TEMPLE BULLETIN - Temple Emanuel

TEMPLE BULLETIN 

A"Publication"of"Temple"Emanuel" 

A Reform Congregation since 1854 

CELEBRATING OUR 159 TH ANNIVERSARY 

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism 

Rabbi Yael Romer 

Cantor Robert Cohen 

Volume 61 

" 

Issue 2, October, 2013 

Tishrei, 5774 

FROM THE BIMAH 

Rabbi Yael Romer 

Pondering the Days of Awe 

W 

hat a privilege 

it was to share the 

Days of Awe with 

you. Our services 

were inspirational 

with the incredible 

involvement of members of all ages, 

participating in reading Torah, leading 

prayer, playing instruments, leading 

meditation… 

I am humbled by the talent and commitment 

of each and every one of you. 

I know that there were members of our 

community that were out of town and not 

able to be at one or more of the services. 

Below is a taste of the teachings that I 

shared from the bimah throughout the 

holidays. 

Excerpt from the Erev Rosh Hashanah 

Sermon: 

“Don’t take the easy out…On the surface, 

you too may be able to feign that all is 

good. We are granted these Days of 

Awe…not to respond on a superficial level, 

(but) rather to use this opportunity to move 

deeply inward, refusing to hide behind the 

easy answers, to blame someone else. We 

are being asked to do the work of…our 

introspection. This is the challenge of the 

Days of Awe: Al tistakel b’kankan, eleh 

b’mashyesh bo. Don’t remain on the cover 

page, but allow 

“…dare to come to terms with 

that which is within…” 

yourself…(to) ask the harder questions and 

move to a deeper place. Let this year 5774 

be the time that you act on the willingness to 

take responsibility…and move beyond, to a 

more sacred place. 

It doesn’t really matter what the picture 

looks like. The real message (is) don’t get 

stumped by your own appearance. Dare to 

come to terms with that which is within…” 

Excerpt from Rosh Hashanah Morning 

Sermon 

continued on page 10

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All Things Jewish 

Two stories popped up this month, both in Tablet--the on-line 

pub of things Jewish—well worth a read. 

First is a controversial/surprising/obvious/really?/thoughtprovoking/yada 

yada yada list of 101 Great Jewish Books. 

What it’s not is a listing of works by Jewish authors 

exclusively or a comprehensive, down-through the ages 

bibliography. The editors do cover a lot of real estate, from 

Rashi to Erica Jong, from Proust to Dr Ruth, but interestingly 

some of the best books about Jews have been penned by 

gentiles. I’d tag Ulysses and Larry Durrell’s Alexandra 

Quartet (particularly Justine). Of course, what is 

embarrassing about the list is how few of the 101 we’ve 

actually read. Yup, our cultural slip is showing. See how 

well you do: www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-andculture/books/145840/101-great-jewish-books. 

On the list is Amos Oz’ “A Tale of Love and Darkness.” 

(You heard him here first.) And coincidentally there’s also an 

interview with the author. Our favorite bit: “I remember a 

fiery, fiery argument in the secretariat of Kibbutz Hulda 

when I applied for one working day each week for my 

writing at the very beginning of my career as a writer, and 

there was a huge debate in the kibbutz committee. Some 

people said “yes” and some people said “no, it’s a dangerous 

precedent. Everyone can call themselves an artist and then 

who will milk the cows?” … There was even one man who 

said, that “young Amos may be the new Tolstoy, but he is too 

young to be a writer; let him work in the field until he’s 40, 

and then he knows something about life and he can write.” 

Maybe he was right.” 

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CANTOR BANTER 

Bob Cohen 

Miller (viola), Nanette Koch 

(Cello) 

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“…And I’d like to 

thank…” 

P 

utting together 

the music for the 

High Holy Days is 

always a welcome 

challenge. This 

year timing (the 

days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom 

Kippur coming so early) made it a 

special challenge. However, even 

with camp, trips, summer breezes, 

you-name-it – these dedicated, 

musically talented, spirited folk 

made our services so much more 

than it would have been without 

them. Here are their names and 

what they performed: 

Musicians: 

The High Holy Day Band for 

Children’s Services: Leo Cohen 

(electric guitar), Doug Appenzeller 

(electric guitar), Jacob Kehr 

(drums), Sophie Jennis (violin) 

The High Holy Day Band for 

Congregational Services: Bruce 

Berky (Sax), Alberto Flores 

(Drums), Jonathan Sherry 

(Accordion and guitar), Sheila 

Hays (Mandolin), Jordana 

Maidenbaum (bass clarinet), Eva 

Grunblatt (clarinet), Dr. Martin 

Vocalists: 

Diana Rubin Maidenbaum – 

Shalom Rav (Finkelstein), 

Shehecheyanu (Finkelstein) 

Mima'amakim (Shirona) 

Mark Grunblatt – Chatsi Kaddish 

(evening and morning – Alter), 

Avot (Ruben) Shalom Rav 

(Steinberg) 

Eva Grunblatt – Ha Melech, 

Hayom Harat Olam (Taubman) 

Jordana Maidenbaum – Ya-aleh 

(Ruben), Hayom Harat Olam 

(Taubman) 

The L'Dor Vador Quartet (Eva, 

Mark, Jordana, Diana) – Yigdal 

(Shirona) 

Caroline Gold – Sim Shalom 

(Isaacson), Chatzi Kaddish 

(Morning – Alter) 

Martin Miller – Ki Vayom Hazeh 

Joanne Miller – Avinu Malkeinu 

(Janowsky), Shalom Rav 

(Steinberg), Adonai, Adonai 

(Janowski), Elohai/Asher 

(Friedman), Hashkiveinu (Nelson), 

Sim Shalom (Friedman), Kol 

Nidrei, Un'taneh Tokef 

(Lewandowski), Zochreinu 

(Goldfarb) 

