Weekly Religious Services

Monday .....6:45 a.m. .......7:30 p.m.Tuesday ............................7:30 p.m.Wednesday .......................7:30 p.m.Thursday ....6:45 a.m. .......7:30 p.m.Friday .............8 a.m. ......................Kabbalat Shabbat .............6:30 p.m.Shabbat .....9:30 a.m. ......................Sunday .........9 a.m. ..........7:30 p.m.

Services also held at Shiva houses as needed. Morning service times may change for Rosh Hodesh, minor fasts and national holidays. Watch e-mail for notifications.

Candle Lighting Times

Jan. 6 .............................. 4:43 p.m.Jan. 13 ........................... 4:50 p.m.Jan. 20 ........................... 4:57 p.m.Jan. 27 ........................... 5:05 p.m.Feb. 3 ............................. 5:13 p.m.Feb. 10 ........................... 5:21 p.m.Feb. 17 ........................... 5:29 p.m.Feb. 24 .......................... 5:37 p.m.

Shabbat Mincha

Jan. 7 ............................. 4:30 p.m.Jan. 14 ........................... 4:37 p.m.Jan. 21 ........................... 4:44 p.m.Jan. 28 ........................... 4:52 p.m.Feb. 4 ............................. 5:00 p.m.Feb. 11 ........................... 5:08 p.m.Feb. 18 ........................... 5:16 p.m.Feb. 25 .......................... 5:24 p.m.

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Weekly Religious Services

Monday ....... 6:45 a.m. ........ 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday ................................. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday ............................ 7:30 p.m.

Thursday ...... 6:45 a.m. ........ 7:30 p.m.

Friday ........... 6:45 a.m. .......................

Kabbalat Shabbat .................. 6:30 p.m.

Shabbat ........ 9:30 a.m. .......................

Sunday ......... 9:00 a.m. ........ 7:30 p.m.

Mincha .... See calendar

Services are also held at Shiva housesas needed.

Family and Youth Services

Shabbat is Special ... Feb. 2 .. 7:15 p.m.

Jr. Congregation ...... Feb. 3 10:30 a.m.

Kehilat Kids .......... Feb. 17 ..... 11 a.m.

Tot Shabbat .......... Feb. 17 ..... 11 a.m.

Candle Lighting Times

February 2 ...................... 5:12 p.m.

February 9 ...................... 5:20 p.m.

February 16 .................... 5:28 p.m.

February 23 .................... 5:36 p.m.

This new and handsome bulletin formatis a fortuitous metaphor for the many changesthat Tikvat Israel Congregation will beexperiencing this year. Rori Pollak will bejoining us in June as new director of theBroadman-Kaplan Early Childhood Center.Susan Newman has decided to step downfrom her many years of devoted andoutstanding service as our executive director,and the search is on for a strong candidatewho will attempt to fill her shoes. Theenvironmental committee, which was startedby Rabbi Gorin and is chaired by congregantDan Black, has begun the task of increasingthe efficiency of our physical plant’s use ofenergy. The changes Dan and his committeeare instituting run the gamut from thetransparent (changing electricity suppliers)to the subtle (changing the type of light bulbsthat we use) for now. Perhaps in the future,more obvious changes are in store.

And then there is me. After two yearsco-chairing the adult education committee(AEC) with Susan Apter, I am honored toserve as president of the congregation for thenext two years. I infer that my candidacywas acceptable to the congregation at least inpart because of the successful AEC curriculumour committee has created. (I refuseto entertain the “warm body” hypothesis.)That curriculum is the product of ourcommittee’s hard work and creativity. Nowyou can’t have creativity without risk, and ifyou take some risks, you willfail occasionally. But if the risks we take in thenext two years are well calculated, I predict

From the President’s Perspective

that we will succeed more than we willfail. We will witness the vibrant growth ofour community that some don’t expect, butthat we all want. This has been my philosophyand approach towards my own career as ascientist, co-chair of the AEC, and now aspresident of the congregation.

It is often said that people don’t fearchange; they fear the loss implicit in change.As the synagogue leadership — comprised ofthe executive committee, the board ofdirectors, and me — consider the choices wemake as we lead, I promise we will be sensitiveto those concerns. In fact, I am certain thatwe will only enhance all that we have thatmakes our community unique and special.These very qualities — our warmth, networkof support, ideals and spirituality, to name afew — are the ones that make ourcommunity so special to all of us, and makeyour acceptance of me as the president of thecongregation such an honor.

So let’s all look forward to an interestingcouple of years, and begin them with aconcerted effort to thank all those who haveworked hard and continue to volunteer tocontribute to this very special community.Please first take a moment to thank Phil Katz(pkbjk@aol.com) for his past service on thesynagogue bulletin, and Andi Kronzek(TIeditor@aol.com) for her current service asour bulletin editor. Then, please turn topage 3 to read about Art Fabel, a quietlyenthusiastic volunteer who represents all thatis the best about the community of TikvatIsrael Congregation.

—Ron Rabin

2200 Baltimore Road • Rockville, Maryland 20850 Volume 1 • Number 1

January/February 2012Tevet/Shevat/Adar 5772

Volume 5 • Number 6

Coming AttractionsSaturday Night at the Movies, Jan. 7, 21A pair of top-flight recent Israeli films will be screened, followed by discussion and food. For film summaries, see page 24.

Books Galore, Jan. 15With more than 5,000 titles on all manner of Jewish topics, you are sure to find some gems for the reading pile. Details, page 2.

Bridging the Political Divide, Jan. 28Red state, Blue state – choose your side and fight. A visiting scholar tells us how the Torah offers another view. See page 9.

Rabbi Search Under Way; Panel Begins Year-Long Venture for Interim, Then Permanent Appointment

by Shelly Goldin, Rabbi Search Committee chair

I am glad to announce that the Rabbi Search Committee is under way and working to serve this community for its future leadership. I am proud that the members of the committee represent the various constituencies of our congregation -- in interest, active participation, age and gender. (See box below.)

It was a difficult task to select members, however, and we understand there are others who wish to participate on an active level. We have a list of those who either corresponded or called stating their interest, and we will certainly call upon those to either help facilitate, administer tasks or make individual calls in the future. You will not be forgotten!

Search Panelists Named

Purim Fun on Horizon, March 7First call for puppeteers, sonorous voices, comic thespians and witty writers. Read Cantor’s Corner, page 6, to identify the role that’s right for you on a prime night for holiday entertainment.

Tribute to Charlotte, March 18She was one of the building blocks of this congregation 50 years ago. A dinner on Charlotte Zeidman’s first yahrzeit will help us connect with her family. For more, see page 2.

The synagogue board of directors has approved a diverse mix of congregants on Tikvat Israel’s Rabbi Search Committee for the next year.

The 11-member committee is chaired by Shelly Goldin, who served as the congregation’s president between 2003 and 2005 and since then as a board

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Dalit BaranoffJeff BernsteinBrenda BrooksElliot CowanKate Jennes-Kahn

Ted KramBen LovingJimmy PerlmutterFred WagnerJudy Waldman

member of the Seaboard Region’s Women’s League of Conservative Judaism.

