March 2020 Newsletter

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March 2020 Calendar of Events
Rabbi’s Message - Rabbi John Franken
Co-President’s Message - Wendy Drabinski & Linda Needel
Religious Practices Message - Melissa Immel & Mark Wolkow
Purim Package Pick Up
Kehillah MAGNET Message - Jill Young & Joel Yoffee
Mazel Tov
Order your Hershey Park Discounted Tickets
Tree of Life Order Form
Purim Party - March 8 th
Adult Music Class - March 15 th
Mahjong Night - March 17 th
Taking Hold of Torah with Rabbi Franken - March 21 st
Sisterhood Book Review - March 29 th
Special Thanks to Our Monthly Donors
Hanukkah Donors
Mi Sheberakh List - We Pray For Healing
March 2019 Yahrzeits Observed
Advertising

Temple Adas Shalom’s March 2020 Calendar of Events
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
1 5 th of Adar 5780 2 6 th of Adar 5780 3 7 th of Adar 5780 4 8 th of Adar 5780
9:00-12:00 pm
Kehillah MAGNET
7:00-8:00 pm
Al-Anon Mtg (Social Hall)
8 12 th of Adar 5780
Daylight Savings Time Begins
9:00-12:30 pm
Gift Shop Open & Purim
Package Pick Up
9:00-12:00 pm
Kehillah MAGNET
10:30 am
Megillah Reading & Purim
Schpiel
11:30 am
Purim Party
9 11 th of Adar 5780
Erev Purim
8:00 am-3:00 pm
HJC ELC Purim Event
7:00-8:00 pm
Al-Anon Mtg (Social Hall)
10 12 th of Adar 5780
Purim
8:00 am-3:00 pm
HJC ELC Purim Event
11 13 th of Adar 5780
7:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal (Mike’s Home)
15 19 th of Adar 5780
16 20 th of Adar 5780
17 21 st of Adar 5780
18 22 nd of Adar 5780
9:00-12:15 pm
Gift Shop Open
9:00-12:00 pm
Kehillah MAGNET
10:30 am
Adult Music Class
7:00-8:00 pm
Al-Anon Mtg (Social Hall)
7:00-9:00 pm
MahJongg Night
22 26 th of Adar 5780
9:00-12:15 pm
Gift Shop Open
9:00-12:00 pm
Kehillah MAGNET
23 27 th of Adar 5780
7:00-8:00 pm
Al-Anon Mtg (Social Hall)
24 28 th of Adar 5780
Passover Seder RSVP Deadline
7:00 pm
RPC Meeting
25 29 th of Adar 5780
7:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal (Mike’s Home)
29 4 th of Nisan 5780
30 5 th of Nisan 5780
31 6 th of Nisan 5780
9:00-12:00 pm
Gift Shop Open
9:00-12:00 pm
Kehillah MAGNET
12:00-1:30 pm
Sisterhood Book Review with
Rabbi John Franken
7:00-8:00 pm
Al-Anon Mtg (Social Hall)
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Temple Adas Shalom’s March 2020 Calendar of Events
Thursday Friday Saturday
5 9 th of Adar 5780 6 10 th of Adar 5780 7 11 th of Adar 5780
7:00 pm - Board Meeting
5:45 pm - Candle Lighting
7:00 pm - Purim “Best-of-Schpeil Sing-
Along” and Shabbat Service
Rabbi John Franken & the Temple Adas
Shalom Choir
ONEG - M. Buchness, W. Drabinski, R.
Richardson, E. Woods
Parashat Tetzaveh
12 16 th of Adar 5780
12:00 pm - Senior Birthday Lunch at Lee’s
Hunan in Aberdeen, MD
Honoring Diane Smith
13 17 th of Adar 5780
6:52 pm - Candle Lighting
5:30-8:00 pm - Kehillah MAGNET
7:00 pm - Grade 4 Shabbat Service
Linda Needel, Ann Cogan, and Mike Mullis
ONEG - Grade 4 Parents
14 18 th of Adar 5780
Parashat Ki Tisa
19 23 rd of Adar 5780 20 19 th of Shevat 5780
6:59 pm - Candle Lighting
7:00 pm - Shabbat Torah Service
Rabbi John Franken
ONEG - BYO ONEG
(We have no one scheduled for this ONEG at this
time. Please consider signing up or bringing an item to
share. Call the office to contribute)
21 25 th of Adar 5780
Parashat Vayak’heil-Pekudei
10:00-11:30 am - Taking Hold of the Torah
Rabbi John Franken
26 1 st of Nisan 5780 27 2 nd of Nisan 5780
HJC-ELC Half Day B
7:06 pm - Candle Lighting
5:30-8:00 pm - Kehillah MAGNET
7:00 pm - Shabbat Torah Service
Mark & Pat Wolkow
ONEG - E. Cocco, M. Joslin
28 3 rd of Nisan 5780
Parashat Vayikra
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Rabbi’s Message
Rabbi John Franken
March 2020 - Adar/Nisan 5780
Dear Friends:
While few of us can vote in Israel’s elections on March 2, nearly everyone reading this
can vote in the World Zionist elections running through March 11. That is because the
World Zionist elections are open to every Jewish person over the age of 18 who is a U.S.