Paul Cooper – Hashkiveinu 

(Nelson), R'tsei (Richards, 

arrangement Cantor Bob) 

Sophia Williams – Ahavat Olam 

(Mandrell), God Bless This House 

(Portnoy)

Rebecca Lewit – Hayom 

(Taubman) 

Pat Cohen – Sh'ma Koleinu 

(Friedman) 

Lauren Rose – Yih'yu L'ratson 

(Joseph), Yesh Kochavim 

(Klepper/Freelander), Ki Anu 

Amecha (Cantor Bob) 

Ginny Perrin – Mi Chamocha 

(Lipson), Bayom Hahu (Isaacson) 

Bob Brakman – Yih'yu L'ratson 

(Joseph) 

The Zemer includes: Carolyn 

Cirnitski, Evy & David Rosenthal, 

Karen Wilder, Lauren Rose, 

Kahanna Skolnick, Ginny Perrin, 

Jonathan Sherry, D'vorah Darvie, 

Bob Brakman, Debbie Kalish, 

Lauren Rose, Pat Cohen, Michael 

Becker 

I will give the composers full 

names cited by last name in the 

parentheses above – and urge you 

to explore youtube or youtubesky 

– to hear their songs sung by many 

different artists: 

Israel Alter, Debbie Friedman, 

Cantor Michael Isaacson, Cantor 

Jeff Klepper, Dan Freelander, 

Craig Taubman, Cantor Stephen 

Richards, Cantor Rachelle Nelson, 

Samuel Goldfarb, Cantor Bruce 

Ruben, Lewandowski, Shirona, 

Mark Lipson, Max Janowski, 

Eric Mandell, Robin Anne Joseph, 

Ben Steinberg, Cantor Marshall 

Portnoy, Cantor Meir Finkelstein 

and the best known composer of 

all: Trad (Traditional)! 

Luckily we live in a period of great 

musical creativity as expressed by 

the majority of these composers – 

who with the notable exceptions of 

Lewandowski, Alter, Debbie 

Friedman (of beloved memory), 

Goldfarb, and Janowski – are alive 

and creating the lovely spiritual 

melodies we all sing. 

If space allowed I would name all 

of you who from your seats in the 

congregation and on the B'mah 

joined in with such wholeheartedness 

and spirit that you 

inspired us and kept us singing and 

playing with energy and love. 

All of the singers, 

musicians, composers have already 

sweetened our year of 5774. May 

we all continue to be part of the 

music of our tradition as it repeats 

and renews itself each year. To 

paraphrase the Psalms: Sing a new 

(and an old) song to God. My 

deepest thanks to all of you. 

Other Voices 

“The meaning of life is to live life 

as if you were a work of art.” 

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Abraham Joshua Heschel

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 

Julie Stein-Makowsky 

“Teach Your Children 

Well” 

O 

ur Temple 

Emanuel 

community is 

truly blessed: 

Blessed with a 

Rabbi who 

gives of herself, her time and her 

energy freely. Blessed with a 

Congregation with a long history 

of providing for the spiritual and 

educational needs to the Jewish 

Community of Kingston, NY. 

Blessed with a vibrant, diverse 

membership who care deeply 

about passing down the legacy of 

Judaism to the young people in our 

community. 

In past years, the Leonard & 

Barbara Zimet Religious School 

has also had dedicated faculty 

members who work to provide a 

meaningful and engaged learning 

to our community’s young people. 

This school year is no exception. I 

feel especially fortunate to 

introduce to you our line up of 

teachers, a blend of veterans and 

newcomers with diverse 

backgrounds and experiences: 

Returning this year as one of the 

K-2 nd grade team teachers is 

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Estelle Nadler. Estelle has been 

at Temple Emanuel for 8 years, a 

third generation Temple Emanuel 

member. Her grandparents were 

members years ago. Estelle’s 

grandson, Jordan, is a 7 th grader in 

the Religious School. That makes 

her family a Fifth generation 

Temple Emanuel family. 

New teacher--and parent--Elisa 

Williams became a Bat Mitzvah 

and was confirmed at Temple 

Emanuel. This year Elisa will join 

“…we care deeply 

about passing down the 

legacy of Judaism to 

the young people in our 

community.” 

Estelle in team teaching the K-2 nd 

class. Elisa is a fulltime pediatric 

nurse and her daughter, Sofia, will 

be a 5 th grader at the Religious 

School this year. 

Our 3 rd grade teacher, Sandy 

Breitenberger will be returning 

this year to teach a combined 

Judaics class of 3 rd and 4 th graders. 

Sandy is a retired teacher with 

experience in Special Education 

and with elementary through High 

School children. 

Another student favorite, Joan 

Quaderer will return to teach 5 th 

and 6 th graders Jewish History and 

Israel. Joan has been a Religious

School teacher at Temple Emanuel 

for 4 years. Prior to moving to the 

Hudson Valley, Joan was a 

religious school teacher for a 

Reform congregation on Long 

Island. 

Mark Grunblatt was born and 

raised in the Adirondack 

Mountains. His two children have 

attended the Religious School. For 

the past 6 years, Mark has taught 

7th grade Judaics and an elective 

on Holocaust History (to the 7th & 

8th grades). When not teaching, 

Mark is practicing law or 

performing in musicals with the 

Coach House Players. 

Our new 8th grade curriculum will 

be taught by Scott Stiverson. Scott 

is not only a parent of two 

students, Emily and Sarah, but also 

a teacher for the Rhinebeck 

Central School District. Rochelle 

Stiverson, Emily and Sarah’s 

mother, will also be rejoining our 

faculty as one of our Hebrew 

teachers. Rochelle is a teacher 

with the Cairo-Durham School 

District. 