Other members of the committee are:

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Tikvat Israel Directory

RabbiHoward Gorinhdgorin49@gmail.com

Rabbi EmeritusLewis A. Weintraub

CantorRochelle Helznerrhelzner@gmail.com

Cantor EmeritusMark Levi

PresidentLarry GorbanLarryGorban@gmail.com

Executive DirectorSam Freedenbergsam@tikvatisrael.org

Office StaffAnita Greenwaldanita@tikvatisrael.orgDebbie Segaldebbie@tikvatisrael.org

Religious SchoolTamar M. Weinsweig, Directortamar@tikvatisrael.org424-4396

Early ChildhoodRori Pollak, Directorecc.director@tikvatisrael.org251-0455

Youth & Family Programming Lynn Berk, Directorlberk@comcast.net

Synagogue OfficePhone • 762-7338Fax • 424-4399

Bulletin EditorJay P. Goldmanjgoldman@aasa.org

Contributing EditorsFelicia R. BlackBetty FishmanNancy Matheson

(All phone numbers are in the 301 area code.)

Shul ShortsDinner Tribute to Charlotte Zeidman

A community dinner in tribute to the memory of Tikvat Israel pioneer Charlotte Zeidman is set for Sunday, March 18, at the synagogue.

The date coincides with her first Yahrzeit. Members of her family will participate in mincha services and the dinner that follows.

Further details will be included in the next Bulletin and B’kesher, the TI e-newsletter. Zeidman was one of the founders of the shul in the early 1960s and played one of the most central volunteer roles during the half-century that followed.

Collegiate Connection

The College Outreach Committee has sent two packages to the synagogue’s collegiate members this school year. If your student will have a change of address or will be studying abroad during the second semester, please let the committee know to avoid wayward shipments. Two additional mailings are planned to all the college students.

The committee extends thanks to Debbie Cordaro for her in-kind donation for the December package.

Contact Elyse Bernstein (jeffelyse@gmail.com) or Susan Apter (apter4@gmail.com) to offer assistance, add a new receipient or change a recipient’s address.

Membership Development

Nancy Matheson chairs the Tikvat Israel Membership Committee, and she welcomes all ideas for promoting the synagogue in ways to attract prospective members. The committee also welcomes volunteer help.

Please consider lending your efforts to this essential volunteer function at the synagogue by contacting Matheson at nskm63@yahoo.com or 301-460-2069.

Used Jewish Book Sale Offers 5,000 Titles at TI

The annual Used Jewish Book Sale at TI on Sunday, Jan. 15, promises to be the largest such sale in the Greater Washington area with approximately 5,000 books.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the synagogue’s social hall.

Rabbi Gorin has traveled to New York and Florida to accept book donations over recent months, ensuring a wide selection in more than 10 categories, including Talmud and Rabbinic literature, philosophy and theology, history, Holocaust studies, Israel and Zionism, and Kabbalah and Hasidism. There also will be an expanded Yiddish and Hebrew section, as well as more seforim (classic Jewish texts) than in past years.

While 80 percent of the books are on Jewish topics, the general reader also will find a generous selection of books, both fiction and nonfiction.

 Most books are priced at $1 to $5. A copy of a 1948 newspaper front

page, announcing Israel’s statehood, will be auctioned off on the day of the book sale. It was discovered in a box of books that were donated for the sale.

Two dozen volunteers are needed to greet crowds at the door, stock books on the tables, ring up sales and help Larry Gorban in the kitchen with sale of snack foods.

To volunteer, contact Felicia Black, book sale chair, at feliciarblack@msn.com or Rabbi Gorin at hdgorin49@gmail.com.

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Major Rabbi Provider: Abundant Supply of Candidates Out There

As dean of the rabbinical school at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Rabbi Daniel Nevins fills a strategic vantage point from which to observe the match-making of synagogues in the Conservative movement with rabbis who want synagogue-based jobs. The seminary is the principal training ground for newly minted rabbis.

Nevins also serves on the executive council of the Rabbinical Assembly, the national body that functions as a union-like advocacy voice for rabbis in the Conservative movement and carries the most influence on the supply of candidates for posted vacancies in pulpit positions. (The Rabbinical Assembly’s oversight will be the subject of a future article in the TI Bulletin.)

Nevins, who formerly was a synagogue rabbi in Farmington Hills, Mich., recently answered questions from Jay P. Goldman, acting editor of the Bulletin, about supply and demand in rabbi searches today.

Q. What role does  the Jewish Theological Seminary play in regards to rabbi searches at congregations?

Nevins: No direct role, but we are part of the Joint Placement Commission that supervises the process, but the actual hiring goes through the Rabbinical Assembly’s placement director. Sometimes shuls call people at JTS for recommendations, which we are pleased to assist with. The Joint Placement Commission meets about every six weeks.

Q. What seems to be the current state of supply and demand among Conservative congregational rabbis?

Nevins: The Rabbinical Assembly is larger than ever, but the congregational pool is shrinking, so right now the balance is in favor of the shuls. There are lots of great rabbis of all ages and stages of career looking for work. We have a large cohort entering the rabbinate this summer.

Q: Is this the result of fewer Conservative shuls operating in the United States and even some of those requiring less than full-time rabbis?

Nevins: Yes, that’s what I meant by the congregational pool shrinking.

Q. How many JTS graduates each year seek positions with U.S. congregations, and has this number changed much over recent years?

Nevins: It varies, but our average class size is about 23-26 and about 50 to 60 percent take congregational jobs. However, most graduates look at a broad range of jobs and finalize their decisions based on a variety of factors, including geography, compensation and family needs as well as the type of position.

Q: Is it not unusual these days for a fresh JTS graduate to accept a congregational rabbi position?

Nevins: Not at all unusual. New rabbis may apply for shuls up to 250 family units in size or as assistant rabbis.

Q. Does JTS study the experiences of graduates who aspire to be congregational rabbis or, more specifically, the matching of candidates to vacancies?

Nevins:  The Joint Placement Commission reviews the experience each year, as do we. I would say that in the “old days” some jobs were hard to fill for a variety of

reasons, but now even remote shuls are attracting many applicants.

Q: Is this a function of the fact that the supply of rabbis who would like to be working full-time for a synagogue far outsizes the number of congregational positions that open in a typical year?

Nevins: I would not say it far outsizes. There is never a perfect correlation of jobs and job seekers.

Focus Groups Convene in January to Formulate Synagogue’s Future

Rabbi Daniel Nevins

More than 125 congregant s volunteered to participate in focus groups to help the congregation take a strategic, long-term look at what kind of community we want to be in the coming years.

The focus groups will take place in January, and the Strategic Planning Committee plans to issue a report on

the findings and recommendations by Passover.

“This report wil l become invaluable to our search for a new rabbi, allowing the Rabbi Search Committee to get a good pulse on the needs of the congregation and to assist it in honing in on very specific issues related to recruiting a rabbi

to serve those needs,” said Richard Lederman, chair of TI’s Strategic Planning Committee.

Lederman assured participants that confidentiality would be strictly preserved to ensure free and open discussion. The final report will not attach comments to specific individuals.

