The Temple

The Temple 

Congregation Ohabai Sholom 

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5015 Harding Road 

Nashville, TN 37205 

Phone: 615-352-7620 

Fax: 615-352-9365 

Executive Staff 

Mark Schiftan 

Senior Rabbi ................................ ext. 224 

Shana Goldstein Mackler 

Associate Rabbi .......................... ext. 221 

Randall M. Falk 

Rabbi Emeritus 

David Davis 

Rabbi Laureate 

Bernard Gutcheon 

Cantor ........................................... ext. 234 

Lynda Gutcheon 

Director of Education ............... ext. 233 

Corye Nelson 

Playschool Director .................... ext. 231 

Nancy Richardson 

Director of Membership & 

Programming 

........................................................ ext. 298 

Erin Zagnoev 

Director of Development ......... ext. 299 

Of ce Staff 

Lisa Crockett 

Finance Manager ....................... ext. 230 

Mitzie Russell 

Of ce Manager .......................... ext. 292 

Mark Shepard 

Facility Manager ......................... ext. 235 

Chance Perdue 

Religious School Secretary ....... ext. 225 

Kathy Smietana 

Rabbinical Secretary ................. ext. 222 

Barbara Palmer 

Bookkeeper ................................. ext. 228 

Adrian Bryce 

Temple Administrative Asst. .....ext. 241 

Marjorie Zager 

Senior Services Coordinator ....ext. 237 

Of cers 

Randall Goldstein ..................President 

Ray Berk.........................Vice President 

Ralph Levy .............................Treasurer 

Martin Sir ................................Secretary 

Rest, Reect, Renew 

Last month, three dozen women gathered at the Drouillard 

house for our Women’s Retreat to Rest, Re ect and Renew. With help 

from the Sisterhood Women’s Fund, we were able to subsidize the cost 

of the weekend and to offer scholarships to those who needed it. 

This year we had record numbers –36 – double Chai - and 

we truly felt a new life, a reinvigorated spirit and renewed sense of 

community this weekend. I did not lead this retreat alone; several 

Rabbi Mackler incredible and talented women joined with me in programming. 

At Shabbat services, Jan Huettner and her daughter (4 th year 

Rabbinical Student) Jessica Rosenthal, helped lead our creative service. Voices joined together to 

create a warm sense of Shabbat, and together, we called my grandmother as I do every Shabbat, 

to light candles over the phone. 

Over the weekend, connections grew among our group. Lifelong Temple members 

reached out to newer ones. Women who had attended each of the ve past retreats became 

friends with women who were attending their rst. Mothers and daughters (and daughtersin-law) 

came on the retreat together. Friends were reacquainted and new relationships were 

developing. This group was a beautiful mosaic of our community, lled with varied experiences 

and talents. 

One of our rst activities was led by Pat Halper. In a writing exercise, we shared where 

“I come from.” Our homes, era, music, families, all created who we are, and we shared a glimpse 

of ourselves through ve simple sentences. We were touched and moved by each other’s stories; 

we laughed, and nodded in agreement; we sighed and quietly remembered our own stories. 

Soon the laughter really began. Jennifer Fleischer, a hoola hooping teacher and halfmarathoner, 

brought out her hoops and the bravest of the brave began to move. One after 

another, women joined in this hilarious workout of our spirits and our bodies! This was an 

activity that brought smiles to everyone! 

Many began Shabbat morning with yoga, led by Julie Simpson, as we stretched, and 

moved, reminding ourselves of the precious gift of our lives, the miracles of our bodies, and the 

opportunities we must take to recharge ourselves. Jessica Rosenthal led our Torah study, where 

we dived into the challenges Moses faced as he was called to lead the Israelites. We re ected on 

challenges of self-doubt, self-awareness, our own limitations and the need and blessing of having 

support – as Moses had Aaron to help him lead, so too could we lean on our families friends and 

community. Each woman contributed to our Torah study a gem of insight. 

On Shabbat afternoon, we took a walk in a labyrinth Pam Harrison shared with us. We 

learned that many religions, including Judaism, used these winding paths as ways to reconnect, 

focus and celebrate. At our Seudah Sh’lisheet (our 3 rd Sabbath meal and learning), we celebrated 

an early Tu b’Shvat, the festival of the trees, taking time to appreciate the natural world and 

remembering our duty to protect it. Hoola Hooping and Tai Chi (led by Jani Kendy), mah jongg 

and rest pervaded the afternoon. 

As Shabbat ended, our art project had us making a mosaic from broken shards of glass. 

Like the broken rst set of 10 Commandment Tablets that traveled with the second, intact set, 

we understand that we are made up of different parts and carry with us pieces from our past 

that we create into something new and whole. Under the guidance of Ceci Sachs, these ladies 

created beautiful glass images we took home to remind each of us of the beauty of the weekend. 

Through it all, there was of course, more laughter. Truth be told, it was often sidesplitting, 

tear producing, gulping breathed laughter. You could hear it throughout the weekend, 

whether you were in that room or not; it was delightfully infectious. 

