The Shofar - Shaare Tefila Congregation

The Shofar
Shaare Tefila Congregation
Celebrating our 62nd year Vol. 62 #2 October 2012—Tishri /Cheshvan 5773
FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY...
Maryland Elections
As you read this newsletter, the November election
is one month away. I’m not going to use this article to
tell you how to vote, but I did want you to be aware
that there are important questions on the ballot -
aside from choosing to re-elect President Obama or
elect Mitt Romney.
In the state of Maryland there will be 7 questions on the ballot - 3
of which are controversial. We will be asked to support legislation
already passed to allow same sex marriages, to support building a
casino at the National Harbor in Prince George’s County, and to allow
children of undocumented immigrants (those children who have
been raised and educated in our public schools) to pay in-state tuition
at Maryland public colleges and universities. All of these questions
are quite controversial and they require a lot of background
study and soul searching.
Each of these questions reflects Jewish concepts as well. Jewish
tradition has a lot to say about homosexuality, about welcoming the
stranger and about gambling. The question is, do we vote according
to our Jewish conscience or do we vote according to what’s best for
Maryland? We all have different ideas about what’s good for Maryland,
and we could also have different ideas about what Judaism has
to say on these issues. The question is which values are more important
in answering these ballot questions? Do we vote based on
our religion, or do we vote based on our citizenship?
A popular example of this dilemma is a presidential candidate’s
position vis a vis Israel. I know people who will vote solely on that
issue - if the candidate is strong on Israel then the candidate will get
that person’s vote. I think that’s wrong. Though it is important to
support Israel - don’t get me wrong! - we live in America. We should
choose a president based on our opinion on how education, the
economy, health care, and a host of other issues are supported.
Those should be the determining factors.
But regarding these ballot questions, the issue is different. We are
not being asked to support a candidate; we are being asked to support
an issue. Now it is more complex because we are Jews and we
are Marylanders. We want what is in our best interest for the State,
yet what we want is based on our value system. Our value system -
our identity - should be comprised of Jewish and civic ethical and
moral ideas. In these ballot questions those appropriately overlap
and we can make our decision based on that combination.
To help us better understand the Jewish perspective on these ballot
questions, I’ll be devoting my first Taste of Judaism program on
Shabbat morning October 27 from 11-Noon on these issues. See the
flyer on page 8 in this Shofar for all the dates of the Taste of Judaism
programs.
B’vracha,
Rabbi Jonah Layman
rjlayman@shaaretefila.org
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
As you read this, the High Holiday season of Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur will have ended. I am
hoping each and every one of you is blessed with a
happy and healthy year to come. But not to worry,
we have several most enjoyable simchas and historic
holidays on the Shaare Tefila calendar for us
all to enjoy together this coming month.
First, on the evening of October 1 we welcome the holiday of
Sukkot. This is one of my favorite holidays when we get to simulate
a camping experience in a temporary tent-like structure. It is
a very social holiday as we enjoy prayer, discussion, and good
food with many guests and friends beyond our own family.
During the coming weeks we will also celebrate with Stephanie
and Perry Buckberg, and Ann-Joy and Stan Lieberman, as their
sons Jonas Buckberg (Oct. 13) and Joshua Lieberman (Oct. 20)
each become a Bar Mitzvah. They are all most valued members of
our congregation so please join me in wishing them a hearty
mazel tov on these milestones.
But the holiday that I most want to call your attention to is Simchat
Torah. On Simchat Torah it is our tradition at Shaare Tefila to
honor two special members of our congregation to whom we owe
considerable debt and gratitude. This year our honorees are Past
President Bess Teller and long-time Board Member and Officer
Judy Bresler.
Bess served the last four years as our President, guiding us
through the “diaspora” from Lockwood Drive to our new homeland.
Without her leadership and tireless commitment we would
not be in the place we find ourselves today.
Judy has been a Board member for many years and now serves
as our Recording Secretary. Her counsel and guidance as an attorney
have enabled us to make many quality decisions over the last
many years. And it was Judy’s childhood house, and old office of
Dr. Arthur Bresler, where we called home for over 5 years while
we were in the wilderness after selling our Lockwood Drive building.
Join us as we celebrate with our Torahs, and honor our devoted
congregants, Bess Teller and Judy Bresler.
David Ronis
YOU'RE INVITED
Rabbi Jonah & Lenore Layman are pleased to
invite the entire Shaare Tefila Congregation to
the service and kiddush on Shabbat November 3
as their son Eytan becomes Bar Mitzvah.
Invitations were mailed to everyone but they
found out that some haven't received it. So they
want you to be sure that you know that you are
welcome to attend. Just RSVP to
jonahlayman@gmail.com.