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Rabbi Searchcontinued from page 1

With the appointment of the committee, we held our first meeting on Dec. 6, to talk about process, timing and collaborating with other committees at Tikvat Israel. We reviewed the guidebook written by the Joint Commission on Rabbinic Placement of the Conservative movement and we will register with them for applicants when we are ready. The commission, which is managed by the Rabbinical Assembly, serves as a clearinghouse for those seeking pulpits in the Conservative movement. The commission has given us a thought-provoking and detailed questionnaire to be completed to ensure the right rabbi is matched to the right synagogue.

We also will talk with external resources in the community – those who have undertaken this process in recent years and can share with our committee what worked and what did not in the search for a congregation’s rabbi. We also intend to talk with rabbis who have been active in the search process.

Synagogue CultureAt this point, we will work with TI’s

Strategic Planning Committee, or SPC, and will listen carefully to the results of the focus groups that will be conducted in January and February. This will enable our committee to learn about the culture of this synagogue, its needs and interests. We’ll all discover what the members want Tikvat Israel to be for the future as the Strategic Planning Committee will present its recommendations that emerge from the focus groups to the synagogue’s governing board and the full congregation.

Please understand that the Rabbi Search Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee are two distinct groups, each with its own mission and working toward different goals. The SPC will examine the synagogue’s culture and what changes may be needed to retain our current members and to attract new members to this vibrant community. The RSC will focus on obtaining the best match for a spiritual leader who will be an active partner with other clergy, lay leaders, professional staff and congregation

members to help us realize the new strategic plan set forth.

There fo re , the Rabb i Sea rch Committee, or RSC, will hold short meetings with affinity groups at Tikvat Israel. These affinity groupings have members who share an interest, age range or level of participation (a lot or none). Among these groups are Chavurot, Kitchen, Artists/Musicians, Past Presidents, Sisterhood, Religious Practice, Youth Commission, Board of Directors, School Groups (ECC, Rimonim Center and the New Jewish School), Disability Groups, Hazak, Leisure World Residents, Singles, Social Action, CSA members, Minyan Coordinators, Shabbat Regulars, Occasional Attendees, Shomer Shabbat Groups and 20-Something Regulars.

The members of the RSC will divide responsibilities, and we will “touch” every member in good standing at this synagogue for their input. Every member unit will have a chance to fill out a comprehensive questionnaire and attend one of the above groupings. Your input is important to us and to the future of our synagogue. A spiritual leader must motivate and be present and knowledgeable to the needs of his or her community. With help from the strategic planning process and individual congregants, we can effectively address those needs in the candidate interviewing process.

Dual ResponsibilitiesThere is a two-fold job here. We will

look first for an interim rabbi to officiate at milestones (funerals, weddings and b’nai mitzvah) and to attend Shabbat mornings at prescribed intervals. This part-time rabbi will be on duty from July 2012 to June 30, 2013 -- to avoid financial stress to the congregation. As prescribed in Rabbi Gorin’s contract, Tikvat Israel will pay him severance. Rabbi Gorin has graciously agreed to spread this out as monthly payments through February. This is a common practice among congregations. It is not an anomaly, but a commitment that most synagogues make in their contracts

with spiritual leaders. Therefore, the successor rabbi will be

asked to join our synagogue on or about July 1, 2013. Because of this timeline, we will present completed questionnaires to the Rabbinical Assembly’s Joint Commission on Rabbinic Placement in April for the interim rabbi search and again in September

for the permanent position. This is what the commission advises.

According to the Joint Commission, the six-month time frame between submission of our materials and a new rabbi’s start date is the norm and contract negotiations typically are completed at least two months before a rabbi makes the move to his or her new place

of employment. We will talk with the placement commission about tweaking these dates when paperwork is due and will inform the board and congregation regularly as to the status of what we learned and what our committee will be doing.

Ultimately, it is the congregation that will meet the candidates during a Shabbat service, and the decision about a new rabbi will take place through a vote of the congregation.

Continuous ContactWe would l ike to a s sure the

congregation that this is not a secretive committee. We will listen to everyone and will take each and every issue seriously. We will keep you up to date through the Tikvat Israel Bulletin and the weekly electronic newsletter B’kesher. (If you are not receiving B’kesher, send your e-mail address to tikvatoffice@gmail.com.)

We trust this will be a joyous journey into Tikvat Israel’s future. If we continue to smile and are willing to learn at each step, indeed, we’ll have done our job and done it well. A positive-looking congregation will get positive responses from within and lure new members in.

We ask for your patience, your participation and your willingness to start a new venture with a new leader and a new strategic plan to make this the best shul you’ll ever have attended!

Shelly Goldin

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This past August, after a hiatus of several years, I went down to Children’s Hospital to donate platelets. What, you may ask, motivated me to do something that I had not done

in a while? The answer is simple:Someone asked.All of us are aware that, during certain

times of the year, there is a critically low supply of available blood. “Come, donate blood,” we read. In August because potential donors are away on vacation, in December because everyone is too busy with their holiday preparations. In this sense, all of us are being reminded and asked.

What made the difference last August was that someone made the effort to ask me. I did not receive the usual e-mail that begins “Dear Blood Donor.” Instead, the e-mail began “Dear Howard” and continued to state the need for my specific type of blood.

Someone asked. Me specifically. How could I say no?

Making specific rather than general requests applies to synagogue life as well. A letter addressed to each congregant by name will be more effective than a letter addressed to “Dear Tikvat Israel Congregant.” A phone call will be more effective than a letter, and a personal visit will be the most effective of them all.

I am reminded of a meeting I had many years ago with local Christian clergy. We discussed what our respective institutions expected from their members in terms of financial support. I forget what our dues were then, but I was embarrassed to state the figure, for fear that, once again, we Jews would be perceived as being focused on money.

That, however, was not the source of my embarrassment. What caused me no end of chagrin was when my colleagues told me what their churches received, on average, from their congregants -- a level of financial support that was at least 50

percent higher than what was the norm at our synagogue. These clergy, by the way, all served churches in our area (zip codes 20851 and 20853).

I asked them about the secret of their success. This is what they shared. First of all, the term “dues” was not part of their vocabulary. They used the word “stewardship” instead, which implies assuming a share of the responsibility in the development and management of resources. It is a much more collaborative term than dues, which often has an adversarial thrust: “they” -- the board, the elders, the officers -- are imposing a financial burden on “us.”

The second aspect of their success -- a Stewardship Week. Every congregant was solicited individually. The vision of the congregation was articulated, as was the amount of money needed to achieve its goals. Each congregant th en wa s a s k ed what they would be able and willing to contribute to see to the implementation of the vision.

It was only then the church budget w a s f o r m u l a t e d -- not on the basis o f u n f o u n d e d project ions (how many members will join next year; how much will each household actually pay) and not on the basis of unrealistic assumptions (if we have X number of fund raisers that will raise Y number of dollars each) but on the basis of what congregants actually committed to giving as part of their stewardship pledge.

If the money is there, we can realize our vision. If it is not, then we need to scale back. Budgetary shortfalls are not an option.

In other words, people gave because they were asked. On an individual basis. After hearing what their participation would mean.

Time-consuming? Very much so. Labor-intensive? You betcha. Unrealistic? Perhaps. Successful? Beyond imagining.