Returning this year as a Hebrew 

teacher will be another parent and 

past faculty member, Diana 

Ayton-Shenker. Diana will be 

teaching our beginning Hebrew 

students to read as well as working 

with 5 th graders on specific prayers 

and reading skills. Diana’s son, 

James, will be a member of our 

7 th grade class. 

Newcomer, Linda Dayan, is 

currently a senior (studying 

Written Arts and Middle Eastern 

Studies) at Bard College. Linda 

grew up in West Long Branch, NJ, 

and received her Jewish education 

from Hillel Yeshiva day school 

and Young Judaea summer camps. 

She has worked as a tutor in 

Hebrew language and prayer. This 

year Linda will be working with 

both 5 th and 7 th graders on their 

prayer and reading skills. 

Talia Makowsky, will work with 

our 6 th grade Hebrew students as 

well as help introduce our 

youngest students to Hebrew 

letters. With her background in 

Art, Talia will help integrate Art 

into the classroom as well. Talia 

has worked in Religious School, 

first as an aide and later as a 

teacher, for over 5 years. 

Hiring Emma Rehfeld, our new 

Jewish Song and Tefilah (prayer) 

leader, is especially exciting. 

Emma is a Bard Student who grew 

up in St. Louis. She has extensive 

experience as a song-leader for 

Jewish camps and for Religious 

Schools in the St. Louis Jewish 

Community. Emma’s mission is 

to include our families in Jr. 

Congregation services. 

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Cantor Bob Cohen will also be 

making occasional visits to our 

classes and Jr. Congregation to 

help with musical direction. His 

guidance will be invaluable as we 

work to pray, study and learn on 

Shabbat mornings. 

Also returning to bring art into our 

Judaics classrooms is Yael 

Bernhard. Yael has worked with 

teachers in local schools to 

integrate the arts into the 

classroom. She is a studio artist, 

children’s author and illustrator. 

with her family and friends. She 

is considering neurosurgery as a 

future career. 

Alison’s Mitzvah project is 

volunteering at the Rosendale 

Food Pantry, to benefit people who 

are hungry and need food, and are 

unable to afford food. 

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I encourage you to meet 

each of these amazing individuals. 

Their enthusiasm for teaching our 

children is palpable and will 

continue to bring excitement to our 

classes during this school year. 

Called To The Bimah 

Alison Beth Klein 

A 

lison Beth 

Klein will 

celebrate her Bat- 

Mitzvah on 

October 5, 2013. 

She lives in 

Rifton, New York with her mom. 

She is in the 8 th grade at J. Watson 

Bailey Middle School. Her 

favorite subjects are Math and 

English. She plays basketball and 

softball and loves just hanging out 

You’ll find Alison often listening 

to her i-phone, which has lots of 

music including Hip-Hop, Pop, 

Alternative Rock and R & B. If 

she receives a gift certificate for 

anything on i-tunes, she would 

purchase Hip-Hop, Pop and 

Alternative Rock. She has both 

the Wii and X-Box. Her favorite 

musical groups are Maroon 5 and 

A Rocket To The Moon. Her 

favorite movie is The Notebook. 

Her favorite junk food is ice 

cream. And you’ll find her night 

stand is full with headphones, a 

book and a lamp, and charger for

her phone. 

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If she could have anything, she 

would find a cure for cancer. The 

advise she can give for future Bar/ 

Bat mitzvah student is to study 

hard and take the work seriously. 

Alison’s portion is Noach. Please 

come and help us celebrate 

Alison’s Simcha. 

!! 

Jordan Corvin 

J 

ordan Corvin will be 

called to the Bimah to 

celebrate his Bar Mitzvah 

October 26, 2013. Jordan 

calls Saugerties home, 

along with Mom and Dad 

April and Mathew, and of course 

younger bro Tyler. 

Jordan’s currently in seventh grade 

at Green Chimneys, his favorite 

subject math. He’s an outdoor 

kind of kid who loves camping and 

kayaking, as you can see. 

He’s yet to decide on a career— 

who can at that age—but his 

Mitzvah Project is giving presents 

to every sick person in our five 

local hospitals. 

To celebrate his Mitzvah, Jordan’s 

planning to make a donation to 

Starlight Starbright, a sick child 

organization and the Hudson 

Valley Autism Society. 

Jordan will be reading Genesis 

23:1 – 25:18, a parsha that tells of 

Abraham’s quest to find a wife for 

his son Isaac (can there be 

anything more Jewish than that?). 

The Congregation is always 

invited to Saturday morning 

Minyan services. Come help us 

celebrate Jordan’s simcha. 

Sisterhood 

Fall Happenings 

Fall is in the air, the 

holidays have been celebrated, 

shofrot blown, lulav and etrogim 

shaken and sukkot are packed and 

stored for another year. Now as the

chill in the air settles over us, the 

“sisters” are busy as usual with 

activities. 

W 

e have recuperated 

from the “gala “ Break 

Fast” and kudos and 

thank you to everyone who 

cooked, baked and shopped, as 

well as the many hands that made 

light work of the set up and clean 

up. Ron and our helpers made it all 

come off without a hitch! 

Now we are busy getting ready for 

the annual Fall Rummage sale, 

which turns your outgrown, 

unused and or unwanted items into 

treasures for so many, while also 

raising much needed funds. Thank 

you to Jodi, Gail and Joan and 

their minions who make it all 

happen, and to the congregation 

for their support. 

I hope the entire congregation will 

mark their calendars for Sunday 

November 3 when we will be 

showing the critically acclaimed 

film,” No Place On Earth”. This 

promises to be an enriching 

evening with a discussion to 

follow. Of course, Sisterhood will 

have snacks on hand to add to the 

enjoyment. 

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Surely we are all looking 

forward to Friday evening, 

November 1, honoring the Six 

Menshes. What a great opportunity 

this is to say thank you to these 

individuals who have given so 

much for so long to support and 

sustain our community. See you all 

there! 