The Shofar
YOUTH GROUP NEWS FLASH!
We are so excited to have held our first two
successful programs for the Bonim and Machar
youth groups, on September 9 and September
23. Our kickoff program was a pizza party, ice
breaker games, and ice-cream sundaes, ending with a parent
information and registration session. On September 23,
following Tashlich, we held our youth programs for Bonim
and Machar at Lake Needwood. Both programs were well
attended and much enjoyed by the participants.
We are off to a great start and I look forward to watching
both groups grow strong over the year ahead. Bonim
(Building) and Machar (Tomorrow) youth groups provide a
warm and nurturing environment where children of similar
age groups can get together for programs and activities that
focus on fun, socializing, and developing lasting friendships
within our synagogue community.
The leadership of Bonim and Machar Youth Groups is a
partnership between our Youth Commission Chair, Stefanie
Levy; our Family, Youth and Special Programs Coordinator,
Lisa Arber; our youth group parents; and our youth. We
thank Bryan Goodman for being the parental support for our
Bonim group and Elaine Silver for being the parental support
for our Machar group. We are also pleased that Melissa
Felzenberg, from the Membership Committee, will be
able to help support our youth groups this year. Activities
and programs will take place either on-site at Shaare Tefila
Congregation or off-site at designated locations in the Maryland
suburban community and/or DC.
Most activities for both groups will take place on Sunday
afternoons from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm. Some activities
may take place on Saturday evenings. Membership in the
Bonim and Machar youth groups requires that you fill out a
Membership Form and Medical Information/Release Form
and that you pay a $25.00 membership fee per child. This
fee will be used to offset administrative costs, help with upkeep
of our Youth Lounge, provide snacks at youth programs,
and, as available, lower the costs related to certain
activities throughout the year.
Being part of a Jewish youth group, from a young age,
helps to provide a strong sense of Jewish identity. . Youth
group members will have the opportunity to continue their
youth group involvement, beyond Machar, by joining Kadima
and USY in their preteen and teen years. In Kadima and
USY our youth further strengthen their Jewish identity and
develop important leadership skills essential to their continued
involvement in the Jewish community. I am looking forward
to a great year for our youth groups and also looking
forward to our first Family Program on Sunday, October
21st at Larriland Farm, in Howard County, where we will go
on a family hayride and have a community campfire. Look
for more information in the Daf, List-serv messages, fliers
and group e-mails. Please contact the following individuals
if you have questions about our Bonim and Machar youth
programs.
Stefanie Levy, Youth Commission Chair, 301-681-3388,
ssmdlevy@comcast.net
Lisa Arber, Family, Youth and Special Programs Coordinator,
301-570-8422 arberld@aol.com.
Shana Tova, Lisa Arber
My Dear Shaare Tefila family,
The holidays are almost over and so it is time
not just to think about our resolutions, but to put
them into action! We will try new things, we
will implement the revised family chore list, we
will stop procrastinating, we will make time for ourselves,
we will get to the gym, and we will be open to having new
experiences! Nothing will stop us! Not even ourselves! So,
in this time of renewal and rededication, I have decided to
change the direction of my Shofar articles. Much of the time
my articles have been about something holiday related.
This year my goal will be to educate and inspire all of our
community to LOVE Jewish music and prayer of ALL
kinds! So, I will be alternating between “These Are a Few of
My Favorite Prayers,” “Ask the Cantor,” and “Cantor Wendi’s
Top 10.”
In “These Are a Few of My Favorite Prayers,” I will
tell you all about the journey of the prayer I’ve chosen
for the month. We will learn the whole story of its birth,
its travels, the different times and styles of music the
prayer lived through, and finally, where we can find the
prayer now.
In “Ask the Cantor,” I will invite you all to write in
and pose any question you have been dying to ask about
chazzanot, prayer, Jewish music, Hebrew, chanting our
holy texts, or anything else of that nature.
In “Cantor Wendi’s Top 10,” I will be exposing you
to Jewish music from all over the world and a variety of
genres. Within this column I will recommend different
groups, singers, musicians, and the like to listen to and
expand your Jewish music world. Anything from Jewish
rock, Yiddish music, Klezmer, Yemenite, classical,
chazzanut and more will be highlighted. I will also include
sound bites and suggestions for recordings to listen
to online.
So, stay tuned for my first column in November! In the
meantime, enjoy the rest of your holidays and go out there
and try something new… Make this a year to remember!
B’ahava raba,
Cantor Wendi Fried
THE SHOFAR
Shaare Tefila Congregation, 16620 Georgia Avenue,Olney, MD
20832 Vol. 62 #2 October 2012, Published 10 times a year
Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily representative of
the Shaare Tefila Congregation, its employees, or its membership.
