAT-GRANDSON OF 

BABS & HERB KAUFMAN 

Peter & Shelly Cooper 

RECOVERY OF MYRA PASMAN 

Ellen Lichterman 

SPEEDY RECOVERY OF RENDA HERTZ 

Ilene & David Techner, Margorie Rose 

SOL Z HOFFMAN NEW PRAYER 

BOOK FUND 

IN HONOR OF 

SPECIAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO 

LYNDA KOBY 

Carol & Michael Kromirs 

ISRAEL CHAI TRIBUTE FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

JOSEPH EDWARD COHEN 

Cindy Cohen 

IN HONOR OF 

GOOD HEALTH TO 

BRUCE MACWILLIAMS 

Cindy Cohen 

THOMAS JABLONSKI EXECUTIVE 

DIRECTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND 

IN HONOR OF 

TOM JABLONSKI 

Risa Miller Eco Logics 

HOWARD & CELIA JACOBSON 

MEMORIAL FUND FOR THE 

AMBASSADORS OF TEMPLE BETH EL 


Nena Dillick, Bernard & Myra Gross 

IN MEMORY OF 

BEN LAX 

Harvey & Lois Freeman 

IN HONOR OF 

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY & CONTINUED 

GOOD HEALTH OF 

HERMAN MOEHLMAN 

Harvey & Lois Freeman 

THE BABS & HERB KAUFMAN 

LISTEN IN FUND 

IN HONOR OF 

55TH BIRTHDAY OF 

S. EVAN WEINER 

ANNIVERSARY OF 

HELGA & ALFRED LOEWENSTEIN 


JILL & MICHAEL SELTZER 


MARCIA & CHARLES LEWIS 


MARILYN & WALTER WOLPIN 


NORMAN & HELLEN COHEN 

BIRTHDAY OF ALFRED KREINDLER 

BIRTHDAY OF AMY ROSENFELD 

BIRTHDAY OF ANNIE DUBE 

BIRTHDAY OF BEVERLY COLMAN 

BIRTHDAY OF CAROL SCHWARTZ 

BIRTHDAY OF DOUGLAS HAMBURGER 

BIRTHDAY OF ERIC PHILLIPS 

BIRTHDAY OF HELLEN COHEN 

BIRTHDAY OF JOSEPH DRESNER 

BIRTHDAY OF JULIE FRANK 

BIRTHDAY OF LOIS SHAEVSKY 

BIRTHDAY OF MARIANNE SCHWARTZ 

BIRTHDAY OF MARION FREEDMAN 

BIRTHDAY OF MICHAEL KLEIN 

BIRTHDAY OF RANDIE LEVIN 

BIRTHDAY OF RAYMOND ABRAMS 

BIRTHDAY OF RICHARD HAMBURGER 

BIRTHDAY OF WENDY BICE 

Babs & Herb Kaufman 

NEW GRANDSON OF 

ILENE & DAVID TECHNER 

NEW GREAT GRANDSON OF 

BABS & HERB KAUFMAN 

Donald & Marjory Epstein 

ELLIN & HAROLD LAWSON SPECIAL 

YOUTH INSTITUTE FUND 



ELLIN & HAROLD LAWSON YOUTH 

INSTITUTE FUND 



ISADORE & FRANCES MALIN 

INTERFAITH ACTIVITIES FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

MICHAEL ROBERT GARTNER 

RUTH BLACK 

Mark, Elaine, Michael & Keith Schonberger 

25


THE MICHELSON-HABER 

MEMORIAL FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

EDWIN KRYSINSKI 

Beth & Jamie Michelson 

IN HONOR OF 

BAR MITZVAH OF 

MITCHELL BOORSTEIN 

Lee & Sandy Marks 

MARIAN & BEN NATHANSON 

& CHARLES NATHANSON 

BROTHERHOOD MEMORIAL 

YOUTH FUND 

IN HONOR OF 

90TH BIRTHDAY OF LUCILLE MILLER 

95TH BIRTHDAY OF DOROTHY KOVAN 

Ben Nathanson & Ethel Marx 

HARRY & SALLY NOSANCHUK 

CARING COMMUNITY FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 


LAINIE GELLER PINCUS 

Sally & Harry Nosanchuk 

FRIENDS OF THE PRENTIS 

LIBRARY FUND 


Mr & Mrs Herbert Kaufman, Harold Milinsky, 

Dr Craig Singer, Jewish War Veterans 

IN HONOR OF 

PATTI PHILLIPS WITH 

DEEPEST APPRECIATION 

Miriam Cohen 

35TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOANNE & 

HOWARD LAX 

Mark Kolins & Maria Abrahamson 


SYLVIA & LEONARD FORREST 

Helen Newman, Joan & Larry 

JOSEPH A. REISS LIBRARY 

MEMORIAL SHELF 

IN HONOR OF 


JIM DEUTCHMAN 

Jerry Reiss 

SISTERHOOD PHILANTHROPIC FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