resident and committed to the proposition of a national home for the Jewish people
that today we call the State of Israel.
These elections are important because the World Zionist Congress is effectively the
parliament of the Jewish people. Moreover, whoever is elected will make key decisions
around staffing and funding of nearly $1 billion annually to such agencies such as the
Jewish National Fund (JNF), Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist
Organization. The outcome is also important symbolically because a strong showing by
Reform Jews will reverberate through the wider Jewish world in terms of our demands
for religious pluralism, egalitarianism, funding parity, equality, tolerance, and peace.
Your vote is critical to ensure that Reform and liberal Jews of all stripes continue to
have a seat at the table. Please take a few moments to vote Reform if you haven’t already
done so. In doing so, you will be casting your ballot for our values and our vision of a
strong, democratic, and diverse Jewish people. Just visit www.ZionistElection.org and
you'll be on your way. It costs $7.50 and will take you all of two minutes to register and
cast your ballot.
Each of us has a stake in Jewish history and in the miracle of modern Zionism that we
call Medinat Yisrael (the State of Israel). Please take a moment to exercise your right to
vote in the World Zionist Elections.
At services March 20, I’ll be speaking about my visit to Israel in the aftermath of its
third election in a year. Please join us.
With blessings of peace,
N.B. The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund serves one of five worthy purposes: (1) supporting Temple activities, programs and
operations; (2) assisting congregants in need; (3) repair of the world and social justice; (4) support for worthy Jewish and Israeli
causes; and (5) educational and organizational advancement of the congregation, staff and clergy. Please consider honoring or
remembering your loved ones through a contribution to it.
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Co-President’s Message
Wendy Drabinski & Linda Needel
Happy Spring! We hope that is not wishful thinking. The weather is
starting to warm up, so why not come out to the synagogue and take
advantage of the goings-on.
Services led by Rabbi Franken have been uplifting, with music and
percussion playing a big part. Come listen to Sig Gast chant Torah, or
join us for a 45 minute Daven and Dine service and a community dinner
at a local restaurant.
Sig will be reading from the Megillah again this year to celebrate Purim.
Remember to pick up your Purim package on Friday, March 6 after the
Purim Best-of-Sing-Along, with the Temple Adas Shalom Choir, or on
Sunday, March 8 at the King Ahasuerus Party. The Sisterhood puts
together a package for every member's family, whether or not you
contribute to this fundraiser. At the party, there will be games and
activities for children and adults to enjoy.
There are so many things going on at the synagogue. Have you had a
chance to attend one of the Meditation classes on Sunday morning?
What a great way to relax! Did you know that we have a monthly
Mahjong group one Tuesday a month that meets to play in our Social
Hall? Check the website calendar for upcoming dates and times. Rabbi
Franken also has a Torah study group called Taking Hold of Torah, one
Saturday every month. Join the Sisterhood on Sunday, March 29 for a
book review with Rabbi Franken.
Passover is around the corner, and we will host our annual Passover
Seder. Attending is a great way to meet new people, and you won't have
to cook! Consider purchasing your admission today by using the
associated order form or visiting our online store.
Please join us for any or all of these events, and if you have ideas for
future events, let us know. All new ideas are encouraged!
B'Shalom,
Linda and Wendy
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Religious Practices Message
Melissa Immel & Mark Wolkow
Shabbat at Temple Adas Shalom is a unique and meaningful experience
for many. Over the month, we offer a variety of Shabbat experiences from
our choir, our new Rabbi, having parts of the service led by our children,
our lay leaders, and of course every other month we have a Daven &
Dine. Stay tuned for more details regarding a new Saturday morning
Torah Service that will provide an intimate and participatory worship
setting for congregants and check the online calendar to see when and
where services will take place. Once a month, a smaller group meets on
Saturday morning with Rabbi Franken to dig deep into the week's
Parashat. You'll see this on the calendar as Taking Hold of Torah.
