March 2012 Bulletin - Temple Emanuel

Vol. 54 No. 9 * March 2012 * Temple Emanuel Bulletin
Page 8 What’s happening in the Congregation
MAZEL TOV to…
� Ellie Aronson, Roni Epstein, Charlie Falk, Charlie Freedman, Shiri Koren, Ethan Lewis and Eli Whitehouse, our Temple 8th
graders who were accepted to the AHA Honor Society
� Brooklyn Bryant, daughter of Samaralee and Darrell Bryant, on winning first place in the District Science Fair. Brooklyn
attends Johnson Street Global Studies in High Point
� Annette and David Green on the birth of their granddaughter, Miriam Shalom Green, born to Corinne and Adam
Green of Manassas, Virginia on February 3, 2012
If you have a Simcha or Mazel Tov that you’ d like to celebrate in the Temple bulletin, please email it to Jessie,
jmelamed@tegreensboro.org. Please limit announcements to immediate family members.
Dear Fred,
I am grateful to Temple Emanuel for its contribution to the tribute book that honors me on my retirement
from the Union. I really appreciate your leadership’s thoughtfulness at this important time in my life. The
Biennial was exciting and exhilarating, and I was both touched by the tributes to me and very pleased by the
support for our Campaign for Youth Engagement.
I remember with great fondness my visits to Temple Emanuel and my participation in your building
dedication. Thanks for all that you do for Reform Judaism.
Best regards, Rabbi Eric Yoffie
SOCIAL ACTION UPDATE
One for the Road bags, containing a meal, socks, lip balm and other
necessities, are available during religious school and in the Temple
office for a minimum donation of $3 each. Keep One for the Road
bags in your car and provide them to those in need. For more
information contact Brenda Henley at 292-7899 or
bhenley@tegreensboro.org.
On Sunday, March 18, we will have a cemetery clean up day. More
details can be found on page 12 in the bulletin.
Join us as we partner with Reading Connections to give the gift of
literacy. Training sessions for new tutors will be held at Temple Emanuel
on Thursday, March 22, Monday, March 26, and Thursday, March
29. You may choose between morning sessions from 8:30 a.m. until
noon or evening sessions from 5:00- 8:30 p.m. No experience is necessary,
and ongoing support will be provided. Tutors will be matched
with adult learners who need to advance their literacy skills or with adult
immigrants who need to improve their English. Tutors will meet with
their students on a one-on-one basis for 90 minutes a week or may opt
to teach classes at Reading Connections. Volunteers with special
knowledge, such as math or computer skills, are also needed. For more
information or to sign up, please contact Martha Golensky at golenskm@gvsu.edu.
Temple volunteers will be serving at Hot Dish & Hope at The First
Presbyterian Church on Thursday, March 15 starting at 5:30 p.m. RSVPs
to Kevin Thurm, kevinthurm@aol.com, are encouraged but not
required.
Sunday, April 22 is Mitzvah Day 2012. Join volunteers from all of our
local Jewish organizations for a day of tikkun olam by registering at
www.shalomgreensboro.org.
The next Social Action meeting will be Wednesday, March 21 at the
Temple at 5:30 p.m. Committee members with a passion for social
justice are wanted and needed.
ECO-MITZVOT- Monthly Tips on Green Living
"Be mindful not to spoil and destroy my world.
If you do so no one will repair it."
Midrash Kohelet Rabbah , VII
One of the easiest and most effective ways
of reducing our impact on climate change is to
simply change some light bulbs. Many of us
have already started using those curly compact
fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) in our homes and
workplaces because we understand that they
dramatically reduce our carbon footprints and
power bills. In fact, they use one-third the
energy and last ten times longer than standard
light bulbs, so they easily pay for themselves. If
every U.S. home replaced just one bulb, it
would reduce green house gas pollution
equivalent to removing a million cars from the
road.
In fact, Duke Energy will even help you get
started by sending you a box of free CFLs!
Order yours at www.duke-energy.com/freecfls/
A concern often expressed about using CFLs
is how to safely dispose of them (once they
finally burn out) as they do contain a trace
amount of mercury. The answer: take them to
any Home Depot to safely recycle them. We
even have a collection box at Temple Emanuel,
to make it even easier. So, go ahead and
brighten your life, your home, and the earth’s
future in one easy step – change a bulb!
-The TEVA (Environmental Sustainability)
Committee