Kosher and non-kosher supervised establishments advertise in the
Shofar.
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FROM SISTERHOOD-
Welcome to the New Year. Sisterhood
sends you our hearty wishes for a contented
healthy Yom Tov filled October. It's a
tradition for us to reflect on our past
months. This certainly is a great way to
usher in the New Year.
Think about last year, when we were all sitting together at
our first Friday night dinner, lovingly and efficiently cooked
and catered by our Sisterhood ( thanks also to a few spouses).
Now zoom in to our first of many Simchas of the year -
celebrating with gusto the 90th birthday of our very dear May
Savage and the B'nai Mitzvah of the Winkler siblings, Eli and
Leah. Again, we all celebrated together over a delightfully filling,
gorgeous looking kiddush. Now we are fully established in
our well stocked kitchen, with a cadre of excellent hard working
kiddush captains and congregation helpers. Remember,
when Florence Lipsky calls to let you know it will be your
week to assist in the kitchen, please say yes immediately. Be
on time (9:30) and plan to stay until the end of the kiddush
which means through cleanup.
But that is not all Sisterhood does. By now you've no doubt
received the mailing that we sent to you last month. If you still
need one, please contact Ethel Levine to have it sent to you.
Our Paid Up Membership Dinner is slated for October
22. Our topic will be The Mitzvah of Organ Donation. Thanks
to Bernice Goldstein for coming up with the program. Bernice's
sister-in-law, Nancy Ginsburg, Rabbi Layman, Stefanie
Levy and Lee Ronis will all be giving their personal perspective
on this vital topic. Our committee is chaired by Karen
Gross and Susan Hysen and they would welcome your volunteer
help with the evening so please contact them and let them
know how you would like to assist with this fabulous evening.
Now that we have your attention, take the time this minute
to send your membership dues and reservation to Elaine
Stein. We look forward to having you join us.
When shopping for your holiday needs, please remember to
use scrip. The proceeds are given to the shul so the more you
buy, the more we can give. It is a painless way to help with
financially supporting our shul.
It is a tradition to make a toast to welcome in the New Year,
complete with hopes, aspirations, and wishes for good health
and peace in Israel and contentment here. Consider this your
L'Chaim and Shana Tova from us to all of you and yours.
Ethel Levine and Fran Kensky
Your Feedback is requested.
I have had a strong request to reinstate the Humor Column, a
page of jokes and stories provided by congregants and their
friends. Would you be willing to see a page, or a column, of humorous
items, somewhat similar to what was offered under one of
our former editors, Susan Goldsamt?
Please reply to me, by phone, by email, etc.
Jack Teller, Editor-in-Chief
Shofar Publications; 240.342.2352 or shofarpubs@verizon.net
Thanks to All of You,
There were several wonderful folks who brought food to
our house during my shivah for my mother, of blessed
memory. I was not able to determine who all the bearers of
the comforting platters and desserts were so I could not write
you to tell you how much it meant to me and my family.
Please understand and accept my apology for not acknowledging
your support individually by letter. This community
is so warm and consoling I cannot express it adequately.
Bess Teller
College Moms
What are they doing now??
Here is an update on our recent graduates:
Amy Byer - Amy graduated from the University of
Delaware with a Bachelor’s degree in Management
and a minor in Leadership. She is now working as an
Associate HR Consultant for the HR Cooperative.
Beth Hagler - Beth graduated from West Chester
University with a Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training
and is working as an Athletic Trainer in the Fairfax
County schools.
Ian Kolmaister - Ian graduated from the Prince
Georges Community College Paramedic School and
now attends Towson University.
Elisheva Layman - Elisheva graduated from the
University of Maryland with a Bachelor’s degree in
Special Education and is now pursuing a Masters degree
in Special Education from the University of
Maryland.
Amanda Libby - Amanda graduated from the Lab
School and now attends Guilford College.
Jacob Marder - Jacob graduated from UC Davis
with a Master’s degree in Economics and is pursuing
a Doctorate in Agricultural Economics at UC Davis.
Jesse Marder - Jesse graduated in June with a
Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
He is now taking a 6 month course at the Navy Nuclear
Power Training Command in Charleston.
David Rosenberg - David graduated from the University
of Michigan with a Masters degree in Aerospace
Engineering and is pursuing a Doctorate in
Aerospace Engineering.
Willeke Sandler - Willeke graduated from Duke
University with a Doctorate degree in History and is
teaching courses in Imperialism, Gender Studies and
Public History at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Submitted by Zella Shabasson Rosenberg
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Shaare Tefila Cordially invites you to
“Vino with Van Gogh”
A very special auction of fine art, sculpture, designer leather handbags, sports and music
memorabilia!