I will end with a letter to the editor of Reform Judaism magazine. Written years ago, it is every bit as relevant today.

It said, in part: It’s ironic that Reform Judaism would feature a cover story on seeking converts, while in the same issue there is a “Focus on Money.” A collection of articles that concentrate on the “dues” problem, as if it were the golf club. Is this the signal we wish to send to prospective converts to our faith – come join our club, where if you can’t pay you can’t play.

A quandary is how we use language. It’s time to check our premise as an institution and begin using language that reflects religious precepts. As long as we keep referring to “dues” as the principal way we support our congregations, people will view the

congregation as a service for which a fee is paid, and the service is withdrawn for failure to pay, rather than a spiritual institution for which one assumes an ob l i ga t i on t o maintain.

I suggest that the word “pledge” be substituted for dues. It implies a bond and

conveys a spiritual value [that] is far more

appropriate for a religious body.I’m embarrassed to think that we treat

our institution as a lodge for which we pay “dues.”

If we are truly serious about both seeking converts and instilling spiritualism as a central component of our Reform movement, then I suggest we downplay the price tag, throw open the doors, ask for pledges of support, and build modern American spirituality-based congregations [open] to the whole community regardless of ability to pay. And let the synagogue truly become a “house of prayer for all people.”

From the Rabbi’s Desk: Help Is All in the Asking

by Rabbi Howard Gorin

Rabbi Gorin leads a reading circle with ECC pre-schoolers.

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Cantor’s Corner

by Cantor Rochelle Helzner

Kabbalat Shabbat With InstrumentsThis service will be held on Friday nights, Jan. 20 and Feb. 24. The service begins promptly at 6:30 p.m.

A pre-service reception will be held at 5:45 p.m. We are in need of sponsors. Contact Cantor Helzner or Bonnie Cowan if you can make a contribution.

Music HavurahThis group is open to anyone interested in Jewish music. If you want to be informed about the group’s activities, contact Felicia Black (feliciarblack@msn.com).

Some of the havurah’s upcoming dates are these:

* Sunday, Jan. 8 at 5 p.m. in the Flax Library. Susan-Lisa Gvinter, music director of Chai Dynamics, will lead a workshop on “Singing A Cappella.” If you are interested in learning the techniques of singing a cappella, join us.

* Saturday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Flax Library. Josh Milner, cantor of Ohev Shalom in Washington, D.C., and an extraordinary teacher of niggunim, will lead us in a Malave Malkah as we wish farewell to Shabbat Shira.

Teen ServiceTI’s teens will lead and host a teen service for the area’s Conservative synagogues on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 10:15 a.m. in the Flax Library. Plans are in the making for this to be a traveling service where future events would be hosted by other synagogues. Home hospitality will be provided for those who do

not drive to shul. For more information, contact Cantor Helzner or Lynn Berk.

Puppeteers NeededThe Purim Puppet Show will be held on erev Purim, Wednesday, March 7, at 7 p.m. Rehearsals for puppeteers will be held on Monday, Feb. 20 (President’s Day), Sunday, Feb. 26 and Sunday, March 4 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Involvement in this show is fun and the joy expressed by parents and children is rewarding.

If you are an adult or older teen and would like to operate a puppet (or participate as a character voice), contact Karen Lipsy at bkrsl@verizon.net.

Purim Shpiel: Writers and PerformersOur original Purim Shpiel will be presented on Purim night, Wednesday, March 7, after the 8 p.m. megillah reading. If you would like to help write it or perform in it, please contact Michele Eisenberg at michelebe@aol.com. The first brainstorming session was held held on Dec. 19, but more meetings will be scheduled, all after evening minyanim.

Shabbat Morning AlternativeOn Shabbat morning, Feb. 11, Cantor Helzner will offer an alternative Birchot Hashachar/P’zukai D’zimra (opening prayers) and Shacharit in the Flax Library. This service will be characterized by joyous singing accompanied by hand drums.as instruments of expression. Rhythm will be used for its uplifting qualities. After Shacharit, we will rejoin the congregation in the sanctuary for the Torah service and Musaf. This alternative service will begin at 9:15 a.m. Please arrive on time to experience this service fully. Plans are to offer this service once a month.

Rabbis Suskin and Faierstein Offer Biweekly Chassidic Study on Shabbat

Rabbi Alana Suskin is coordinating a 12-session series of Chassidut study for Tikvat Israel members on Shabbat afternoons through May. The classes will meet on the 2nd and 4th Shabbats of each month after services in the rear section of the sanctuary.

The classes will be co-led by Suskin and Rabbi Morris Faierstein. All are welcome with no previous knowledge needed. The participants will study Hebrew texts with translations.

Explains Suskin: “The classes will be looking at what the chassidic rabbis taught about  three different subjects. The first four weeks (including two sessions that took place in December) will be about the relationships between humans and God. The second four weeks will be about the relationships between human beings, and the last four weeks  will be about holidays.”

The chasidic rabbis were part of a movement that emphasized emotional attachment to a tzadik, a righteous, charismatic leader, and their teachings often distilled mystical texts into  “a more digestible” form than earlier kabbalistic and mystical movements, Suskin says.

She promises the classes will be short and fun, about 45 minutes each. There is no special knowledge required. “We’ll translate as we go along,” she says.

For more details, contact Suskin at rabbi.al@gmail.com.

Patronizing Our Bulletin AdvertisersSynagogue members are asked to patronize those businesses that support the synagogue through their display ads in the Tikvat Israel Bulletin.

Felicia R. Black, Bulletin assistant editor, coordinates the Bulletin’s advertising sales. Contact her at feliciarblack@msn.com or 240-274-6188 (cell) before Feb. 1 about advertising a service or product in the March-April issue.

Bridge Nights

The monthly duplicate bridge nights, co-chaired by Tami Gilston and Carol Chelemer, take place on Wednesdays starting at 7:30 p.m. with dessert with table play commencing at 7:45 p.m. Play ends by 10 p.m. Contributions of $5/person are encouraged.

Upcoming bridge nights will be Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 14, April 18, May 16 and June 13. Contact Chelemer at carolchelemer@comcast.net.

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With Tishrei holidays over, Thanksgiving b e h i n d u s a n d Hanukkah in our midst, we are reminded just how quickly the year is flying by. It seems as if we have

only just begun.However, in this short amount of time,

Rimonim students have learned much and have much still to learn.

Our students visited Butler’s Orchard, learned about Jews of Mississippi, Spain and Kenya, had a fabulous Talit workshop with Shirley Waxman, visited the Jewish Historical Society of Washington, led a Shabbat youth service and more.

I want to share with you a story that was told to me recently. It’s about a family in a Jewish community in a different state. All three children attended a Jewish day school for the past 5 years. Then, six months ago, the father became disabled and shortly afterwards the mother lost her job. Both parents worked odd jobs to make ends meet but had to pull their kids out of the day school. This decision devastated the parents.

The children were not only rooted in the school community, but also developed a strong Jewish identity as a result of attending the school. When the kids didn’t return after the year-end holidays, their teachers called the family’s home to inquire about their whereabouts.