And please keep watching your 

online and physical mailboxes for 

other updates as well as 

membership details. This is a year 

of transformation for Sisterhood 

and remembers, without YOU, we 

are ONE woman short!! 

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continued from page 1 

“One morning in early July, feeling great I 

was enjoying my morning bike ride in the 

back hills of Dutchess County. I had just 

completed a steep climb and as I began the 

descent it had begun to rain. The roads were 

suddenly slick and I remember thinking that 

I should check my speed. Midway down the 

mountain the road curved to the right, but 

my bike was unresponsive. I was going 

straight into the path of an oncoming car. 

I 

realized that I was going to 

hit the car. It was a split second and I 

remember wondering, what happens 

when your bicycle collides head on 

with a car? I remember thinking, am I going 

to die? And as I looked up toward the car I 

could see the fear in the eyes of the man 

behind the steering wheel. That was what I 

remembered and then I was on the 

“…years later when we moved 

to South Salem; real estate 

agents wouldn’t show my 

family homes in elite 

neighborhoods because my 

siblings were black…” 

pavement, my bicycle no longer under me. 

And I imagined the moment when Isaac lay 

bound on the altar, his father poised above 

him, his hand outstretched, grasping a 

knife… and I imagine Isaac staring at his 

father, each of them seeing the fear in the 

eyes of the other. 

Today I don’t want to ponder Abraham’s 

faith as he is asked to offer up his beloved 

son. Today I want to explore with you the 

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Isaac in each of us when we are faced with 

an Akedah moment; when we know fear and 

trepidation, the moment when we are faced 

with our own vulnerabilities and our 

mortality…” 

Excerpt from the Erev Yom Kippur 

Sermon: 

“A congregant…shared the following 

conundrum: As parents of their teenage 

child, they know who they are. They have 

always felt Jewish--it is an identify that 

comes from deep within. They don’t 

practice Judaism in the sense that they don’t 

come to Synagogue, or keep kosher, or 

observe the Sabbath… but they always light 

the menorah on Chanukah and get together 

with family on Passover. Recently their 

child questioned her own Judaism. Even if 

they considered her Jewish, she was not 

certain that it had any real meaning or 

significance for her or in her life. 

I know that these parents are not an 

anomaly. I know that this young person is 

not alone. 

So it is Yom Kippur, a day where reflection 

and honesty is imperative. I am going to 

pose the following question to each of you 

as individuals and as part of a family 

constellation. What comprises your Jewish 

identity? What do you do to act upon and 

actualize your Jewish identity and 

commitment? And what do you honestly 

hope will be for your offspring and for the 

future of your Jewish community?...” 

Excerpt from the Yom Kippur Morning 

Sermon:

“Where were you fifty years ago 

on August 28 th , 1963. I was a small child 

when Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his 

“I have a dream” speech at the foot of the 

Lincoln Memorial. Five years later on 

April 4, 1968, I ran into the room when I 

heard my mother weeping as she listened to 

reports of Dr. King’s assassination. Like 

many I memorized and delivered King’s “I 

have a dream” as part of an English 

assignment in middle school. I remember as 

a child when my family moved to Armonk 

that Jewish families were barred from living 

in Whippoorwill Farms and years later when 

we moved to South Salem; real estate agents 

wouldn’t show my family homes in elite 

neighborhoods because my siblings were 

black. Fifty years later I was sitting in my 

lovely home in Rhinebeck speaking on the 

phone with the President. He spoke 

eloquently of the integral role and 

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vital participation of American Jewry in 

the civil rights movement. The President 

believes that the Jewish community and all 

communities of faith can and must continue 

to be a clarion voice speaking out for justice 

in our society and in our world. On our 

phone call the President reflected on how far 

we have come as a nation and the ways that 

we have fallen short of the dream and the 

very real challenges that lie ahead…” 

May our year be inspired by all of the 

prayers, meditations and teachings that we 

shared together. 

If you missed one of my teachings, follow 

this link to all four of the High Holiday 

Teachings: 

http://www.templeemanuelkingston.org/inde 

x.php?option=com_content&view=article&i 

d=422:high-holy-daysermons&catid=21:high-holy-days 

The Scroll unrolled at Simchas Torah.

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Contributions 

SCRIP 

Brotherhood 

Sisterhood 

Mah Jong Group 

General Fund 

In honor of all the Bingo 

volunteers and for Bulletin 

Epenses 

Yolande “Yo” Jones 

In honor of the birth of Alexa & 

Abe Markiewicz's son, Asa 

Mr. and Mrs. David Rosenthal 

For Religious School Advertising 

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Zinn 

High Holiday Appeal 

Dr. Martin B. Miller & Sara Swan 

Miller 

Summer Fundraiser 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crohn 

Dr. and Mrs. Martin Kantor 

Ms. Robin Lynn Waxenberg 

In memory of her parents for 

fostering her love of Jazz 

Ms. Maureen Missner 

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund 

In Gratitude to Rabbi Romer 

Phyliss Fillmore 

Capital Campaign 

Richard Lewit & Alison 

Guss 

Yahrzeit Fund 

In memory of Florence Klein 

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Klein 

Religious School Birthdays 

Daniel Rose-Levine 

Erin Soltano 

Jordan Corvin 

Sarah Breuer 

! 

Refua Sh’lema 

Jakob Kehr 

Priscilla Gideon 

Lou Klein 

Mary Jane Klein 

Richard Mahler 

Reba Laks 

Larry Reer 

Joy Gross 

Leonard Zimet 

Ben Wilder 

Karen Wilder 

Mark Trott 

Massie Mehl 

Jordan Corvin 

Anniversaries 

Andrea & Mark Grunblatt 

Heather & Jason White 

Kae & Matt Besterman 

Leslie Marcus-Dent & Michael 

Dent 

Wendy Wolfenson & Stephen 

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Sloane & Glenn Grubard 

Cathy Gins & Robert Mc Dougle 

Debra & Peter Richman 

Melanie & Ron Hall 

Rebecca & Laurence Shafer

Linda Brandon & Matthew Lortie 

Karen Leider & John Roth 

Linda & Fred Horowitz 

Martin Miller & Sara Swan Miller 

Robin & Ronald Semp 

New Members 

New Member Family 

Rebecca & Laurence Shafer and 

their 3 children, Matthew, Dillon 

& Kaylee. 