Saturday Evening, November 17, 2012
Preview: 7:00 pm Auction: 8:00 pm
GENERAL ADMISSION: $18.00 per person (advance ticket sale) ~ $22.00 per person at the door
Enjoy a glass of fine wine, cheeses and fruit as you preview
magnificent artistic creations at affordable prices (Judaic collections included)
Auction conducted by: Marlin Art, Deer Park, NY (www.marlinart.com) Jeanne Malone (516) 383-7665
Support Your Synagogue through this great FUNdraiser!
Invite your friends and acquaintances too.
Need additional information? Contact Meryl Schaffer at (301)260-7428; meryl@livelyivy.me
Or Cilla Grosberg at (301)452-5443; drgmrs@aol.com
Shaare Tefila,
16620 Georgia Avenue; Olney, MD 20832
Continue your support towards Shaare Tefila by making an additional donation with your
admission fee.
Contributions will be recognized in the evening's Auction program booklet.
Donation Levels
Apprentice: $ 18.00 Artist: $ 36.00 Master: $ 72.00
# Tickets ($18/ea) _______ Donation Amount: ________ Total Amount: $________
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Please make all checks payable to “Shaare Tefila”, place the word Art Auction in memo section
Mail to Shaare Tefila; 16620 Georgia Avenue, Olney, MD 20832
To pay with credit card:
Credit Card #_____________________________ Exp Date_____________ Visa/MC/Discover
Please respond by November 12, 2012…. and Remember to Invite a Friend or Two!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!
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GATES OF DISCOVERY-
ROSE AND GEORGE TELLER PRESCHOOL:
“THE BENEFITS OF MULTI-AGE CLASSROOMS”
This year, we have decided to organize our students
into multi-age classes rather than the more traditional
age-based classes. Multi-age education is the purposeful
placing of children of different ages (and abilities) in the same
classroom. This practice has been shown to assist the overall development
of the child within a family-like community of learners.
Multi-age education is rooted in the philosophy that every child has
the right to learn at his or her own pace, that learning is a continuum
rather than a series of steps and that students learn from each
other, not just from the adults in their lives. Goodlad and Anderson,
who introduced the modern notion of the non-graded elementary
school in 1959, raised our awareness of the fact that age is a crude
indicator of what learning experiences children are ready for.
By including different age groups, students naturally become
more accepting of one another’s differences. There is an atmosphere
of nurturing and support rather than of pressure to fit within
an arbitrary norm. Lillian Katz, one of the leading early childhood
educators of our time, shows that children in multi-age classrooms
often have a greater sense of belonging and more positive social
relationships and attitudes toward school than children in sameage
classrooms. Children of varying ages and developmental capabilities
work and play alongside one another. They interact with
similar materials in different ways. Both younger and older children
are able to benefit through these interactions.
Multi-age grouping resembles family structures. In a family,
younger members are given the opportunity to observe, emulate,
and imitate a wide range of skills. Older family members have the
opportunity to offer leadership and assume responsibility for the
less mature and less knowledgeable members. Multi-age grouping
differs from the family in that it offers the opportunity to assume
each of these roles in different activities. Given that most children
vary in competency across skills, this approach affords each child
an opportunity to interact with peers and materials at an appropriate
developmental level in all areas of development. Sometimes
another child can word a concept in a way that an adult can't, facilitating
better understanding for both children involved.
In the classroom family, children can practice and develop leadership
skills without the competitiveness sometimes found in sameage
groups. Because of the diversity of social knowledge in the
multi-age classroom, cooperation and other forms of positive social
behavior marked by caring rather than competitiveness are often
fostered. Older children are encouraged to aid others in their learning
and remind younger children of rules. Research by Joan
Gaustad shows that these behaviors enhance the self-regulation of
the older children. They may also create opportunities for more
complex pretend play on the part of the younger children.
Multi-age classrooms also allow children to excel. With higher
level materials on hand, and an infrastructure already in place to
differentiate the instruction, higher functioning students can work at
their own pace with no limitations.
Overall, mixed age classrooms foster a caring and cooperative
environment where children are encouraged to grow at their own
developmental pace. Students in multi-age classrooms show increased
self-esteem, more cooperative behavior, better attitudes
toward school in general, increased pro-social (caring, tolerant,
patient, supportive) behavior, enriched personal responsibility, and
a decline in discipline problems.
For several articles that discuss multi-age educational practices
and philosophy, please visit:
http://www.multiage-education.com
Beth Adler, Early Education Director
CHAVAYA:
At Chavaya this year we are advancing in several
areas. We are implementing a new tefila program.