In March, we look forward to celebrating Purim with humor while also
rejoicing in the victory of truth and justice. Please join us on March 6 at
7:00 pm as the Temple Adas Shalom Choir and Rabbi Franken lead us in
a Purim Best-of-Sing-Along. Then come back again on Sunday, March 8 at
10:30 am for the Megillah reading with Sig Gast. Enjoy some
hamentaschen and a Purim Play designed and performed by our Grade 10
Confirmation Class. On Friday, March 13 at 7:00 pm support our Grade 4
class as they lead us in a Shabbat Service. You don't want to miss those
talented and highly skilled 4th Graders! We conclude the month with
Shabbat evening Torah services on both March 20 and March 27 at 7:00
pm.
We hope to see you there!
B’Shalom
Melissa Immel and Mark Wolkow
RPC Co-Chairs
2020 Purim Package Pick Up!
Purim Package Pick-Up 5780/2020
Sisterhood
Friday, March 6 before services
Sunday, March 8 during the Purim Party
Send your questions to: sisterhood@templeadasshalom.org
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Kehillah MAGNET Message
Jill Young & Joel Yoffee
Hello there! Please mark your calendars!
Student Registration for the Kehillah MAGNET 2020-2021 school year
will be held on Sunday, April 19.
We have exciting changes coming to the Kehillah MAGNET program
and are working toward a great year. We will be re-introducing the
CHAI curriculum to take place of the current modules curriculum and
heading back into more grade-level classrooms. Midweek classes will
remain every other Friday, meeting for Hebrew instruction at 6:00 pm
and followed by Shabbat services at 7:00 pm. We are happy to discuss
these exciting changes during the Registration day.
We want to encourage regular attendance to continue building the
community and preparing our children for their B’nai Mitzvah. Did you
know that your children lead Friday night services during their B’nai
Mitzvah here at Temple Adas Shalom? That is why it is so imperative for
them to regularly attend; so they are well prepared.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns - please talk to us.
B'Shalom,
Jill Young and Joel Yoffee
Mazel Tov
LILAH RAE
Karen and Fred Wood are overjoyed to announce the birth of their daughter Lilah Rae,
granddaughter to Mark and Pat Wolkow, and great-granddaughter to Selma Wolkow. Lilah
was born December 24, 2019 at 2:29 am, weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces, and measuring 20 inches.
She becomes the fourth generation in the Wolkow family to be a current member of TAS, and is
looking forward to our HJC Early Learning Center, Kehillah MAGNET, her Bat Mitzvah,
and eventually joining the choir!
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Jennifer & David Bober
Wendy & Patrick Drabinski
Andrew & Marianne Fridberg
Carol & Sigmund Gast
Phillip & Barbara Gilden
Arthur & Denise Gordon
Richard Hoffman
Kathleen & Michael Lazarski
Barbara & Natalie Litofsky
Linda & Stuart Needel
Allison & Barry Baker
Debbie Rose Delaney
Leila Diamant
Arthur & Denise Gordon
Arthur & Denise Gordon
Eric & Anne Seeley
Martin & Marcy Werde
January 2020 – Donors
BUILDING FUND
Ashiq & Ashira Quabili
Rayna & David Richardson
Jill & Brian Schorr
William & Kristi Schwartz
Jonas & Paula Vogelhut
Naomi Walton
Robin & Mark Way
Selma Wolkow
Elise & Michael Woods
Jill & Daniel Young
BUILDING L’DOR V’DOR
In memory of Andy Klein
In memory of Henri Diamant
In memory of Abraham Baker