New Member 

Larry Miller 

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Yiskor Memorials 2013 

Evelyn Brener 

By 

The Brener Family 

Lena Cooper 

Maurice Cooper 

Doris Pepper 

Morton Pepper 

Robert Cooper 

By 

Paul & Carol Cooper 

Edith Marcus 

By 

Leslie Marcus-Dent, Mike Dent 

Rabbi David Max & Zelda 

Eichhorn 

Harry & Flora Schwartz 

Judith Zaid 

Margie Newman 

Harriet Eichhorn 

Joseph & Anna Eichhorn 

Jacob & Ann Socol 

Isadore & Mary Schwartz 

Sigmund & Hannah Newman 

By 

Rabbi Jonathan & Suzanne 

Eichhorn 

Sidney Engel 

Fannie Esterman 

Sidney Esterman 

Susan Esterman 

By 

Debra Feldman & Judith Engel 

Dr. Abraham Feldman 

Goldie Dworkin 

Benjamin Dworkin 

By 

Marlene Feldman & Family 

Kurt Saunders 

Florence Saunders 

By 

Dr. Sheldon Feldman, Gayle 

Saunders, Ethan & Max 

The Follet Wolff Family 

Jacob Gasool 

Cornelia Gasool 

Meyer Gasool 

Ida Gasool 

Sol Brenner 

Lena Brenner 

By 

Felice Gasool

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Samuel Gikner 

Sarah Simon 

William Simon 

By 

Daniel Gikner 

Saul & Belle Goldfarb 

Sylvie & Lou Duberstein 

Seth Duberstein 

Peter Goldfarb 

By 

Ned & Lucy Goldfarb 

Dr. Edward Winsten 

Dirk Zimmer 

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By 

Melanie Hall 

Alvin Parnett 

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By 

Robin Hildred 

Jane Aronson 

Moe Aronson 

Esther Leifer 

Harry Leifer 

By 

Ellen & Howie Leifer 

Paul Nurenberg 

Frances Nurenberg 

Carl Levy 

Lee Levy 

Ruth Levinsohn Levy 

Sid Scheiner 

Rosalyn Schapira 

David Schapira 

By 

Gail & Alan Levy 

Malka Pigula 

Yehuda Leib Pigula 

Lena Mehl 

Jacob Mehl 

By 

Sandy & Massie Mehl 

Rosse Pauker 

Dr. Leonard Kleinman 

Dr. William Kleinman 

Anne Kleinman 

Samuel Kleinman 

Morris Newman 

Regina Newman 

By 

Regina Newman 

Michael Cohen 

By 

Phyllis Oransky and Jeffrey & 

Janice Cohen 

George A. Plotsky 

Rubin Rivera 

Zaida Torres 

Obdulia Matos 

Miguel Matos 

Carmen Rivera 

Eric Leventhal 

Elliott Cohen 

Laurie Cohen 

Rima Shindler 

By 

Glen & Myrna Plotsky 

Jerome Osterweil 

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Shirley Osterweil 

Amy Osterweil 

Anna Z. Harrison 

Frances Tipp 

Israel & Goldye Slutsky 

John H. Potter Sr. 

By 

Nan & John Potter Family 

Mitchell W. Rabbino 

Eva K. Taylor 

Henry K. Taylor MD 

Lester Rabbino 

Hannah Rabbino 

By 

Skit Rabbino 

David Halpert 

By 

Judy Robins & Family 

George Lieberman 

Esther Marcus 

Sidney Rosenthal 

Marie Rosenthal 

By 

Evelyn & David Rosenthal 

Herbert Siller 

Louis Siller 

Sadie & David Gruberg 

Martin Gruberg 

By 

Joan Siller Slovin 

Paula Forst 

Arthur Forst 

By 

Ruth & Bruce Wally 

Kenneth Worthman 

Bea & Bert Rothschild 

Dave & Estelle Worthman 

Randi Cohen Berger 

By 

Sue Worthman 

Marjorie Roth 

Jason Erik Zepel 

Russell Roth 

Eva Zepel 

Irving Zepel 

Simon Prussman 

By 

Sharon & Arnie Zepel 

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Dr. Jeremiah Sachs 

Rose Epstein 

Benjamin Epstein 

Bessie Sachs 

Hyman Sachs 

Victor Steibel 

By 

Renee Sachs 

Edward Zides 

Evelyn Zides 

By 

Joyce & Mark Zides 

May All Their Memories Be For A 

Blessing.

In The Spirit 

Services 

Weekly Kabbalat Shabbat 

Services – Friday evenings at 

7:30pm. 

! 

The 1 st Friday of each month, 

services begin early at 6pm, on the 

1 st Friday there will be a 

“symbolic” Kiddush at 

Temple. Families will be 

encouraged to develop a 

“tradition” of sharing a Sabbath 

meal immediately following 

services. 

Musical Shabbat is held on the 3 rd 

Friday of each month at 7:30pm. 

Shabbat Service with Zemer Choir 

participation is held on the 4 th 

Friday of each month at 7:30pm. 

Saturday Morning Services – 

Every Saturday after Labor Day 

through the end of June, at 10 am. 

Torah Study is integrated into the 

service. Special activities for 

children and teens. 

Rhinebeck/Red Hook Services & 

Celebrations- select holidays 

throughout the year including 

Second Day of Rosh Hashannah, 

Sukkot, Tu B'Shevat, & Lag 

B' Omer, held in the 

Rhinebeck/Redhook area. 