This retreat more than any other was inclusive of so many talents and skills of so many 

women. From the staff support of Nancy Richardson, Mitzie Russell and Kathy Smeitana in the 

of ce, to each woman who helped lead and participate in the weekend, it all came together 

as we came together. Weekends and retreats like these encourage us to be what Jews are: a 

community focused on solidarity, not solitude. I, for one, cannot wait for the next retreat! 

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Get on Board 

January was an exciting month for your Temple with three special programs for our Jewish 

Community. This year we were happy to have West End Synagogue join us in co-sponsoring a 

three-part lecture series with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. As part of our Adult Education program, we were 

pleased to have Rabbi Rami Shapiro lead us in a two-seminar series on Jewish meditation practices. 

Last, Rabbi Shana Mackler led a group of 36 women on the 6 th Biennial Women’s Retreat held at the 

Drouillard House in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee. 

Through our Social Action Allocation process, we are proud to have recently funded twelve 

Randy Goldstein 

agencies, donating in total $15,000. The money for these allocations comes from the Kuhn and 

Buchman Social Action Funds. During our Social Action Shabbat on January 13 th , we had a chance to recognize these 

agencies & hear about all the important work they do in our community. I would like to thank Carol Fradkin, Social 

Action Chair and Ann Gilbert, Allocations Chair for all their efforts. 

I am pleased to inform you that our Temple Preschool has received its 3-star rating from the Department of 

Human Services. Annually the DHS inspects our Preschool operations. The inspection covers all aspects of our preschool 

program. I would like to thank Corye Nelson, Jan Huettner and our entire Preschool staff for all their work. 

Once again, as part of outreach we will work with the Gordon JCC on Shabbat Services, dinners and programs in 

the outlying communities with emerging Jewish populations. We will also continue to partner with the Jewish Federation 

and Vanderbilt’s Hillel on the “Next Generation Engagement.” I hope by now you have had a chance to meet Joel 

Abramson, the Young Adult Outreach Coordinator. 

Please mark you calendar for this year’s Temple Arts Festival on April 21 st and 22 nd . We will once again turn our 

Temple into an art gallery as we welcome artists from around the country. Your TAF Committee has been busy at work. 

Many volunteers are needed and I hope you will say yes when asked to work and support your Temple. It’s a great way 

to meet people while helping make this year’s Arts Festival another successful event. 

It is that time of the year when the Nominating Committee begins to look to nominate the next slate of Board 

Trustees. These positions will be voted on during the Annual Meeting held on May 4 th . Please call Patty Marks, Chair, if 

you have someone you would like to recommend to the committee. 

Finally, we are continuing to work on closing out this year’s Annual Giving campaign. If you haven’t done so, please 

return your pledge card to The Temple. Your annual commitment enables our Temple to offer the many various programs 

and services for our congregation. We hope you will consider increasing your commitment. 

Please join us on a trip to Israel for returnees & for rst-timers. 

Israel 2.0 ~ June 4 th -17 th , 2012 

Day One: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 

Depart U.S.A. 

Day Two: Thursday, June 7, 2012 

Visions And Challenges Of Jewish 

Sovereignty - Jerusalem 

Day Three: Friday, June 8, 2012 

Jerusalem: The City Of Three 

Religions 

Day Four: Saturday, June 9, 2012 

Shabbat In Jerusalem 

Travel with Rabbi Mark Schiftan and Rabbi Saul Strosberg, 

members of The Temple & Congregation Sherith Israel. 

Our itinerary features these exciting locations: 

Day Five: Sunday, June 10, 2012 

Jerusalem In And Out 

Day Six: Monday, June 11, 2012 

Communities Old And New - Jezreel 

Valley/Upper Galilee 

Day Seven: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 

From Dreamers To Mystics In The 

Galilee 

Day Eight: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 

Building Bridges - Haifa/Carmel 

Mountains/Chandera/Tel Aviv 

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Day Nine: Thursday, June 14, 2012 

Reality Of A City And A State/Tel Aviv 

Day Ten: Friday, June 15, 2012 

The Mosaic Of Tel Aviv/Jerusalem 

Day Eleven: Saturday, June 16, 2012 

Shabbat In Jerusalem/Depart 

Day Twelve: Sunday, June 17, 2012 

Arrive Home 

For additional information 

contact Kathy (352-7620)

B’nai 

Amber Steigelfest 

February 4, 2012 

11:00 AM 

Amber was born on August 5, 

1999 in Hollywood, Florida. Her parents 

are Eli & Jill Steigelfest. Her grandparents 

are Steve & Nina Steigelfest of Brooklyn, 

New York and Michael & Beth Gordon of 

Plantation, Florida. Her great grandparent is Luba Wengersky 

of Brooklyn, New York. 

For her mitzvah project, Amber chose to raise funds 

for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. 

Amber is in seventh grade at Harpeth Hall. Her special 

interests include acting, writing, martial arts, rock climbing, 

reading, debating, traveling and hanging out with family and 

friends. 