The mother, ashamed to discuss the situation with the school administration, had just enrolled her children in the public system, but she decided to confide in one of the teachers. That teacher discussed the

Rimonim Center: A Story of Holding Jewish Values Dear

by Tamar Weinsweig, Rimonim Center director

situation with the administrators the following day. That evening, the school dean appeared at the family’s home. He told the parents he was upset they did not speak to him. He said he felt shame because he did not give the parents a safe place to discuss the financial issues with him or other administrators.

The dean told the parents that even though the school operates as a business, it is mainly a Jewish business that holds Jewish values close and dear. Those values are those of “Kol Israel arevim ze ba ze,” all Israel are responsible for one another, and that all Jewish children deserve Jewish education. This man and his school did not only recite those values but lived them.

I was deeply moved by this story. I was moved by the humility this dean expressed by taking responsibility for the fact the parents did not approach him. I was moved by the fact he did not wait but immediately went to meet the family in its home. I was moved by the fact he lived those values and words.

The dean would not take no for an answer, so the children were back at their Jewish day school the following day.

Hanukkah teaches us that a strong community is one where people take care of one another, where being divided by social status or money is to the detriment of the entire nation. It teaches us that those in high power positions should be the ones to teach by example, be humble and take the first step toward inclusion.

Hanukkah is not about the gifts our children see at a store and want, but rather the gifts of love, inclusion, togetherness and community building.

Chag sameach.

Ways to Get InvolvedAdult Education CommitteeBetsy Millerbnahmiller@hotmail.com • 279-0453

Bereavement CommitteeCall synagogue office

Bikur Holim VolunteersBobbi Cohen: 367-6859

Bridge Night   Carol Chelemer:  carolchelemer@comcast.net

College OutreachElyse Bernsteinjeffelyse@comcast.net • 460-0508

Haftarah Reading AssignmentsSusan Apter: apter4@gmail.com • 460-9657

Hazak     Toby Altman:  altman4@aol.com

Karate   Joel Kristal:   j_kristal@hotmail.com

Kiddush VolunteersMarsha Lyons: mars545@comcast.net

Membership CommitteeNancy Matheson: nskm63@yahoo.com

Reading MentorsEllen Eisner: eeisner@comcast.net • 598-0635

Religious Practices CommitteeSusan Apterapter4@gmail.com • 460-9657

Sanctuary UshersJeff Bernstein: jeffelyse@gmail.com

Shepherd’s TableSherman Eisner: alarminfo@asecurity.com • 598-0635

SisterhoodRebecca Salon: rsalon@verizon.net

Social Action CommitteeRobbi and Larry Cohenlcohendds@yahoo.com

Stepping Stones ShelterJay Plafker: jayplafker@verizon.net

Torah Reading AssignmentsJanaki Kuruppujkuruppu@gmail.com • 460-6026

Yoga  Sarah Fishman:  namastesarah@gmail.com

(All phone numbers in 301 area code.)

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Straddling the Line on the Pre-School Debate Between Study and Play

by Rori Pollak, director, Broadman-Kaplan Early Childhood Center

Over the last few years, I have been hearing parents talk about the debate between play-based and academic-based early learning.  In fact, a Google search

reveals that many others are pondering the same issue with more than 52 million results for “preschool play versus academics.”

Both sides of the debate use research to bolster their stance. A parent can easily get swept up in the worry that choosing one approach over the other will leave your child lacking in a critical area of development.

Not surprisingly, our take here at the ECC is “Why not try to have both?” As such, we balance child-initiated discovery play with teacher-facilitated activities. That is why this year we really began to distinguish our program’s philosophy a n d c u r r i c u l u m from that of other preschool programs in this area.

Our philosophy at the ECC is built on the belief that c h i l d r e n l e a r n through hands-on exploration and experimentation and through play and engaging all the senses. Play is a necessary ingredient for learning the social skills that serve as the bedrock for children’s success in school. Play, both directed and undirected, is a critical component of learning. Play helps children learn new concepts and problem-solving skills in a natural, fun way. The Broadman-Kaplan ECC is a play-based program.

Our curriculum, on the other hand, is multi-faceted. We blend several Maryland State Department of Education-approved curricula and assessments as well as teaching

approaches designed for early learners. Our goal is to meet the needs of each individual child. This year we added on the Get Set for School component of the Handwriting Without Tears® curriculum to augment our preschool and pre-kindergarten programs. We include more games, songs and activities designed to promote literacy, math and writing readiness for our 3-5 year olds.

Registration TimeJanuary begins re-enrollment for the

ECC. If our program sounds appealing for your 18-month-old through 5-year-old or if you know someone with a preschool-aged child who might be interested, give us a call. Please submit applications as soon as possible so you don’t lose your spot. I anticipate limited pre-kindergarten

spaces for 2012-13. At this time, we have limited openings for our current school y e a r. W i t h o u r rolling admissions policy, we are only accepting enrollment for children ages 18 months to three years for the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year.

If you are not a current ECC family and are interested

in sending your child to our program, please download an application form from the website (www.broadman-kaplan.org). Once you submit a completed application, we will place you on the list to receive an enrollment form once 2012-2013 enrollment process begins.

Recent HappeningsActivities at the ECC of late included:Our ECC Family Shabbat Dinner, a

smashing success. This was a wonderful way to meet other parents when it is less stressful during a time to slow down and welcome Shabbat. Parents are not rushed

to get to work at morning dropoff or to get home for dinner at pickup in the afternoon. Thanks to the parents who prepared and organized the dinner and an extra thanks to the cleanup crew. Finally, we thank Cantor Helzner for providing such a wonderful “Shabbat Sing-Along” for the young children and their families.

Rabbi Gorin has been spending time in our 3- to 4-year-old class, reading stories, having the kids get up close and personal with the Torah and singing songs. In our pre-kindergarten class, he dropped by to make some challah.

The ECC has expanded its repertoire of electronic communication, including an e-newsletter and a secured website for photos and videos.

ECC has a Facebook fan page. Please check it out and “like” it.

Math is fun when preschoolers at the Broadman-Kaplan Center learn with shapes. (Photo by Rori Pollak)

Collecting Box Tops

The Broadman-Kaplan Ear ly Childhood Center is collecting General Mills Box Tops for Education logos as a fund-raising project during the 2011-2012 school year.

The school is asking anyone affiliated with TI to save these box tops. Cut them off the boxes and deposit them in the collection vessel on the wall outside the ECC office on the first floor of the synagogue.

Pre-kindergarten pupils play a matching word game.

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Reinforcements Sought for Evening Minyanim

by Carol Chelemer

We have held evening minyanim at Tikvat Israel since the 1980s, providing members and the wider Jewish community with a lay-led evening service and a place to say Kaddish or observe a Yahrzeit. Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.

We always have relied on TI members’ commitments to attend one minyan per month -- that’s only 12 times over the year. This is a meaningful and significant volunteer activity as any of us who have observed a Yahrzeit has appreciated as cars roll into the synagogue lot at 7:28 p.m., shortly before a minyan leader begins the brief service.