Rhinebeck Meditative 

Prayer And Torah Study 

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Held weekly on Thursday 

mornings, in Rhinebeck, 

September through June, led by 

Rabbi Yael Romer. Meditation 

beginning at 8:45am followed at 

9:15am with Weekly Torah Study. 

Welcome your day with a morning 

ritual that prepares you to receive 

the day’s blessings with fullness, 

centering, & breath. Exploring our 

Jewish traditions, this morning 

ritual will integrate meditation & 

study as part of an alternative 

morning practice. Explore your 

Jewish journey with a progressive 

egalitarian approach and learn 

about what our Congregation has 

to offer. For directions, contact the 

main office.! 

! 

Tot Shabbat 

Tot Shabbat is celebrated monthly, 

on Saturday mornings from 9 – 

9:30 am, followed by a Kids’ 

Kiddush. This is an extraordinary 

way to connect your young child 

to Judaism and the Temple 

community and helping you to 

connect with other young 

families. We look forward to 

singing, dancing, & storytelling 

with you!! 

All are welcome.

Healing Prayers 

During each service, we offer all 

who are present to join in a 

communal healing prayer. This 

prayer supports healing of body & 

soul – a lifelong journey for those 

in need of spiritual fortitude, as 

well as for individuals or loved 

ones challenged with illness. We 

welcome you to connect with 

Jewish ritual and our community 

in our quest for meaning & 

strength. 

Adult Ed. with the Rabbi 

Conversion Course & Private 

Conversion Tutorials! 

Available by request, Rabbi Romer 

conducts a Judaism study group 

and Conversion Course and also 

offers private tutorials. Contact the 

Rabbi in her study, 845-338-4271 

x 102 for details. 

Hebrew Trope 

Held most Wednesdays, from 

12:30 to 1:30 pm, September 

through June. 

Talmud Pirke Avot 

Taught by Dr. Martin Miller 

Held from 11:15am to 12:15pm, 

most Wednesdays, September 

through June 

Adult B’nai Mitzvah Course: For 

information and to set up an 

appointment, call the Rabbi in her 

study, 845-338-4271 x 102. 

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Lunch with the Rabbi - Join Rabbi 

Romer and guests, on most first 

Tuesday of every month, October 

through June, from noon to 1:30, 

for food for the body and food for 

the soul. This is an opportunity to 

share a hot meal, warm adult 

community, and dialogue with 

Rabbi Romer and stimulating adult 

learning in each meeting.! 

Kabballah from Rabbi Nachman of 

Braslov – Teaching Zohar 

Starting in the fall, on the 2 nd & 4 th 

Thursdays of the month from 

5:30PM to 7PM. Students of this 

special class will be asked to 

purchase course material in 

advance. 

Intro to Judaism – Held once a 

month on the 2 nd or 3 rd Saturday of 

the month, October through June 

from 1:30 to 3PM. The class will 

build on the previously covered 

material, but drop-in students will 

be welcomed and encouraged.! 

Conversational Hebrew – led by 

Rabbi Yael Romer, this advanced 

group will be covering a lot of 

material, and students must 

purchase the course materials 

before the class begins. Held on 

Wednesdays during the school 

year, from 5 to 6:30PM, 

registration required.

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A Voice From The Pews 

(Sisterhood President Pat 

Brakeman delivered these 

“words” on a Friday night before 

Tisha B’Av. They are part of our 

irregular series of voices from our 

membership.) 

Change 

T 

he parasha, 

Devarim, or literally 

“words,” opens with 

Moses giving his 

final message to the 

Israelites. He begins 

with a look back at the years they 

have spent together in the 

wilderness, beginning with the 

revelation at Sinai and concluding 

here as they ready themselves to 

enter the Promised Land. It is 

filled with reminders of their past 

failures and transgressions, 

exhortations to not repeat these 

mistakes, as well as reminders that 

God is with them, if they only 

remain aware of their 

responsibilities and make wise 

choices. 

This portion is traditionally read 

on the Shabbat before Tisha B’ 

Av. This is the time when Jews 

traditionally commemorate and 

contemplate the destruction of the 

first and second temples as well as 

several other disasters which are 

ascribed to have occurred on this 

date. The mystic tradition also 

claimed that this is the time when 

the Shekinah went into exile – 

wandering with her children, the 

people of Israel. 

But what does this mean to me and 

what can it mean to you as Reform 

Jews in the 21 st century? Can it be 

a metaphor for our own search for 

the path to seek out to a life more 

fulfilled, a way to heal the grief 

that faces our world and a journey 

towards the blessings inherent in 

our faith? 

Tisha B’av comes in the 

middle of the summer, a time of 

light and joy, a time when we 

spend more time outdoors 

enjoying the gifts of nature, a time 

of freedom from responsibilities, a 

time for relaxation with friends 

and family. 

“There is a legend that 

when you close the 

Torah the letters move 

around so that when you 

come back to the same 

portion it appears 

different.” 

But I think it can serve well as a 

sign post, a stop on the journey as 

we move towards Elul and the

New Year. It can serve as a 

reminder to look back, reflect on 

where we have been, what we have 

done and what is yet left to do 

before Yom Kippur and the next 

cycle of life. It is a time to reflect 

on the journey and plot our course 

to move forward. Indeed I think 

this is what Moses is trying to 

accomplish in the parasha: To 

reflect on the journey, internalize 

the lessons learned and use this 

knowledge to bring us to a better 

starting point as we launch into the 

New Year. 

I 

n our portion we can 

also see that at times, Moses 

seems to be rewriting history. 

He reports events and incidents but 

not always as we have learned 

about them previously. Is this not 

indicative of how each of us 

“hears” the message through the 

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lens of our own perception level of 

understanding and experience. 