Bree Levy 


11:00 AM 

Bree was born on August 30, 

1999 in Nashville. Her parents are 

Dalese & Bruce Levy. Her grandparents 

are Paula & Anthony Bevacqua and 

Sheila & Stuart Levy, all of New York. 

For her mitzvah project, Bree is making donations to 

Happy Tales Humane. 

Bree is in seventh grade at University School of 

Nashville. Her special interests include baking, playing video 

games, hanging out with friends and playing with her dog, 

Jackson. 

W . E . L . L . 

Inbar Shaked, 

Community Emissary for Israel will speak on 

Women in Israel on 

March 4 th at 1:00 

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Mitzvah 

Lillie Yalowitz 


11:00 AM 

Lillie was born on February 

11, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois. Her 

parents are Julie & Jay Yalowitz. Her 

grandparents are Elizabeth & Larry 

Linkon of St. Louis, Missouri and 

Nancy Yalowitz of Evanston, Illinois. 

For her mitzvah project, Lillie has been baking weekly 

for the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House as well 

as buying supplies for the home. She will also be a S.O.S. sponsor, 

which means that for a month, she will be making a donation 

of supplies and snacks to the Family Room at the hospital. 

Lillie is in the seventh grade at the University School 

of Nashville. Her special interests include horseback riding, 

Chippewa Ranch Summer Camp and spending time with her 

friends. 

Congregant Gallery 

in Meeting Room A 

This month’s featured congregant artist is 

Linda Schlanger 

Please stop by and enjoy her abstract paintings. 

Temple Gift Shop Hours: 

Tuesday & Wednesday 

11:30 - 5:00 

Friday Before & After Services 

Sunday during Religious School 

Closed: Monday, Thursday & Saturday 

Don’t Miss Our 

25-50% Off Sale

Congregational News 

Mazel Tov to . . . 

Lori & Ed Glenn and big sisters Alex & Lauren on the 

birth of baby Brooke Madeline on December 30 th . 

Jill & Jonah Grifenhagen on the birth of baby Linus 

Mendel on January 7 th . 

Pat Snyder on her conversion on February 3 rd . 

Saul Solomon, who has been named 

Metro Nashville’s new Director of Law, 

Andrea Jacobs and Colin Sutker on the birth of baby 

Arlo Joseph on January 12 th . 

Sincere Sympathy 

The Temple family extends condolences to the 

following members who have lost loved ones: 

• Michael (Jody) Dobrin on the death of his mother, 

Judith Dobrin 

• Mitchell Fox on the death of his father, 

Bernard Fox 

• Lin (Jay) Kayser on the death of her mother, 

Edith Berkman Churney 

• Jeff (Pam) Kuhn on the death of his brother, 

Jack Kuhn 

• Rebecca Novick on the death of her aunt, 

Cheri Friedman 

• Richard (Johanna) Rothberg & James (Sunny) Rothberg on 

the death of their brother, John Marshall Rothberg 

Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 10:30 

Individual Passes - $18 ~ Family Passes - $25 

Your Purim Pass is your admission to ALL attractions. No more 25¢ tickets. No more lines. Just one Pass. 

That’s it! 

NEW THIS YEAR! FOOD TRUCKS 

Thanks to the Vendors for donating 10% of their proceeds 

to the Con rmation Class! 

You’re going to love our NEW attractions! 

Pony Rides Gigantic In atable Obstacle Course Magic Show 

Climbing Wall Photo Booth 

Plus our traditional Purim Fare! 

Shalach Manot Hamantashen Silent Auction Baskets 

Toddler Toys for Mordechai’s House 

Games and Groggers (card & travel games) 

Palace Party Food (Cake, brownie, etc. mixes) 

Haman’s First Aid 

Palace Pets 

Vashti’s Delights (chocolates) 

Palace Café (Starbucks) 

Shushan’s Spa Deluxe (anything “spa” related) 

Esther’s Movie Night with the King 

The King’s Music (I-tunes cards, CD’s, etc.) 

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Mark your Calendars for a Very Special, 

Festive Weekend for Purim! 

March 9 th - 11 th 

We will have fun programming all weekend, 

something for everyone. 

~Friday~ 

Pre-service Oneg with Mordechai Martinis & Purim 

Punch, Raucous, Riotous Candy-Filled Service, 

Silent Auction, Congregational Dinner, Strolling 

Magician & Balloon Animals 

~Saturday~ 

Adult-Only Party with Drinks, Desserts, Silent 

Auction and Magic & Hypnosis 

~Sunday~ 

Purim Carnival with Magician, Pony Rides, Climbing 

Wall, Food Trucks 

(and of course, our customary Booths, Games, and 

Silent Auction)! 

Please join our monthly 

"Character-Improvement" group, 

Mussar Mindfulness. 

We are currently discussing 

A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume I: 

You Shall be Holy, 

by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin 

Wednesday, February 1 st at 7:15 p.m. 

Section 2: Judging Others Fairly, pp.70-111 

For more information, please contact: 

David Barton 

(615) 352-6442 | Davibar@aol.com 

Martin Sir 

(615) 419-8325 | sirmartinlaw@aol.com 

Cantorial Search Committee 

By Patty Marks 

The Cantor Search Committee has been very busy. 