Evening minyanim recruitment has lapsed in recent years. While updating the participant list, we found some evenings to be shorthanded. Ideally, having eight volunteers per night is wonderful, and as a congregation of more than 500 adults, we can do it! And that doesn’t even count post-Bar/Bat Mitzvah teens and collegians.

My thanks to Anita Greenwald and Ted Kram for updating the minyan roster and recruiting additional participants. Thanks as well to our established minyan callers (who provide reminders to others) who provided updated information.

Below is the current list of confirmed minyan volunteers (as of Nov. 30). If your name was omitted, my apologies. Please notify me (carolchelemer@comcast.net) or the synagogue office to make corrections. If you are not on the list, consider joining us, especially on a shorthanded night. If you appear on the list, please consider adding a second night.

The list includes the dates for the next three months so you can mark your calendars.

* 1st Sunday (Jan. 1, Feb. 5, March 4): Barry and Sharon Laken, Larry and Bobbi Gorban, Marc Schneider, Martie Adelman

* 2nd Sunday (Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 11): Tova and Steve Irving, Larry and Bobbi Gorban, Marc Schneider, Martie Adelman, Barbara Zweig

* 3rd Sunday (Jan. 15, Feb. 19, March 18): Susan Apter (caller), Alan Apter, Warren Berger, Larry and Bobbi Gorban, Marc Schneider, Martie Adelman

* 4th Sunday (Jan. 22, Feb. 26, March 25): Molly Turkewitz (caller), Joyce Fischer, Larry and Bobbi Gorban, Marc Schneider, Martie Adelman

* 1st Monday (Jan. 2, Feb. 6, March 5): Hal Steinberg (caller), Ed Moses, Howard Weiss, Kate Jennes-Kahn, Steven Kahn

* 2nd Monday (Jan. 9, Feb. 13, March 12): Phil Kott (caller), Joseph and Shirley Bogage, Irv Cohen, Barbara Cohen, Marsha Lyons, Paul Schwartz, Brenda Brooks, Jonathan Solomon, David Smith, Paula Kasper, Marvin Kasper, Kate Jennes-Kahn, Steven Kahn

* 3rd Monday (Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 19): Debbie Glasberg (caller), Jose Guzman, Kate Jennes-Kahn, Steven Kahn

* 4th Monday (Jan. 23, Feb. 27, March 26): Ed Moses (caller), Irv Cohen, Barbara Cohen, Jerry Kaiz, Madeleine Oakley, Mark Schaffman, Dudley Schwartz, Kate Jennes-Kahn, Steven Kahn

* 1st Tuesday (Jan. 3, Feb. 7, March 6): Muriel Asher (caller), Ted and Roz Kram, Mimi Meltzer, Josh Drucker, Asher Kline, Janice Balin, Marilyn Greenwood, Avi Ashery, Susan Cohen

* 2nd Tuesday (Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 13): Marilyn Greenwood (caller), Lori Aniti, Steve and Marjorie Eiserike, David Hersh, Freddi Pleet

* 3rd Tuesday (Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 20): Danny Bachman, Marilyn Greenwood, Jason Levine

* 4th Tuesday (Jan. 24, Feb. 28, March 27): Ted Kram (caller), Phil Braunstein, Carol Chelemer, Sara and David Harris, Steve Raucher, Carol Unger, Marilyn Greenwood

* 1st Wednesday (Jan. 4, Feb. 1, March 7): Laurie Goldman (caller), Rodney, Nancy and Ilana Matheson, Rich Nisensen, David Gorman, Janice Rosenberg, Jayme Sokolow, Judy Stern

* 2nd Wednesday (Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 14): Harriet Schwartz (caller), Al Schwartz, Dan and Sharon Jacobs, Harvey Kaplan, David Klein, John and Rianne Melmed, Jayme Sokolow, Marvin Waldman

* 3rd Wednesday (Jan. 18, Feb. 15, March 21): Robbie Cohen (caller), Jeff Bernstein, Moira Green, Ed Nussbaum, Jayme Sokolow

* 4th Wednesday (Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 28): Jayme Sokolow (caller), David Gantz, Elliot Cowan

* 1st Thursday (Jan. 5, Feb. 2, March 1): Jules Bowen (caller), Jesse and Marian Kaiser, Irv Kreisman, Marc Pressman

* 2nd Thursday (Jan. 12, Feb. 9, March 8): Roslyn Godfrey (caller), Lynn Benzion, Sam Freedenberg, Wendy Miller, Marc Pressman

* 3rd Thursday (Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 15): Judy Waldman (caller), Marc Pressman

* 4th Thursday (Jan. 26, Feb. 23, March 22): Ellen Eisner (caller), Sherman Eisner, Susan and Jay Plafker, Jack Klass, Shep Roey, Marc Pressman

Scholar Shabbat Jan. 28: Torah As Bridge to Political Divide

TI’s Scholar Shabbat on Jan. 28 will focus on the theme, “Blue Scroll or Red Scroll: Is Torah Liberal or Conservative?”

Louis E. Newman will lead a stimulating discussion on the topic during the Shabbat morning service with the discussion continuing after an extended kiddush. Newman is the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser professor of religious studies at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.

In a country divided between “red” and “blue” positions, the Torah may offer a third way. Newman’s remarks explore how both political perspectives reflect values and viewpoints rooted in Judaism.

Newman is a leading scholar of Jewish ethics. His most recent book is Repentance: the Meaning and Practice of Teshuvah (Jewish Lights 2010). His earlier works are Past Imperatives:  Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics and An Introduction to Jewish Ethics.

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We are proud to a n n o u n c e t h e formation of a new youth group, Emtza, f o r 5 t h a n d 6 t h graders. This group will complement the Machar and Kadima

groups that also serve that age group. Emtza will make our youth groupings

more age-appropriate, and if it proves to be successful, next year we will operate distinct groups for kindergarten through 2nd grade, 3rd and 4th graders, 5th and 6th graders, 7th and 8th graders and USY. The new group will meet monthly from January through May, the programs will be sports oriented and the meetings will not conflict with either Machar or Kadima programs.

Current members of Machar or Kadima will pay no additional dues for Emtza membership. For those who are not paid members of either group, the dues will be $45. The Emtza leader will be Ben Peskin, a recent graduate of Syracuse University who works in the informational technology field in Columbia, Md. Machar members may remember him as the male chaperone from last year’s overnight activity. The first Emtza program will be held on Sunday, Jan. 8.

Watch the mail for a letter from Ben and a survey for deciding what programs are of keenest interest to the children.

A Busy Month Past December was a busy month for

the Youth and Family Programming Department with each of our youth groups holding successful programs.

USY had a Shabbat dinner (thank

you to the Mintz family for hosting), ran a snack booth at the Shaare Tefila Quarter Auction to raise money for Tikun Olam and convention subsidies, and had a Hanukkah party. Kadima went rock climbing at Earth Treks with Shaare Torah members. USY and Kadima (thanks to chairs Alex Berger, Micah Cowan, Hannah Smith and Matthew Kaminow) held its annual Youth Shabbat where USYers and Kadimaniks ran the full service, acting as the rabbi and cantor, ushering, leading prayers, reading Torah and more – a fantastic job all around.

Thanks to the parents who contributed to the kiddush luncheon and volunteered to cook, set up the social hall, serve food and clean up. Your support is greatly appreciated.