There is a legend that when you 

close the Torah the letters move 

around so that when you come 

back to the same portion it appears 

different. But in reality it is we 

who are changed, we who have 

had experiences that cause us to 

read the same passages with a 

different understanding. This 

portion can be seen as a model of 

Torah, interpreting and being reinterpreted. 

Torah and tradition 

can and does evolve over time. 

And so my friends let us use the 

portion and what has not been 

traditionally observed by Reform 

Jews to reinterpret and internalize 

its message as we move on. In the 

words of Marcel Proust: 

“We do not receive wisdom. We 

must discover it for ourselves.”

October 2013 

Tishrei/Cheshvan 5774 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 

1 27 Tishrei 

10:30-11:30AM Tone 

with Sloane – Beginner 

12-1PM Tone with 

Sloane – Intermediate 

12-1:30PM Lunch with 

the Rabbi 

7PM Membership 

Committee Meeting 

2 28 Tishrei 

11:15AM-12:15PM 

Pirke Avot with Dr 

Martin Miller 

12:30PM 5-9PM 

Hebrew Trope 

5-6:30PM 

Conversational Hebrew 

5PM Bingo 

3 29 Tishrei 

8:45-10AM Rhinebeck 

Meditation & Torah 

Study 

9:30-11:30AM UCRC 

12PM Tone with Sloane 

7PM Zemer Rehearsal 

4 30 Tishrei 

Rosh Chodesh 

Cheshvan 

5-6PM Monthly Young 

Famiy Snacks & Crafts 

6-7PM Early Kabbalat 

Shabbat service 

5 1 Cheshvan 

Parashat Noach 

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 

9:30AM-12:30PM 

Religious School 

10AM-12PM Morning 

Service, Alison Klein will 

be called to the Torah 

6 2 Cheshvan 7 3 Cheshvan 

10:30AM Mah Jongg 

8 4 Cheshvan 

10:30-11:30AM Tone 


11:30AM-12PM Tone 

with Sloane bonus Abs 



7PM Ritual Committee 

Meeting 

9 5 Cheshvan 

11:15AM-12:15PM 


Martin Miller 

12:30PM 5-9PM 

Hebrew Trope 

5-6:30PM 


5PM Bingo 

6:45-8:30PM 

Confirmation Class 

10 6 Cheshvan 



Study 

5:30-7PM Kabbalah 

Class 


7PM Finance Meeting 

7PM Social Action 

Meeting 

11 7 Cheshvan 

7:30PM Kabbalat 

Shabbat Service 

12 8 Cheshvan 

Parashat Lech-Lecha 


Service 


Columbus Day 


15 11 Cheshvan 

10AM-2PM Rummage 

Sale Drop-Off 



Sale Drop-Off 

11:15AM-12:15PM 


Martin Miller 

12:30PM 5-9PM 

Hebrew Trope 

5PM Bingo 

5-6:30PM 


6:45-8:30PM 





Study 


Sale Drop-Off 


7PM TE Board Meeting 



Sale Drop-Off 

7:30PM Musical 

Shabbat 


Parashat Vayera 

9:30AM-12:30PM 



Service with Shafer Baby 

Naming 



Sale 


10AM-2PM Bag Sale 


7PM Sisterhood 

Meeting 


10:30-11:30AM Tone 





11:15AM-12:15PM 


Martin Miller 

12:30PM 5-9PM 

Hebrew Trope 

5PM Bingo 

5-6:30PM 


6:45-8:30PM 





Study 





7:30PM Simchat Torah 

Service with Zemer 

Participation 


Parashat Chayei Sara 

9:30AM-12:30PM 


10AM-12PM Saturday 

Morning Service, Jordan 

Corvin will be called to the 

Torah 






10:30-11:30AM Tone 




11:15AM-12:15PM 


Martin Miller 

12:30PM 5-9PM 

Hebrew Trope 

5PM Bingo 

5-6:30PM 


6:45-8:30PM 




Study 



7PM Zemer Rehearsal

FALL COURSES AT TEMPLE EMANUEL 


Start date: 9/21/13 

Start time: 9:30AM 

Location: Temple Emanuel 

Contact/Register: templeemanuelrsd@hvc.rr.com & Religious School Registration Form. See Religious School 

webpage for all forms and information or contact our Religious School Director, Julie Stein-Makowsky 

at 845-338-4271x110 for more information. 

Calendar/Schedule: Following the Kingston City Schools Closings and delays, Saturday Religious School is in 

session from 9/21/13 through 5/31/14. Full Religious Calendar will be published soon. 

Materials: Books/materials needed based on grade requirements. 

Description: Saturdays from 9:30AM-12:30PM, integrating Sabbath rhythms for PreKindergarten - 12th Grade 

students and includes an esteemed B’nai Mitzvah & Confirmation program. The new Shabbat course is 

led by our phenomenal returning & new staff. Using the URJ’s Chai Curriculum and Hebrew course, 

enhanced by Art, Music & Dance, the school day also includes a youth-led service with prayer, song & 

dance allowing your child to learn with his/her peers in a warm, lively environment. A mid-week drop 

in is available for a Hebrew make-up session on Wednesday afternoons for 3 rd – 7 th Grades. Religious 

education at Temple Emanuel works in partnership with the home to foster a commitment to Judaism 

and Israel. Our school endeavors to inspire our children and families to see their world through Jewish 

eyes. Our school provides an atmosphere that fosters mutual respect among students and staff, eagerly 

welcomes family participation, and nurtures each student’s individual Jewish growth and identity. 

Fees/Tuition: Full information found on the last page of the Religious School Registration Form. NEW THIS 

FALL: First year of Temple Membership is FREE to new families with enrollment of your 

child(ren) in Religious School! 

Torah Study 

Start date: 9/21 



Contact/Register: templeemanuelaa@hvc.rr.com 

Calendar/Schedule: every Saturday, September through June. 

Materials: None needed. 