After receiving applications and narrowing down the eld 

of candidates, the committee has been conducting telephone 

interviews and listening to music submitted by prospective 

cantors. We are happy to report that at this time we have plans 

to host a candidate for consideration. She will be coming to 

Nashville in late January to meet the committee and other lay 

leaders of the congregation. She will be auditioning for the 

committee, as well as leading us in a service. The committee is 

working on nalizing plans for this candidate’s visit. 

In the meantime, we want to let you know that the 

Letter of Variance that the committee submitted to the Joint 

Cantorial Placement Commission has been accepted. This 

means that our Placement Application will be made available 

to newly graduating cantorial students. While that class is 

not a large one, it is still exciting to be able to open up the 

eld of applicants to this group. With this variance, there will, 

no doubt, be an increase in work for the committee. But it is 

work that we are all eager to take on! 

This continues to be a fantastic committee. Jessica 

and I are grateful for the generous way they share their talents 

and time. They are dedicated, enthusiastic and committed to 

the important task at hand. 

Recycle Your Old Electronics 

at The Temple! 

Cellular Phones, Ink Jet Printer Cartridges 

Laptop Computers, iPods and MP3 Players 

Digital Cameras, GPS Devices 

Radar Detectors, Kindle & Sony eBook Readers 

Handheld Game Systems 

Questions? Call Freya Sachs or 

Drew Herzog of the Green Team. 

Join the Green Team for our next meeting at the green Cheatham County home of 

Committee member Rebecca Selove, situated on a 30-acre organic vegetable garden! 

Sunday February 26 th 

Meet at the Temple at 1:00 p.m. 

RSVP to Drew Herzog or Freya Sachs. 


Room in the Inn 

Room at the Inn has been functioning since the 

rst Monday in November with committee members Joe 

Gilbert, Glenda Kraft, BettyWerthan, Robb McCluskey 

and student member Suzanne Strupp. We have been able 

to provide meals and beds for more than 100 women at 

the time this report was written. We would like to thank 

the Religious School for providing lunches on multiple 

occasions. They have been appreciated and enjoyed by 

the women. 

We would like to thank the following congregants 

who have supplied dinners up until the time of this 

writing: Alan and Regina Cooper, Risa Herzog, Tess and 

Vivian, Junior Temple Youth, Ceci Sachs and Freya Sachs, 

Rae and Bruce Hirsch, Erin and Greg Zagnoev, Jamie 

and Jeremy Brook, Goldie Shepard, Sylvia Shepard, Beth 

Dreifuss, Danielle Tannenbaum, and Betsy Chernau. 

We would like to express a very special note 

of thanks to Heloise Werthan Kuhn for her wonderful 

work in getting Harris Teeter to donate very generously 

again this year to the Room at the Inn program. 

Please consider supporting this progam by 

making donations to the following funds which have 

allowed us to provide this and other Social Action 

programs: 

1. Lee and Theresa Kuhn Social Action Fund 

2. Calvin A. Buchman Social Action Fund 

3. Randall M. Falk Fund for Social Action. 

Consider donating just the price of your own 

lunch which could help feed these homeless women. 

Send your donation to Temple. 

You asked for it…. 

Interested in Social Action Projects 

you can do as a family? 

Check out the 

Social Action Blog on our 

Temple website, as we brainstorm 

about the many possibilities. 

Social Action Allocation Highlight: 

Court Appointed Special 

Advocates (CASA) 

Every year, over 2000 children come to the 

attention of our community courts. Through no fault of 

their own, their lives are at a crucial turning point that 

will determine their future. CASA volunteers give those 

children a voice. 

CASA was established in 1983 and is the 

only organization authorized by the Tennessee Code 

annotated to provide this service. When a CASA 

volunteer is involved, children are more likely to stay 

out of the child welfare system, are more likely to stop 

continually moving from foster home to foster home, 

and are more likely to be adopted. 

CASA requested funding to provide trained 

community volunteers to advocate for the best interest 

of children who come to the attention of the Juvenile 

Court primarily as a result of abuse and neglect. 

CPR & First Aid Training 

Sunday, March 4 th - 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

The Temple’s next CPR training session will be 

conducted at the above times by Nashville Fire 

Department Captain Will Swann, whose last session 

at the Temple was conducted on January 7, 2010. 

The training covers CPR, use of our AED (de brillator 

in lobby) and rst aid for four major emergencies 

(with examples of real world experiences). 

The fee will be $45/person. Your check sent to 

The Temple constitutes your reservation. 

Deadline for reservations is February 29 th , as we must 

let Captain Swann know who is coming so he can bring 

along the completed documents for the participants. 

For further information, call Lottie Strupp 

phone: (615)783-0190) 

email: hansstrupp@comcast.net. 


Temple Events 

Golden Lunch 

Bunch 

11:30 

February 

7 th & 21 st 

Mussar 

Mindfulness 

7:15 

February 1 st 

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2:00 PM Knitting & Crocheting 

4:00 PM Officer's Mtg. 