EDITH GOODMAN 

Sisterhood of Temple Beth El 

IN HONOR OF 

RECOVERY OF JILL GURWIN 

Norton & Suzette Chaiken & Family, 

Cindy Cohen 

RABBI DANIEL SYME 

DISCRETIONARY FUND 


David & Randee Soffer 

IN MEMORY OF 

AUNT SYLVIA 

Sharon Soverinsky 


MARVIN KAYE 

Harriet & Norm Rotter 

IN HONOR OF 

DR JILL SYME’S INVOLVEMENT IN 

THE “GOOD DEEDS IN THE 

MAKING” CAMPAIGN 

Marge & Jim Hiller 

TEMPLE ISRAEL FOR THE WONDERFUL 

WORK THEY DO WITH THEIR KEVER 

AVOT PROGRAM 

Helen Lipton 

90TH BIRTHDAY OF WALTER STARK 

Jackie & Randy Odom & Betty Stepka 

THANKS RABBI SYME FOR YOUR HELP 

WITH MY BAR MITZVAH 


SUNDAY MINYAN FOR THE 

EXQUISITE MISHEBEIRACH 


TEMPLE BETH EL MITZVAH 

MEAL FUND 


Anonymous, Jeff Shanbom & Laura Freedman 

Mrs. Jerome Ash, Barbra Bloch, Morris Weinner 

& Rochelle Broder, Dr & Mrs John Cohen, Mr & 

Mrs Stephen Epstein, Mark Fink, Nancy & Doug 

Fortier, Gary & Kimberly Goodman, Norman 

Greenberg, Katherine Hansen, Carol Isaacson, 

Jewish War Veterans, Mr & Mrs Irvine Kaplan, 

Elizabeth Kelman, Mr & Mrs Howard Lax, David 

Lazarus, Jeannette MacWilliams Mr. & Mrs James 

Newman, Stephen Lerner & Lisbeth Nordstrom- 

Lerner, Rita & Herb Packard, Patti Phillips, Rick 

Rattner, Bernice Schecter, Gordon Seedberg, Carole 

Shaw, Mr. & Mrs. Donald Simon, Bertha Stearn, 

Sunday Morning Minyan, Bob & Dot Vernan, 

Mack & Deloris Weinstein-Hall, Joyce Welford. 


IN MEMORY OF 

BETTY ROSENHAUS 

Mark & Arlene Rubinstein 

BEN LAX 

Norma Sugar 

IN HONOR OF 

MY BAR MITZVAH 


RECOVERY OF JAMES DEUTCHMAN 

Earl & Jackie Remer 

TEMPLE BETH EL YOUTH WING FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

BILL FELDMAN 

Corrine & Arnie Garvin 

IN HONOR OF 

RECOVERY OF JIM DEUTCHMAN 


STEPHANY AUSTIN 

Leslie Slatkin 

TEMPLE ENDOWMENT FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 


Marvin & Nola Goldman 

MAMIE & JASON TICKTON 

MUSIC FUND 

IN MEMORY OF 

LOIS CHAFETZ 

Barbara Kaye & Family 

MARVIN KAYE 

Anna Gulko, Marlyne Page, Stan & Carol 

Tickton, Donald & Karen Young 

ROSINKA ROZ CAMPBELL, 

SISTER OF MAMIE TICKTON 

Stan & Carol Tickton 

IN HONOR OF 

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOANNA & 

ALVIN EDELSON 

Barbara Kaye 

26

november calendar 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 

1 9 am - Breakfast 

9 am -12:30 pm 

Library 

9:30 am - Minyan 

9:30 am -12:30 pm 

Gift Shop 

10 am - Sis. Board 

10:15 am - Bro. Board 

10:30 am - Torah Study 

Noon - Pizza & GaGa 

1 pm - Sisterhood 

Judaica Project 

2 

9:30 am-3 pm 

Library Hours 

3 

9:30 am-3:00 pm 

Library Hours 

10 am - Ambassadors 

Board meeting 

6 pm 

Beginning 

Musicianship II 

7 pm - TBE Choir 

Rehearsal 

Bereavement Support 

Group 

4 


10:30 am 

Adv. Hebrew 

12:30-6 pm 

Library Hours 

6 pm - Youth Choir 

Rehearsal 

Conversational Hebrew 

6:45 pm 

Intro. to Judaism 

5 6 

11 am - Adult B’nai 

Mitzvah 

7:30 pm 

Shabbat Services 

Lawson Institute 

Weekend 

7 

9 am 

Torah Study 

10:30 am 


12:30 pm 

Shabbes Cinema 

7:30 

Beth El Night at Book 

Fair, OOT 

8 

9 am - Breakfast 

9 am-12:30 pm 

Library Hours 

9:30 am 

Morning Minyan 

9:30 am-12:30 pm 

Gift Shop 


7 pm 

Movie Night; 