We will pray together as a school on Sunday
mornings. Classes will rotate leading different
prayers, giving the younger students an opportunity to practice
in a supportive environment. Older students will develop
mastery and confidence as they work their way through the
Siddur. Tefila will begin with a spirited Havdalah service. Additionally,
teachers will rotate presenting a Weekly Jewish
Fact. This may be a closer look at one part of a prayer,
something in the sanctuary, or a moment in Jewish History.
Be sure to ask your children about this when you pick them
up at 12:00.
We will now be using the main sanctuary as our prayer
space. While this may seem obvious to some (why wouldn’t
you pray in the sanctuary?), using that space has tradeoffs.
As you already know, our classrooms are located downstairs
in the Education Wing of the building. In order to pray in the
sanctuary we have to walk upstairs every week, using precious
minutes of our limited time together. Taking a broader
view, however, we see that one of our goals at Chavaya is
that our children feel at home in the synagogue, whether for
Shabbat, holiday, or weekday services. The most beautiful
space in our building can also be a place to learn about prayer,
to become well versed in the Torah traditions, indeed a
place to grow up in. I fully expect our Chavaya students to
act with maturity and respect while in a Makom Tefila (a
place of prayer). Religious School is a conduit to inspire our
students through knowledge, passion, belief and actions.
Entrusting the holiest space in our building to our children for
prayer and Jewish learning demonstrates to them our expectations
that they will be the Jewish leaders of the future.
Aviva Janus, Education Director
PLEASE NOTE THE DATES AND TIMES:
Sukkot:
Sept 30 - 6pm
Oct 1 - 9am (including Hallel & marching with lulav &
etrog) & 6pm
Oct 2 - 9am (including Hallel & marching with lulav &
etrog) & 7:30pm
Oct 5 - Shabbat - 6pm
Oct 6 - 9am (NOTE TIME CHANGE - service includes Hallel
& Ecclesiastes)
Oct 7 - Hoshana Rabbah - 8:15am - NOTE TIME CHANGE
Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah:
Oct 7 - 6pm
Oct 8 - 9am (Hallel & yizkor will be recited) & 6:00pm
(singing and dancing with Torah by 6:30)
Oct 9 - 9am (Judy Bresler & Bess Teller are our Simchat
Torah honorees! - singing and dancing with the Torahs) &
7:30pm
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Meet Our Bar Mitzvah - Jonas Buckberg
Jonas Buckberg will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on October 13 at Shaare Tefila.
Jonas is in the 8 th grade at Rosa Parks Middle School where he excels. He enjoys cars, sports,
hard rock music and traveling. Jonas has taken voice and guitar lessons at different times and
earned his Purple Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Jonas is a serious Redskins fan.
He likes spending time with his extended family who live nearby (and some far) and is very excited
to see many friends and family who will be coming from near and far to celebrate with him.
Meet our Bar Mitzvah, Joshua Lieberman
Joshua will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on October 20, 2010 at Shaare Tefila.
Joshua is an 8th grade student at Rosa Parks Middle School. He enjoys playing sports such as football and golf, and
spending time with his family. Joshua began studying martial arts at the age of 5 and currently holds a 1 st degree black
belt.
When Joshua was in 6 th grade, he began playing the French horn. As a 7 th grader, he was selected from a competitive
tryout to play for the Strathmore Young Artists Orchestra.
For his Bar Mitzvah project, Joshua will perform a concert playing his French horn to raise money for the Homeward
Trails Rescue Shelter from where the first family dog, Bailey, was rescued. Having a close relationship with his family is
important to Joshua. He is especially close with his sister, Lianna, and his cousins, Adam and Mandi. With family and
friends coming from New York, Florida, Chicago, and California, Joshua is excited to share this milestone of his journey as a Jewish adult.