4:15 PM Mid-Week Hebrew 

6:30 PM Adult Hebrew 

4:00 PM Executive Committee 

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Next Dor 

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10:00 AM Book Club 

11:00 AM Conversion 

Conversations 


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7:00 PM Board of Trustees 

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Bat Mitzvah Amber Steigelfest 



Bat Mitzvah 

Lillie Yalowitz 


10:00 AM Tot Shabbat 


Temple Events 

Book Club 


10:00 

at The Temple 

Killing Pablo: 

The Hunt for 

the World’s 

Greatest Outlaw, 

by Mark Bowden 

For more 

information 

contact 

Joan Breyer 

breyerje 

@me.com 

or 

Laurie 

Handshu 

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Bat Mitzvah 

Bree Levy 

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Religious School 

by Lynda Gutcheon 

Teaching and Learning Between 

Congregants and Students - A Big Hit 

As we begin a new secular year, we are ever mindful of our blessings and are grateful for 

those who touch our lives in The Temple community. It has been gratifying to watch our students interact with so 

many of our different groups here at Temple. We are looking forward to this continued interaction throughout 

the year. 

9 th graders meet with Dr. Bob Miller and two of the 

medical students who work at Shade Tree. 

Shade Tree is a free medical clinic in East Nashville, Started 

by Dr. Miller and Dr. Lefkowitz, for our Temple community. 

Kindergarten families create a Jewish Growth Chart 

to record special events in their lives. 

9 th and 10 th graders 

meet with some of 

the members of Lunch 

with the Rabbi to 

discuss current events. 

Nursery families come together to 

create special Shabbat Bags which 

included a challah, challah board, 

challah cover, candle sticks and 

kiddush cup. They are all ready 

to celebrate shabbat each week. 

3 rd graders make their own 

Chanukah candles to celebrate 

Chanukah this year. 

Robb McCluskey speaks with our 

1 st graders about Room in the Inn 

prior to them making some lunch 

bags and special desserts for 

the homeless who are here at 

Temple each Monday night. 


The Temple Preschool recently received notice 

from the Tennessee Department of Human Services 

that the school achieved a “3-Star” rating on its annual 

assessment. This accomplishment has been achieved 

consistently since the inception of the environmental 

rating scale program began in 2001. The star quality child 

care program is a voluntary process that recognizes child 

care agencies that exceed required licensing requirements 

and provide information to parents about child care. It 

is designed to improve the quality of providers in the 

state of Tennessee. The agencies that are evaluated 

receive a rating of zero, one, two or three stars based on 

seven components: director quali cations, professional 

development, developmental learning, parent/family 

involvement, ratio and group size, staff compensation, and 

program assessment. 

The school’s program assessment took place in 

November and two classrooms were picked out of a hat 

to begin the assessment process. One classroom was 

chosen from an older group of children (2 1/2 to 5 years 

of age), and the other was selected from an infant/toddler 

base. Our Preschool Shalom classroom was selected and 

the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS) 

was used to evaluate the environment, including space and 

program, and to also score the interpersonal features that 

directly affect the children and adults in that classroom. 

Many different factors determine the assessor’s scores 

and the following program strengths were recorded with 

a perfect score: indoor space, furniture for routine care, 

play and learning, space for gross motor play, greeting 

and departure, safety practices, encouraging children 

to communicate, using language to develop reasoning 

skills, informal use of language, ne motor activities, 

art, music/movement, sand/water, dramatic play, nature/ 

science, math/number concepts, promoting acceptance 

of diversity, general supervision of children (other than 

gross motor), staff-child interactions, interactions among 

children, schedule, free play, group time and child related 

display. Also receiving strong marks were the following 

categories: health practices, discipline, furnishings for 

relaxation and comfort, room arrangement for play, books 

and pictures, blocks, and supervision of gross motor 

Preschool Scores Soar 

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Preschool 

by Corye Nelson & Jan Huettner 

activities. The two teachers in the Shalom classroom are 

Kia Caldwell and Patricia Guardado. 

The second classroom chosen was our Neshamah 

class. The children in that room range in age from 12 

months to 16 months of age. Perfect scores for that 

classroom included the following: indoor space, provision 

for relaxation and comfort, room arrangement, greeting/ 

departing, nap, safety practices, helping children understand 

language, active physical play, art, dramatic play, nature/ 

science, promoting acceptance of diversity, supervision of 

play and learning, staff-child interaction, and schedule. Top 

scores were also awarded in the categories of display for 

children, using books, ne motor, music and movement, 

discipline, free play, health practices, peer interaction, and 

furniture for routine care and play. The two teachers in 

that classroom are Emma Shraybman and Suhad Muse. 

The Temple Preschool received the highest 

cumulative program scores we have ever received. 

Congratulations to the staff, children, parents and 

administration for a job well done. It takes a tremendous 

amount of energy and dedication to receive a 3-star 

rating every year; however, to earn such strong scores 

in the environmental rating scales is a tribute and an 

accomplishment worth celebrating.