In memory of Leon Greene, Lucille Cohen, Joyce
Groff, Sarah H Miller
Joan Berger
Elliot Larkin
Jason & Alissa Birnbaum
HJC GENERAL FUND
In memory of Joseph David Tash
In memory of Shirley Friedman
ONEG
Hanukkah 5780 – Donors
Allison & Barry Baker
Gregory & Felice Repas
Jason & Alissa Birnbaum
Gregory & Felice Repas
Jennifer & David Bober
Larry Ross
Elaine & Larry Cocco
Larry Ross
Brad & Ann Cogan
Rabbi Gila & Dr. Paul Ruskin
Brad & Ann Cogan
Robert & Mickie Sachs
Cheryl & Jeffery Conley
Julie Sang
Cheryl & Jeffery Conley
Jill & Brian Schorr
Henry Hoffman
David & Alena Schwaber
Melissa Immel
Naomi Walton
Robert & Charna Kinneberg
Terry Weiner
Carol Mohr & David Brown
Mark & Patricia Wolkow
Linda & Stuart Needel
Mark & Patricia Wolkow
Linda & Stuart Needel
Elise & Michael Woods
Linda & Stuart Needel
Elise & Michael Woods
Linda & Stuart Needel
Jill & Daniel Young
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Adam Hyman
Amy Schoenberger
Arlene Zweibach
Audrey Bracknell
Barbara Chancey
Bessie Speyer
Carl Chancey
Carl Tannenbaum
Carol Buckman
Courtney Marcheski
David Richardson
Dvir Sabag
Eva Gonzalez
Fred Belkin
Geri Bronk
Gerry Murphy
Mi Sheberakh * We Pray for Healing
Glen McCain
Harriet Colman
Jacob Corfman
Jim Dandy
Jimmy Chancey
Karen Green
Kelcey Klass
Kimmie Rankin
Lee Tabackman
Len Cohen
Lori Vetstein
Luna Rose Feingold
Margaret Hass
Marie Grove
Marshall Rosin
Mary Jo Lodge
March 2020 - Yahrzeits Observed
Michael Schneck
Pat Wolkow
Patrick Hauf
Pearl Lubash
Rabbi Fred Natkin
Randy Hoffman
Robert Sachs
Rosie Lidy
Sam Befarah
Selma Wolkow
Sidney Birnbaum
Stewart Natkin
Terry Washburn
Terry Weiner
Tom Merriken
Toni Bonney
Kate Blumenthal Mar. 01
Joseph Harry Klein Mar. 01
Joseph Sachs Mar. 01
Jean Shore-Melnick Mar. 01
Dr. Irvin Wachsman Mar. 01
LaVetta Goldman Mar. 02
Henry Kolchin Mar. 02
Richard Merriken Mar. 02
Ida Signer Mar. 02
Paul Norman Vogelhut Mar. 02
Philip Bernheim Mar. 03
Gracie Poller Brodsky Mar. 04
Selma Newman Wortman Mar. 04
Max Belitzky Mar. 05
Becky Golbin Mar. 05
Saul Posner Mar. 05
Benjamin Rosenthal Mar. 05
Barbara Zion-Keyser Mar. 06
Albert Newman Mar. 07
Steve Stewart Mar. 07
William Werde Mar. 09
Jack Greenberg Mar. 10
Sidney Friedman Mar. 11
Sadie D. Sacks Mar. 11
Freda Spigler Mar. 11
Meyer F. Thayer Mar. 11
Isaac Bernhard Mar. 12
Carnie Friedman Mar. 12
Rev. Nathan Gast Mar. 12
Larry Greenberg Mar. 12
Edward L. Parrish Mar. 12
Rebecca Rosenfeld Mar. 12
Josef Danish Mar. 13
Anna Bianchi Mar. 14
Joseph Tash Mar. 14
Louis Getz Mar. 15
David Parrish Mar. 15
Leo Schiff Mar. 15
Stuart Evan Vogelhut Mar. 15
Meyer Coplin Mar. 16
Harry Schenker Mar. 16
Edward Sandow Mar. 17
Lester Arotsky Mar. 18
Sarah Feinberg Mar. 18
Sophie Gordon Mar. 18
Margaret Weiss Mar. 18
Ida Santer Mar. 19
Kay Blum Mar. 20
Jules Counts Mar. 20
Benjamin Farkas Mar. 20
Frederick Goldstein Mar. 20
Bernie Sukornick Mar. 20
Steven (Skip) Cogan Mar. 21
Stanley Cohen Mar. 21
Carroll H. Goldberg Mar. 21
Hilda Mohr Mar. 21
Lillian Lipowitz Mar. 22
Sidney Calvin Mar. 23
Molly Goldstein Mar. 24
Thomas Pribble Mar. 24
Deborah Griesinger Mar. 25
Aaron Hutner Mar. 25
Elden Levine Mar. 25
Arline H. Silverman Mar. 25
Hyman Alk Mar. 26
Sherry Seiden Gordon Mar. 26
Charles Tzodok Bronk Mar. 29
Sidney Hoffman Mar. 29
Dr. Joseph Portnoy Mar. 29
Sara Schenker Mar. 29
Morton H. Getz Mar. 31
Eva Sirkis Mar. 31
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