SEPTEMBER TRIBUTES:
Andrea Z. Tilles Memorial Chesed Fund
In honor of:
May Savage’s 90 th Birthday
Their 50 th wedding anniversary
Jill Goldwater & Steve Prensky’s
new granddaughter
May Savage’s 90 th Birthday
Birth of Avishai Tilles
Paul Tilles’ new grandson
In memory of:
David Slade
Horace Sragow
Holly Schotz's Father
Irving "Sonny" Wollins
Jeanette Diamond
Building Fund
In honor of:
Jay Feinstein’s well earned
retirement
Susan Levin’s Retirement
Stanley & Marilyn Cohen
Ira Kolmaister’s birthday
May Savage’s birthday
Jill Goldwater’s new
granddaughter
May Savage’s birthday
Selma Rothenberg’s 85 th birthday
In memory of:
David Slade
Harold & Elaine Stein
Ira & Ethel Levine
Ira & Ethel Levine
Ira & Ethel Levine
Jay & Freda Krosnick
Jay & Joyce Feinstein
Harold & Elaine Stein
Herbert & Betsy Wolk
Ira & Ethel Levine
Marilyn Pontell
Ruth Newhouse
Ira & Ethel Levine
Milton & Susan Goldsamt
Herbert & Betsy Wolk
Ira & Ethel Levine
Marilyn Pontell
Shaare Tefila Sisterhood
Milton & Susan Goldsamt
Elaine Ross
Ellen Reinach
Jay & Freda Krosnick
Jay & Freda Krosnick
Max Kantzer & Patricia Greene
William & Barbara Harkaway
Zelick & Carol Waganheim
David & Florence Polinsky
Milton & Susan Goldsamt
Jay & Freda Krosnick
Lawrence & Ellie Alpert
Max Kantzer & Patricia Greene
Holly Schotz's Father
Irving "Sonny" Wollins
Jeanette Diamond
Joseph Mund
Mordecai Ben Yitzhak
Rudy Mund
William Goldstein
Speedy Recovery to:
Judy Rumerman
Michael & Anita Froehlich
Sadie Blicher
William & Barbara Harkaway
Saul & Sherry Cohen
Michael & Anita Froehlich
Gary & Betsy Morgenstern
Milton & Susan Goldsamt
Jay & Freda Krosnick
Joseph Kraut & Rhea Siers
Lawrence & Ellie Alpert
Mark & Marjorie Fuhrmann
Max Kantzer & Patricia Greene
Sadie Blicher
Rabbi Robert & Ruth Layman
Robert & Audrey Haber
Saul & Sherry Cohen
Stuart & Rona Eisen
William & Barbara Harkaway
Elaine Ross
Irving & Mildred Flyer
Andrew & Marlene Sandberg
Irving & Mildred Flyer
Joseph Kraut & Rhea Siers
Saul & Sherry Cohen
D. Joseph Williamowsky Scholar-in-Residence Fund
In honor of:
Jay Feinstein’s retirement
and their new home
In memory of:
David Slade
Al Shayne
Chaim Williamowsky
Jean Rubin
Education Fund
Shaare Tefila
In honor of:
Charlotte Potosky's 80th birthday
Barry & Sandra Handloff
Manny & Biddie Ginsburg
Manny & Biddie Ginsburg
Manny & Biddie Ginsburg
Manny & Biddie Ginsburg
David & Tammar Paynter
Jack & Bess Teller
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May Savage's 90th birthday
Moish & Charlotte Potosky's
Anniversaries
Rose & George Teller
Gates of Discovery Preschool
Selma Rothenberg's 85th Birthday
Shaare Tefila
The birth of Orly Michal,
first grandchild for Jill
Goldwater and Steve Prensky.
Mazal Tov!
In memory of:
David Slade
Esther Ferouz
Ethel Winer
Gertrude Adem
Gertrude Thaler
Goldie Grenker
Helen Kieval
Holly Schotz's Father,
Irving "Sonny" Wollins
Ida Goldstein
Ida Lipsky
Jack Loesberg
Jeanette Diamond
Gilbert & Judith Beiser
Jack & Bess Teller
Lawrence & Ellie Alpert
Saul & Sherry Cohen
Maurice & Inger Margulies
Marvin & Sylvia Levy
Alicia Cernitz-Schwartz
Ellen Zweig
Albert Kliman
Morton & Ina Goldstein
Andrew & Marlene Sandberg
Mark & Shelley Levitt
Alan & Adriana Sandler
Alan & Judith Gann
Alan & Sara Rosenblatt
Albert Kliman
Ann Loeb
Charles & Rhona Fink
The Heller family
Ross and Roberta Perry
Leah Nichaman
Alan & Sarah Rosenblatt
Joyce Migdall and Richard Klein
Elaine Ross
Gilbert & Judith Beiser
Iris Grossman
Liane Lunden
Marvin & Sylvia Levy
May Savage
Milton & Elsa Weinstein
Morton & Phyllis Lessans
Robert & Helen Solomon
Roy & Michele Peck
Ruth Newhouse
Saul & Sherry Cohen
Solomon & Rita Margolis
Simon & Denise Marzouk
Joseph & Anne Shuman
Art & Joy Podolsky
Henry & Helen Sandler
Gershon & Diane Kieval
Gershon & Diane Kieval
Alan & Adriana Sandler
Jack & Bess Teller
Rose Halpern
Philip Goldman