Kaddish will be recited in memory of these loved ones. . . . . . . 

February 3 & 4 February 10 & 11 February 17 & 18 

Elinor Addlestone 

Lambert Bacherig 

Marie K. Bloch 

Morris Bloom eld 

Marianne Silberman Borger 

Pearl Brody 

June Brune 

Samuel Cassell 

Polly Ann Ceigler 

Rose Cohen 

Walter Cohen 

Florence Cronstine 

Aralia H. Davis 

Herman Davis 

Sallye Joseph Falk 

Randall M. Falk, Sr. 

Helen Feinstein 

Richard Feinstein 

Samuel Feldman 

Tim Feldman 

(son) by Phyllis Katzoff 

Sarah Fenichel 

Frances Fishel 

Frances Fradkin 

Joseph Gilbert Sr. 

Alan Glick 

Samuel Goldberg 

Lee Goldner 

Dorothy Goldstein 

Goldye Rittenberg Goldstein 

Bernice K. Gordon 

Dorothy Greenberg 

Nathan Green eld 

John G. Herzfeld 

Robert E. Holzman, MD 

Morris Kaminsky 

Chaje Libby Kaplan 

Israel Kaufman 

Gus Kornman, Sr. 

Davine Levison 

Harry Lipman 

Marion Markus 

Paul Miller 

Theresa Olshine 

Joseph Posnack 

Claire Reinheimer 

Emma Griliche Schneider 

Betty Schwartz 

May Werthan Shayne 

Betty Harmetz Smirnow 

Leonard Smith 

Leah F. Sonnen eld 

(great aunt) 

by Frank & Dorothy Ghertner 

Herman Spitz 

Herman Stelzer 

Louis Tepper 

Esther Axelrod Weiser 

Howard M. Werthan 

Alice Zimmelman 

Jonathan J. Zimmelman 

Abe Zimmerman 

Murray Bender 

Leon Block 

Fannye Cohen 

John M. Eisman 

Gussie Feinsmith 

Isadore L. Feldman 

Tim Feldman 

Phyllis Fiedler 

Lottie Friedman 

Simon Ghertner 

(grandfather) 

by Frank & Dorothy Ghertner 

Irene Goldman 

Henrietta Goldner 

Muriel Kingsbury Hudson 

Samuel Karr 

Harry Krug 

Barbara Jacobs Kuhn 

Clairee Rosenbaum Levy 

Dorris S. Loventhal 

Monnie I. Lusky, Sr. 

Melvin Miller 

Kenneth Parrish 

Bella Perlman 

Ruth F. Rosenfeld 

Edward Schwartz 

Joseph H. Schwartz 

Marjorie Shatzen 

Robert Snyder 

Joseph Steine 

Frances Sturm 

Niki Uhlig 

Henry D. Weinbaum 

Anne Weinberger 

Helen Freeman Weise 

Lenore Winner 

Martin R. Alexander 

Sandy Apolinsky 

Adele Virginia Back 

Gertrude Baker 

Etta Bloomstein 

Anna R. Brodsky 

Boris J. Brooks 

George Burrus 

Melvin L. Case 

Phillip Glazer 

Paul B. Goldberg 

Samuel Goldman 

Sadie Hartman 

Ray Streng Hellman 

Charline Hirsbrunner 

Irwin M. Jacobs 

Edith G. Joseph 

Esther Klein 

Charles B.H. Loventhal 

Rose L. Loventhal 

Henry K. Lustig 

Sarah Martin 

Marie Mayhan 

Max Miller 

Paul Miller 

Michael Rosa, Sr. 

Sidney Rosenblum 

Julius L. Roth 

Rachel E. Salzkotter 

Dorothy Sigal 

Raymond True 

February 24 & 25 

Rhea Silverstone Abrams 

Louis Bern 

Mayme Bissinger 

Isaac N. Bloomstein 

Hattye Bubis 

Adolph D. Cohn 

Paul S. Cohn., Sr. 

Mary Cronstine 

Julia H. Davis 

Albert S. Elias 

Hattie Jean Falk 

Sally Feldman 

Blanche Fensterwald 

Clarence Freedman 

Joseph Gilbert Jr. 