“Live & Become” 

9 

9:30 am-3 pm 

Library Hours 

6:30 pm 

11th & 12 th Grade 

Parents’ meeting 

10 

9:30 am-3 pm 

Library Hours 

6:00 pm 

Religious School 

Benefit at Mr. Joe’s 

Beginning 


7 pm 

TBE Choir Rehearsal 

11 


10:30 am - Adv. Hebrew 

12:30-6:00 pm 

Library Hours 

6 pm - Conv. Hebrew 

Youth Choir Rehearsal 

6:45 pm 


7 pm - Archives: 

Michigan Jewish 

Soldiers in the Civil War 

12 

7 pm 

Sisterhood Girls’ 

Night Out 

13 

11 am 

Adult B’nai Mitzvah 

7:30 pm 

Library Shabbat 

The TBE Choir will 

sing. 

14 

9 am 

Torah Study 

10:30 am 


Mattan Torah 

15 8 am - 2 pm 

Blood Drive 


9 am-12:30 pm 

Library Hours 

9:30 am 


9:30 am-12:30 pm 

Gift Shop 


2nd grade Family 

Education 

16 

9:30 am 3 pm 

Library Hours 

5:45 pm 

9th grade tour of the 

Holocaust Memorial 

Center 

17 

9:30 am 3 pm 

Library Hours 

6 pm - Beginning 


7 pm 


18 


10:30 am - Adv. Hebrew 

12:30-6:00 pm 

Library Hours 

6 pm 

Conversational Hebrew 

6:45 pm 


7 pm 

Lunar Learn; Jewish 

Pirates of the Caribbean 

19 

Noon 

Lunch & Learn; Jewish 

Pirates of the Caribbean 

7:15 pm 

Board of Trustees 

meeting 

20 

6 pm 

Kabbalat Shabbat; 

The 5 th grade will 

participate. 

6:45 pm 

Family Kabbalat 

Shabbat Dinner 

21 

9 am 

Torah Study 

9:30 am 

Tot Shabbat 

10 am 

Tot Shabbat Snack ‘n’ 

Crafts 

10:30 am 


22 


9 am-12:30 pm 

Library Hours 

9:30 am 


9:30 am-12:30 pm 

Gift Shop 

10:30 am 

Torah Study 

7 pm- Interfaith 

Thanksgiving Service 

23 

9:30 am-3 pm 

Library Hours 

24 

9:30 am-3 pm 

Library Hours 

6 pm 

Beginning 


7 pm 


25 

9:30 am 

Torah Study 

10:30 am 

Adv. Hebrew 

12:30-6 pm 

Library Hours 

26 

Thanksgiving; 

Building Closed 

27 

No Nursery School 

7:30 pm 

College Shabbat 

28 

9 am 

Torah Study 

10:30 am 


29 

Thanksgiving break; 

no Breakfast, Religious 

School, Library, Gift 

Shop, Torah Study 

9:30 am 


30 

Nursery resumes 

9:30 am-3 pm 

Library Hours 

27

Daniel B. Syme, Rabbi 

Keren Packman Alpert, 

Rabbinic Associate 

Rachel Gottlieb Kalmowitz, Cantor 

Thomas Jablonski, F.T.A, F.S.A., 

Executive Director 

Arlene Keller, Religious School Principal 

Marlene Thav, M.A., Director of 

Early Childhood Education 

Marla Aviva Bentley, Cantorial Associate 

Adi Zachor, Youth Director 

Alan Lowen, B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator 

Jan Durecki, Archivist 

Eileen Polk, Librarian 

Sue Ellen Simon, Membership & 

Programming Coordinator 

John Redfi eld, Honorary Cantor Emeritus 

Al Friant, Victor Aguilar, 

Building Superintendents 

James Deutchman, President 

George Stern, First Vice President 

Mark A. Canvasser, Vice President 

David Handleman, Vice President 

L. Steven Weiner, Vice President 

Herschel Fink, Treasurer 

Miriam Cohen, Secretary 

Lucy Gersten, Sisterhood 

Jamie Michelson, Brotherhood 

Lois Freeman, The Ambassadors 

Alicia Pearlman, Beth El 

Family Adventurers 

Rachel Fine, Matt Ackerman, 

Noah Saperstein, Dan Weinger, 

Young People’s Society 

7400 Telegraph at 14 Mile Road 

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301 

Phone (248) 851-1100 

Fax (248) 851-1187 

www.tbeonline.org 

Periodicals 

Postage Paid at 

Pontiac, MI 

Time Valued 

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS AT TEMPLE BETH EL 

Our 

Ushpizin aka 

“Friendly 

Chipmunk”

Nov Bulletin 09.indd - Temple Beth El

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