Carol Brody
Alan & Adriana Sandler
Albert Kliman
Arthur & Ruth Berlin
Carol Nove
David & Florence Polinsky
Steve & Fran Rotter
Joseph DeAngelis
Rita and Aaron Weisstuch
Gary & Betsy Morgenstern
George & Marilyn Kessler
Gilbert & Judith Beiser
Harold & Elaine Stein
Herbert & Kathleen Lilling
Howard & Marilyn Politzer
James & Diane Rosenfield
Julian Rosenberg &
Zella Shabasson
Liane Lunden
Manny & Biddie Ginsburg
Marvin & Arlene Hoffman
Robert & Helen Solomon
Louis Zendel
Max Blank
Minnie Rosenberg
Rose Marcus
Ruth Longo
Samuel Mellner
Schmeel Wajsman
Vivian Rothschild
William "Bill" Goldstein
Speedy Recovery to:
Judy Rumerman
Ila Swartz
Harold Fink Israel Quest Fund
In honor of:
Selma Rothenberg’s
Special Birthday
In memory of:
Jeanette Diamond
David Slade
Holly Schotz's Father,
Irving "Sonny" Wollins
Library Fund
In memory of:
David Slade
Sheila Marcus
Paul & Lenore Kelner
Lionel & Eileen Weinstock
Charles & Barbara Marcus
Liane Lunden
Robert & Audrey Haber
Victor & Lois Seigel
Helen Sandler
Erle & Sharon Howard
Jack & Bess Teller
Marvin & Sylvia Levy
Barbara Fink
Barbara Fink
Barbara Fink
Barbara Fink
Mark & Marjorie Fuhrmann
Martin S. Halpern Adult Education Fund
In honor of:
Dorothy & Larry Perkin's
65th Wedding Anniversary
Nathan Rubinstein Youth Fund
In honor of:
May Savage’s special birthday
In memory of:
David Slade
Jeanette Diamond
Speedy Recovery to:
Gloria & Harold Heyison
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
In honor of:
Chevrah Kadisha
Elisheva Layman’s Graduation
from UMD
Rabbi Layman
In memory of:
Esther Deitz
Jeanette Diamond
Holly Schotz's Father,
Irving "Sonny" Wollins
David Slade
Speedy Recovery to:
My Great-Granddaughter Hadassah
Siddur or Chumash Dedication
In honor of:
Susan Goldsamt’s 70 th Birthday
Cara, Max & Frankie Hedgepeth
Saul Cohen
Sherry Cohen
In memory of:
David Slade
Solis James
Leon I Eppel
Leah S Eppel
Rose Halpern
Rita Rubinstein
Rita Rubinstein
Rita Rubinstein
Ila Swartz
Jack & Bess Teller
Jay & Freda Krosnick
Leonard Deitz
Jerry & Micheline Rosenthal
Joseph & Andrea Manchester
Jesse & Debbie Stiller
Jesse & Debbie Stiller
Sylvia Potash
Sylvia Potash
Joyce Feinstein
Ruth Newhouse
Michele Peck
Elaine Ross
Rita Rubinstein
Elaine Schenberg
Bess Teller
Lee & Lisa Hedgepeth
Seth Cohen
Seth Cohen
Harriet Wiesenthal
Eric & Lori Marshall
Sigmund & Shirley Liberman
Sigmund & Shirley Liberman
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The Shofar
Shaare Tefila Congregation Hosts
SEEDS OF SONG
A Community Erev Shira
in Celebration of the New Year
Featuring Area Musicians and Song Leaders:
Sally Heckelman, Jill Moskowitz
and Teddy Klaus
Sunday Evening, October
28, 2012
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
DON'T MISS OUT ON ALL OF THE
FAMILY FUN!
Sunday, October 21, 2012, 5:30 pm
Youth and Family Program
(K-5th Grade Families including younger and older siblings)
Hayride and Campfire
Group Singing fol-
lowed by light refreshments.
Cost: $14 per person at the door. No advance reservation
required.
If you love to sing, you won't want to miss this very special
evening of song. Last year we held two successful events
with over 100 in attendance. We have scheduled four Seeds
of Song evenings this coming year with two of these special
evenings being hosted by Shaare Tefila Congregation.
Dear Shofar Readers
This is to tell our congregation about a wonderful experience
our marvelous Sisterhood members presented last month.
Our very own Betty Balin and Vivienne Auerbach are to be
congratulated on their arts and crafts program. They shlepped
an ironing board and iron, paints, and trays among other items
for this class.
As their students we benefited by taking home lovely items that
beautify our Jewish homes. I thank them for their lessons and
the good time well spent. I look forward to being their student
again.