Sego Glick 

Sylvia Goldman 

Paul Greenspan 

Jean Ann Grubbs 

Ethel Seligman Halpern 

Miriam Weinstein Israel 

Mabel Jacobs 

Milton H. Kornman 

Sadye Marks Kornman 

Bonnie Litt 

L.J. Loventhal 

Dr. Solomon L. Lowenstein 

Sydney Maislin 

Henrietta Mellow 

Floyd Melman 

Rachel Olsky 

Heloise Kaufman Pfeifer 

Morris Porges 

Kurt Rose 

Greta Rosenberg 

Mamie Rubenstein 

Diana Nelson Safdie 

Hattie R. Weil 

Harry Weinstein 

Miriam Kuhn Weinstein 

Eva Weisberg 

Emil Wiener 

Rae Zimmerman 

February 2012 - www.templenashville.org - 615-352-7620 ~ page 13

Arthur Lee Goldner, M.D. Fund for 

Judaica Artists & Healing Arts 

Anniversary of Shirley & 

Leonard Green eld 

Daniel & Laurie Aronoff 

James & Elise Straus 

Memory of Peter Katz 


Beautication Fund 

Anniversary of Raye Ann & 

Ralph Greenbaum 

Shirley Zeitlin 

Bar Mitzvah of Joyce Friedman 

Howard & Anita Taradash 

Memory of Annette Ratkin 

Randall & Gretchen Goldstein 

Memory of Elise Steiner 

Daniel & Laurie Aronoff 


Jerome & Brenda Rosenblum 



Memory of Ruth Dansky 


Beverly & Jimmy Small 

Golden Agers Fund 



Norman & Hedy Lustig 

Birth of Evan Alexander Zagnoev 

Seymour & Diane Trachtman 


Seymour & Diane Trachtman 


Don & Suzanne Brandes 

Norman & Hedy Lustig 


Memorial Fund 



Ray & Etta Zimmerman 

Birthday of Michael Richardson 

Peter & Jamie Katseff 

Memory of Abram Freeman 

Sally Wolkoff 


Charles & Dorothy Hirshberg 

Memory of Jessie Bateman 

Kassiana Bateman 

Memory of Michael Bateman 

Kassiana Bateman 


Randall & Edna Falk 

Elise L. Steiner Endowment Fund 


Ted & Louise Pailet 


Jerome & Arlene Averbuch 

Margie Cavalier 

Betsy Chernau 

Mark & Robin Cohen 

Roger & Esther Cohn 

Lisa Crockett 

Dean & Anne Davenport 

Jean Eskind 

Randall & Edna Falk 

Jack & Daniella Fleischer 

Raymond & Etta Zimmerman 

Annette Eskind 

Joseph & Mary Sue Frank 

Steven Greil 

Jerome & Albee Guttman 

Reta Guttman 

Bruce & Rae Hirsch 

Kenneth & Mindy Hirt 

Heloise Werthan Kuhn 

Sally Levine 

Jack & Dorothy Miller 

Joel Morris 

Ted & Louise Pailet 

Edwin Raskin 

Howard & Betty Lee Rosen 

Philip & Melissa Russ 

Geraldine Sadow 

Irvin & Beverly Small 

Andrew & Patricia Straus 

Lottie Strupp 

Howard & Jacqueline Tepper 

Joyce Vise 

Barry Wilker 

Ronald & Carol Wilker 

Sally Wolkoff 

Gregory & Erin Zagnoev 

Recovery of Ken Anchor 

Howard & Jacqueline Tepper 

Suzanne J. Morris 

Youth Leadership Fund 

Birthday of Marlene Moses 

Joel Morris 

Birthday of Steve Eskind 

Joel Morris 


Betsy Chernau 

Hank Brooks Campership Fund 

Memory of Louis H. Brooks, III 

Louis H. Brooks, Jr. 

Gerda Loewenstein 

Caring & Concern Fund 



Lawrence & Sally Wolfe 



Robert & Julie Neaderthal 



Birth of Zora Nobles Kraft 


Birthday of Michael Richardson 

Betsy Chernau 

James & Patty Marks 

Birthday of Nancy Flexer 

Lois Held 

Memory of Ruth Dansky 


Memory of Adele Pilsk 

Lois Held 







Grif th & Sherry Haber 

Robert & Miriam Mamlin 



Bobby & Brenda Rosenblum 

Memory of Ann Dubrov 

Grif th & Sherry Haber 

Memory of Leon Ruben 


Memory of Peter DeWitt 





Memory of Sidney Ratkin 


Memory of Wendy Burr 


Recovery of Rebecca Novick 


Calvin A. Buchman 

Social Action Fund 



Janice Krohn 

Memory of Barbara Waterman 

Samuel & Sally Simon 


Robert Eisenstein 

Samuel & Sally Simon 



Memory of Stacy Kraft 


Leon & Charles Gilbert 

Outreach Fund 


Harris A. Gilbert 



Memory of Jennie Gilbert Matison 


Lee & Theresa Kuhn 

Social Action Fund 



Gus & Elaine Kuhn 

Birth of Lyle River Keats 


Birth of Sylvie Mackler 


Marriage of Karen Fox & Kenneth Elwell 


Marriage of Michael & Amber Jones 


Memory of Adele Pilsk 


Memory of Ann Dubrov 




Sally Levine 



Memory of Milton Kolker 


Memory of Nina Liff 






A Lasting Legacy 

As you think about your estate planning, please remember The Temple. 

We welcome and appreciate all gifts, regardless of the size. Your gift to The Temple will help ensure our 

ability to provide a spiritual, educational and communal home for our members, 

today, tomorrow and for the generations to come, L’dor V’dor. 

To learn more about Leaving a Legacy, please contact Erin Zagnoev at The Temple, 352-7620. 