We also conducted a Hanukkah crafts workshop where the children made ceramic banks, tool aprons, mugs, water bottle holders, trivets and more as holiday presents for their family and friends.

Many family events helped to fill out our December programming. We had a Shabbat afternoon Games Day and our 2nd annual Game Night for Grownups and co-sponsored with Sisterhood a Family Fun Day on Dec. 25.

Full Array Ahead

All of our group leaders are planning their January through June calendars. We have several big programs in January. The Joint USY Chapter is hosting the first Seaboard Region Traveling Shabbat Service on Saturday, Jan. 21, at TI. Our teens will run a teen service in the library annex for USYers from the Seaboard Region. The service will be followed by a special teens-only kiddush lunch.

USY also is sponsoring the Seaboard Regional Winter Formal Dance at Shaare Tefila on Saturday night, Jan. 28. The theme is “Under the Big Top,” and the members are planning circus decorations and snacks. The Youth Committee is looking for adult chaperones to help us that evening. If you are interested in helping chaperone the dance, contact either Lynn Berk (lberk@comcast.net) or Amy Matathias (Matathi@aol.com).

The Youth and Family Program Committee will sponsor its 3rd annual Martin Luther King Mitzvah Day on Monday, Jan. 16, which is open to families, middle-schoolers, teens, college students, adults and senior citizens. Various activities will take place inside and outside TI’s building. We will make fleece scarves, bake dog cookies, create peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and paint caps for kids with cancer. We also will sort, price and hang clothes at the Interfaith Clothing Closet and sort food at Manna Food Bank. Other outside projects are in the works. Watch for more information in B’kesher and on flyers outside the sanctuary.

Youth Corner: Adding a New Group and Planning a Busy January Array

by Lynn Berk, TI director of youth and family programming

USY members who helped with book sale preparations were, from left, Alex Berger, Sara Zarny, Sarai Presman, Ilana Matheson, Molly Schneider and Micah Cowan. (Photo by Felicia R. Black)

YOUTH CALENDARS

JANUARYJan. 7 Shabbat Afternoon

Games Day Jan. 7 Kadima

Saturday Night Live!! Jan. 8, 16, 22, 29 Kadima/USY

Basketball League Jan. 16 MLK Family

Mitzvah Day Project Jan. 22-23 Beth El Overnight

Ski Trip Jan. 28 USY Formal Dance

FEBRUARYFeb. 4 Shabbat Afternoon

Games Day Feb. 12, 26 Kadima/USY

Basketball LeagueFeb. 19-20 Great Wolf Lodge

Overnight

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During the USY’s Stray Boots scavenger hunt in sites around downtown Washington, the participants checked out the artwork at the National Portrait Gallery. From left: Sara Black, Micah Cowan, Emily Levy, Sara Zarny and Molly Schneider.

USY Delegation Earns 2 Honors at Conference

Eighteen members of the Joint United Synagogue Youth chapter of Tikvat Israel and Shaare Tefila won two awards at the Seaboard Region’s annual fall USY convention in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 18-20.

The chapter was honored for its total membership gains over the past year and for having the biggest increase in delegates attending the fall convention compared to 2010.

The delegates were accompanied by Lynn Berk, youth director, and Rafi Glazer, Kadima adviser. 

In addition, three chapter members entered the Mr. Seaboard Region contest, which is open to senior boys. Contestants perform a dance number as a group and then perform individually. Candidates also are interviewed. Convention delegates cast ballots by pledging money toward Tikun Olam, the USY international charity.

The talent portion of the event featured Leor Newman performing an original rap song, Brandon Ehrlich juggling with black light balls and Alex Berger performing a routine with spinning light sticks. “All three of our guys were terrific,” Berk reported. “We were all so proud of them.”

Dear Friends:B y n o w, I

hope you have read the informative front-page article o u t l i n i n g t h e process that the R a b b i S e a r c h Committee wil l follow, along with

the names of those who will serve on the committee. We are devoting considerable attention in this issue of the Tikvat Israel Bulletin to ensure the entire congregation is kept well informed.

Shelly Goldin, as chair of the committee, will help ensure the process is both transparent and that the congregation is kept informed as we progress – first in selecting an interim rabbi, who will serve from mid-2012 until 2013 and then a successor rabbi, who we hope will come on board starting with the fiscal year

beginning July 1, 2013. There will be multiple opportunities for everyone in the congregation to be part of this process.

The Rabbi Search Committee will facilitate the selection process, but ultimately it is the congregation that will make the final decision. I hope all of you will take advantage of the opportunities to become involved as we begin the critical selection process.

Meanwhile our activities and programs continue in full force at the synagogue. The always-popular Israeli film festival will be held this month with a pair of showings, and in March we are planning a dinner to honor the memory of Charlotte Zeidman on the date of her Yahrzeit.

In either late May or early June we will have an event at the synagogue to thank and pay tribute to Rabbi Gorin as he prepares to step down. We will send out information as soon as a final date has been chosen.

B’Shalom

President’s Corner: The Aim Is Transparency

by Larry Gorban, TI president

Mazel Tov …

To Shelly and Bruce Goldin on the birth of grandson Oliver Keith Friedman, born Nov. 8 to Sarah Goldin and Dr. Adam Friedman.

To Susan and Alan Apter on the engagement of daughter Melissa to Avi Bardack, son of Eti and Paul Roitman Bardack of Silver Spring.

To Pam and Rabbi Howard Gorin on the engagement of son Yonaton to Chaya Davida Tuckel.

To Pam and Rabbi Howard Gorin on daughter Emma’s performance in the leading role of Marian Paroo (the librarian) in the Potomac Theater Company production of “Music Man” in November. (See front page of newspaper bearing Emma’s photo in costume at http://bit.ly/uDwBtz.)

To Wendy Morrison on creating and teaching a popular six-week course to TI members on how to daven.

(Note: If you are celebrating a birthday or anniversary or another special milestone, consider contributing to TI’s monthly simcha kiddush, which includes a delicious Mazel Tov cake baked by Bonnie Cowan. Or perhaps sponsor the kiddush on another Shabbat during the month. Contact the TI office.)

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On Deck for Sisterhood: Blankets, Bagels, Books, Baseball in Coming Months

by Rebecca Salon, TI Sisterhood coordinator

T i k v a t I s r a e l ’ s Sisterhood is off to a great start. Our f i r s t e v e n t w a s a re cep t ion and wonderful guided tour through the Ratner Museum. We also had wonderful

attendance at our Jazzamatazz exercise event; book club discussions; Education Day for the Seaboard Region of the Women’s League for Conservative Judiasm, featuring outstanding speakers Naomi Harris Rosenblatt and Pamela Nadell; and TI’s Family Fun Day, with its Hiddur Mitzvah projects, which we co-sponsored.

What’s coming up? On Jan. 8, at 10 a.m., we will host another Hiddur Mitzvah project, “Bagels and Blankets,” where we will make blankets for the Children’s Inn at NIH. Don’t worry if you’ve never done anything like this before. There are terrific skilled women organizing this event who will support us in completing our projects. RSVP to me at rsalon@verizon.net if you’re planning to participate. Bring your daughter/sister/mother to this event to work on a blanket with you – and to get to

know the other women at TI better. The next Book Club meetings are Jan.