Sylvia Potash
Sharp's Farm, 4003 Jennings Chapel Road,
Brookeville, Maryland 20833
Please meet by 5:15 next to the Farm Store for
check-in. We will leave promptly at 5:30 for the group
hayride, followed by dinner and a campfire! Bring a picnic/bag
dinner (dairy only), a blanket and/or lawn chair,
and a flashlight. We will supply the goodies needed for
S’mores!
Arrive a couple of hours early and enjoy the farm with
your family. There is so much to do. Feed the animals,
pick a pumpkin, make a scarecrow, or go through the Corn
Maze (allow 45 minutes for this activity and let them
know that you are with Shaare Tefila for a special cost of
$4.00 per person). There is also a mini-maze for the little
ones. Go to www.sharpfarm.com.
Cost: $10 per person; $5 for children ages 3 -6; no charge for children
under age 3.
RSVP required by October 15, 2012. Questions: Contact Lisa Arber,
Family, Youth and Special Programs Coordinator
arberld@aol.com or 301-570-8422
Hayride and Campfire Registration Form
October 21st, 2012, Sharp's Farm
Family Name: ____________________ E-mail:
_____________________
# Adults in family attending: ______; # Youth in family attending:
______
Cost: ____$10 per person; ____ages 3-6 $5.00; ____
under 3 free
Total Amount Enclosed: $ ______________.
Please drop by or send to the office. See you on the Farm!!
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Did you Know…?
SO, what did you do this summer?
Al Kliman's granddaughter Shoshie graduated
from high school up in Newton, MA. this past
June and is now getting ready to go to UMD, where she will
be enrolled in the engineering program.
The Buckbergs, Stephanie, Perry,et al, went to Israel,
and had a marvelous time. Ask them about their trip.
We are delighted that Florence Gersug Lipsky is out of the
hospital and back with us. We saw her at the September Friday
Night Back-to-Shul dinner and she looked wonderful.
Way to go Florence!
Check out our October Bar Mitzvahs (found elsewhere in
this issue). It is delightful to observe these young people and
we look forward to their taking on leadership roles in our
congregation in the future.
Ethel and Ira Levine are planning another tour of duty in
SAR-EL, the Israeli Volunteer Corps, which relieves an Israeli
reservist from having to perform support work .
My column is short this month as I have received very few
news flashes from you all. Hopefully, I will hear from you
after the Holy Days.
Hag Sameach,
Jack Teller
shaarepubs@verizon.net
Pleased Hold the Dates:--
Bonim and Machar Youth Programs :
Saturday, November 10, 2012 Youth Program:
Havdallah, Movie & Pajama Party
Sunday, January 13, 2013 Youth Program TBD
Sunday, March 10, 2013 Youth Program TBD
Sunday, May 19, 2013 Youth Program TBD
Family Programs for K-5th Grade
Families:
(older and younger siblings welcome)
Sunday, October 21, 2012 Family Program:
Hayride and Campfire
Saturday, January 26, 2013 Family Program:
Havdeli and Games Night
Sunday, March 17, 2013 Family Program :
Mitzvah Bowling
April/May (date TBD) Family Program:
Maccabiah Sports Day
Shaare Tefila Congregation Invites You
to Join Us for These Saturday Morning
Programs - 11am -Noon
The main service these mornings will be
A Taste of Judaism: Song
Come and enjoy a musical and
instrumental journey into
prayer. Cantor Wendi Fried
will use uplifting tunes,
wordless melodies and chants
to enhance our prayer
experience.
November 10, 2012
December 1, 2012
January 5, 2013
May 4, 2013
held from 9am-11am
A Taste of Judaism: Study
Come and participate in a
discussion led by Rabbi Jonah
Layman on some Jewish values,
upcoming holidays, Shabbat,
or issues from the weekly
Torah reading.
October 27, 2012
November 24, 2012
December 22, 2012
February 2, 2013
March 2, 2013
May 18, 2013
Job Search for Seniors:
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SHAARE TEFILA
16620 Georgia Avenue
Olney, Maryland 20832
301 593 3410
The Shofar
Shaare Tefila Congregation
301-593-3410
www.shaaretefila.org or info@shaaretefila.org
Rabbi
Cantor
Rabbi Emeritus
Cantor Emeritus
President
Executive Director
Education Director
Early Education Director
Family, Youth and
Special Programs Director
Youth Director
Shofar Editor-in-Chief
Shofar Editor
Shofar Editor
Shofar Advertising Manager
Jonah Layman
Wendi Fried
Martin S. Halpern, Z”L
Gershon E. Levin
David Ronis
Jill Goldwater
Aviva Janus
Beth Adler
Lisa Arber
Lynn Berk
Jack Teller
Doreen Bonnett
Jesse Stiller
Julie Mintz