This report reects donations that have been acknowledged as of December 31 st 


Betty Frances Ginsberg 

Memorial Library 

Birthday of Marshall Karr 

Carl & Beth Dreifuss 



Memory of Irene Ginsberg 


Memory of Johnny Rothberg 


Memory of Sol Ginsberg 


Donald E. Jacobs Student Loan Fund 

Honor of the Award presented to 


Kenneth & Ellen Jacobs 

Memory of Barbara Waterman 


Memory of Julius Jacobs 


Memory of Julian Kanter 




Recovery of Eric Chazen 


Recovery of Sally Wolfe 


Playschool Fund 

Birth of Sylvie Mackler 


Selma & Carl Goldstein Fund 

for Religious Education 


Selma Goldstein 


Selma Goldstein 

Religious School Enrichment Fund 



Birthday of Gerald Averbuch 

Frank & Barbara Ghertner 

Scott Shapiro Playschool 

Scholarship Fund 

Birthday of Dr. Martha Shrubsole 

Michael Fair & Alecia Malin Fair 


Brad & Lisa Greenbaum 

Ralph Z. Levy Library Fund 


Don & Suzanne Brandes 

Betsy Chernau 

Lisa Crockett 

Dean & Anne Davenport 

Michael & Jody Dobrin 


Annette Eskind 

Jean Eskind 


Frank & Barbara Ghertner 

Joel & Linda Gluck 

Shirley Greenberg 

Lois Held 


Kenneth & Mindy Hirt 

Ramon & Cathy Jrade 

David & Ellen Levy 

Ralph & Randi Levy 

Neil Osheroff & Cheryl Guyer 


Geraldine Sadow 

Shawn & Gail Seibold 

Mark Stillman 

Mark Glazer & Cindy Stone 


Lottie Strupp 

Alan & Lisa Turk 

Sally Wolkoff 

Gregory & Erin Zagnoev 

Memory of Charles Butler 




Memory of Janette Weil 


Memory of Jerry Richards, Sr. 


Memory of Julian Kanter 




Memory of Margarita Pereyra 


Memory of Pat Fox 


Rabbi Schiftan’s Discretionary Fund 

Appreciation of Rabbi Schiftan 

Scott & Dawn Becker 

Gil & Joyce Fox 

Jeff & Carolyn Green eld 

Charles & Ilsa Krivcher 

Dudley & Peggy Richter 

Herman & Jennifer Ruben 

Sy & Diane Trachtman 

Appreciation for Cantor Gutcheon 


Apprecation for the person who found 

her bracelet on Yom Kippur 

Barbara Turner 

Anniversary of Bob & Miriam Mamlin 

Phyllis Paller 

Anniversary of Sy & Diane Trachtman 


Bar Mitzvah of Zachary Bressman 

Dave & Maddy Berezov 

Birth of Benjamin Bleecker 


Birth of Zora Kraft 




Birthday of Bob Eisenstein 


Birthday of Rabbi Randall Falk 


Birthday of Evelyn Richmond 


Memory of Helen Kaplan 



Kenneth & Mindy HIrt 

Howard & Arlene Safer 


Memory Adele Kirshner Pilsk 

Ted & Dede Lipman 

Memory of Richard Tenzel 




Wedding of Kim Goldstein & Coye Kistler 

Cindy Stone & Mark Glazer 

February 2012 - www.templenashville.org - 615-352-7620 ~ page 15 

Rabbi Mackler’s Disretionary Fund 

Appreciation of Rabbi Mackler 

Benjamin & Tara Goldberg 

Laura Rosenbauer 

Shannon Snyder & Oran Aaronson 

Bat Mitzvah of Sydney Robbins 

Ivan & Cherie Robbins 

Cantor Gutcheon’s 

Discretionary Fund 

Appreciation of Cantor Gutcheon 

Susan Alexander 

The Becker Family 

Monie & Alvin Meyer 

Ralph & Randi Levy 


Gail & Shawn Seibold 

Birth of Zora Nobles Kraft 

The Bregman Family 


The Bregman Family 

Honor of Bernie Pargh 

Daniel & Joanne Bregman 


Nancy & Irwin Hodes 

Dorothy Mintz 


Dorothy Mintz 

Memory of Nina Liff 

Jan Liff, Daniel Liff, & Adam Liff 


Nancy & Irwin Hodes 

Music Fund 


James & Bernita Brown 

Jerald & Dee Doochin 

Sam Hirshberg 

Sally Wolkoff 

Prayer Book Fund 


Women’s Torah Study Group 

Worship Services, Chevrah Torah, FYI, Lunch Bunch, 

Adult Ed, & other Temple Programming. 

Please call Marjorie at Temple, 352-7620. 

Temple Cemetery Lot Sale: Last Chance before Prices Increase 

Effective March 1, 2012 the prices for lot sales will increase. 

Current price per grave: $1,600.00 

Price after March 1 st - $1,950.00 

Please contact Mitzie Russell (352-7620) 

if you wish to purchase cemetery plots before the price increase. 

This report reects donations that have been acknowledged as of December 31 st


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