Description: Led by Rabbi Yael Romer, Torah Study is part of our Saturday morning service. 

Fees/Tuition: Free 

Suddah Shalishit 

Start date: TBA 

Start time: TBA 



Calendar/Schedule: One Saturday a month, November through March 


Description: Led by Rabbi Romer, this new Saturday afternoon study will extend the morning Torah Study. 


Beginning Hebrew 

Start date: Saturdays 



Contact/Register: mailto:templeemanuelaa@hvc.rr.com daverosenthal@earthlink.net 

Materials: The New Hebrew Primer

Description: Led by Dave Rosenthal, for adults who want to learn the basics of Hebrew - the alphabet, reading, 

writing, pronouncing. 


Introduction to Judaism 

Start date: TBA 




Calendar/Schedule: held monthly, one Saturday a month, November through March, after Kiddush. 

Materials: Provided during class. 

Description: Led by Rabbi Romer, is for those who want to deepen your Jewish understanding. An 

opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about Judaism. 


Pirke Avot 




Contact/Register: marbmiller@aol.com (sign up to receive updates/notice of a cancellation) 

Calendar/Schedule: 10 sessions held weekly on Wednesday mornings through December 18. No session on 

12/4, 12/11 


Description: Led by Dr. Martin Miller, continuing our exploration of Pirke Avot, the great collection of 

wisdom by Talmudic sages over a 400-year period, as begun last year by Rabbi Romer, with a particular 

focus on its relevance to everyday life. Ten one-hour Wednesday morning sessions starting on 

Wednesday, October 2 at 11:15 AM. Newcomers are welcome. 


Hebrew Trope 


Start time: 12:30PM 


Contact/Register: templeemanuelaa@hvc.rr.com (sign up to receive updates/notice of a cancellation) 

Calendar/Schedule: held weekly on Wednesdays through June. 2013/2014 calendar - Resuming on 9/25, last 

day 6/26, NO Sessions on 11/27, 12/25, 1/1, 4/16, 6/4. 


Description: Led by Rabbi Yael Romer, this weekly group practices reading and singing Hebrew Trope. This 

year we will introduce Haftorah Trope and continue to support and expand Torah Trope. The perfect 

opportunity to improve your Hebrew Trope skills, or to begin learning, open to newcomers at any time. 




Start time: 5:00PM to 6:30PM 


Contact/Register: templeemanuelaa@hvc.rr.com (Registration required) 

Calendar/Schedule: held weekly on Wednesdays through May. 2013/2014 calendar - Starting on 9/25, last day 

5/28, NO Sessions on 11/27, 12/25, 1/1, 4/16. 

Materials: Required - Brandeis Modern Hebrew (Students purchase book) 

Description: Knowing and understanding Hebrew is key to connecting with the living culture and country of 

Israel and is a pathway to deepening our own Jewish ritual, practice and understanding of text. Beginner

and Intermediate Conversational Modern Hebrew presented through the textbook curriculum created by 

the professors of Hebrew at Brandeis. Rabbi Yael Romer will lead a University Level Beginning 

Hebrew Class. Material will be covered quickly, students will be expected to practice for class. 

Fees/Tuition: Free to RS students and adult members, non-members may attend for a course fee. 





Contact/Register: templeemanuelaa@hvc.rr.com & Religious School Registration Form. 

Calendar/Schedule: held weekly on Wednesday evenings through Confirmation. See Confirmation Calendar 

for all dates. 


Description: Led by Rabbi Romer, during the school year, students share a relaxed dinner together and engage 

in dialogue and discussions on subjects that are relevant for young Jewish adults living in the 

contemporary world and interested in exploring their identity as a Jew for themselves and with their 

peers. An annual class trip is held in the spring, and class culminates in a beautiful Confirmation service 

in June. 

Fees/Tuition: Confirmation Class is part of our Religious School, Registration Fees are 9 th /10 th Grade level. 

Meditation & Parashat Shuvah 



Location: Rabbi Romer’s Home in Rhinebeck 

Contact/Register: templeemanuelaa@hvc.rr.com (sign up to receive updates/notice of a cancellation) 

Calendar/Schedule: held weekly on Thursday mornings September through June. 2013/2014 calendar - 

Resuming on 9/26/13, last day 6/26/2013, NO Sessions on 11/28, 12/26, 1/2, 4/17, 6/5. 


Description: Led by Rabbi Yael Romer, Meditation beginning at 8:45am followed at 9:15am with Weekly 

Torah Study, concluding at 10am. Welcome your day with a Morning Ritual that prepares you to 

receive the day’s blessings with fullness, center & breath. Exploring our Jewish Traditions, this 

morning ritual will integrate Meditation, Prayer & Study as part of an alternative morning Practice. 

Explore your Jewish Journey with a progressive egalitarian approach & learn about what our 

Congregation has to offer. 


Kabbalah 

Start date: 10/10/13 


Location: Temple Emanuel (Launching a video conference alternative for anyone who wants to participate long 

distance.) 

Contact/Register: templeemanuelaa@hvc.rr.com (sign up to receive class specific updates/notice of a 

cancellation) 

Calendar/Schedule: held on the 2 nd & 4 th Thursdays of the month, October through May. 2013/2014 calendar - 

beginning on 10/10/13, last day 5/22/14. NO Sessions on 10/24/13, 11/28, 12/26. 

Materials: Required Reading – The Essential Kabbalah by Daniel Matt. Tsohar Light by Rebbe Nachman 

from Breslov Research Institute. 

Description: Led by Rabbi Yael Romer. Unlocking the mysteries of Kabbalah through classic original 

mystical teachings translated by the scholar Daniel Matt. This course will give you a first hand, in-depth 

encounter that will change your life and deepen your Jewish experience. YES it’s that powerful! 

Fees/Tuition: Free to RS students and adult members, non-members may attend for a course fee.

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