18, Feb. 15 and April 18, all following evening minyan. The book for January is The Believers: A Novel (P.S.) by Zoe Heller.

A Seaboard Region Torah Fund Dessert Event is set for 2 p.m. on March 4 at Chizuk Amuno Congregation in Baltimore, featuring Rabbi Marc Wolf, the Jewish Theological Seminary’s vice chancellor and chief development officer. He will address “The Life and Times of the Chizuk Amuno Shtender.”

Stay tuned for Spring announcements about other upcoming events, including a Sisterhood Day (with any family members who want to join) at a Washington Nationals baseball game and a possible theater event.

To learn more about TI Sisterhood, feel free to contact me or any of the other Sisterhood officers -- Nancy Matheson, assistant coordinator; Janice Balin, treasurer and membership coordinator; Bobbi Gorban, Torah Fund chair and immediate past president; and Shelly Goldin, past president and Sisterhood consultant.

We look forward to seeing you all at Sisterhood events this year.

TI Mail Box

Appreciation From Zeidmans

Our family was overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and love from members of Tikvat Israel after the sudden death of our mother last March and our father during the previous fall.  We were deeply comforted by these honest and sincere expressions.  It is true you never really know your parents or whose lives they touched and impacted. The sharing of stories by everyone was so enlightening. We always knew both mom and dad were generous with their time and spirit, but not the magnitude.  

Many thanks to Debbie Segal, Sam Freedenberg, Cantor Helzner and Rabbi Gorin for their constant communication and support during mom’s illness as well as for funeral arrangements and shiva. To all the congregation members who paid shiva calls and provided us with comfort, support and meals, we extend toda raba.  

We especially want to thank Jay Goldman, Felicia Black and Betty Fishman, who collaborated on the fabulous article for the

TI Bulletin. It was a lovely and touching tribute. A special thank you to the individuals who spearheaded the oral history project at the religious school and to student Lital Elfassi, who so skillfully interviewed and engaged with mom. We’ve played the videotape many times and cherish the last memories of her speaking about the place and people she loved and to whom she gave so much of her time.

Tikvat Israel was mom’s family and all the members were her brothers, sisters and children.  We are eternally grateful to this amazing extended family.

Beth, Lee, Lou and Roy Zeidman

Comfort for My Loss

Our deepest appreciation to the Tikvat Israel community for the warmth, comfort and support you showed us on the passing of my mother, Shirley Rubinstein Rodes. TI truly is a community -- in the fullest sense of the word.

Ellen Eisner  

A Games Gang

Almost 50 congregants turned out for Tikvat Israel’s Adult Games Night on Dec. 10 in the social hall.

They participated in darts, air hockey, foosball, ping pong, Texas Hold ‘Em poker, Mah Jongg and other board games, jigsaw puzzles and sporty activities. 

Banagrams was the table game of choice for the group shown, consisting of, from left, Debby Berlyne, Betty Fishman, Cliff Fishman, Wendy Morrison and Dalit Baranoff. (Photo by Felicia R. Black)

Chanting Haftarahs

Congregants who would be interested in chanting a Haftarah during the coming months may contact Susan Apter for available dates.

She can be reached at apter4@gmail.com or 301-460-9657.

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The New Jewish School: A New Identity for HDI

The school formerly known as Hebrew Day Institute has undergone a variety of transitions and changes throughout its 38-year history. The latest has unfolded in recent months with the program’s new mission and identity as The New Jewish School.

The school continues to be housed in the Gudelsky Education Wing at Tikvat Israel.

The New Jewish School is focusing on collaborative, hands-on exploration every day across the disciplines. Students in grades 5 and 6 are using a cloud-based operating system on their own Chromebook laptops. Among their pursuits, they are re-interpreting Marc Chagall’s finest works of art. On a typical day, the youngest students explore other cultures, customs and histories.

Once an Orthodox day school, The New Jewish School has been a community day school since 2005 when the school joined RAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School Network.

TI Group Takes to the Outdoors Regularly

TI’s Outdoors Havurah took advantage of some unseasonably mild autumn temperatures to take a hike at Patuxent National Wildlife Center in mid-November.

The havurah, formed in July 2010, has close to 30 members. In addition to Patuxent, the group has hiked on Sugarloaf Mountain, at Great Falls, in Rock Creek Park, in Seneca Creek State Park, at Greenbrier State Park (where some also swam) and in St. Mary’s, Md. The members also communed in a sukkah and sailed on the Potomac River.

On the docket for the next 12 months are excursions to Mount Vernon, cross country skiing, a visit to Kenilworth Gardens (possibly in canoes), a summer music festival at Linganore Winery, skeet shooting, a trip to the National Zoo, another hike and swim at Greenbrier and sailing.

The havurah welcomes newcomers. The contact is Amy Matathias (tihavurah@aol.com).

Taking a break at Patuxent National Wildlife Center are, front row from left, Wendy Bauman, Debby Berlyne, Marian Hallen and Linc Hallen, and back row from left, Danny Bachman and Warren Berger. Not pictured: Ela Pelish and Sue Urban.

Senior Living Support Proffered by TI Members

TI’s Social Action Committee began its second year of volunteering at Aspenwood Senior Living Center with High Holiday greeting cards sent to each Jewish resident by congregant Roma Sohn.

The Aspenwood sukkah was erected by Scoutmaster Ray Horn and members of TI’s Boy Scout troop. Joel Bressler led the residents in the blessings over the lulav and etrog. The annual Hanukkah dreidel party offered music and delicious noshes supplied by Beth Smith and her staff.

Meanwhile, TI members Rebecca Salon and Jay P. Goldman organized a High Holidays service and dinner – with assistance from congregants Sam Gilston and Jimmy Perlmutter -- for the 22nd consecutive year for Jewish residents at Potomac Valley Nursing Center in Rockville. They also led a Hanukkah songfest and menorah lighting in mid-December.

Kiddush Helpers Sought in TI Kitchen

If you participate in the kiddush following Shabbat morning and holiday services and enjoy socializing with your fellow congregants, Tikvat Israel needs your help to sustain this nice custom.

Volunteers are needed to set up and/or clean up. One of the dedicated volunteer mashgiachs (a congregant who has received instruction on supervising the kashruth of the Tikvat Israel kitchen) is always available to provide guidance on what needs to be done.

Contact Marsha Lyons at mars545@comcast.net or 301-871-8979 to volunteer for a specific Shabbat or to let her know that she can contact you when there’s a shortage on the horizon.

The Retiring Type

You may not recognize the n a m e o f E d Fleming, but h e’s b e en a s r e s p o n s i b l e as anyone for k e e p i n g o u r s y n a g o g u e shipshape.

F l e m i n g is retiring after almost 40 years

in maintenance work here.“We all thank Ed for his great service to

Tikvat Israel,” says Executive Director Sam Freedenberg. “He has been an invaluable employee and a pleasure to work with. We will miss him, and we wish him well in his retirement.”

Ed Fleming

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“Sitting in Shul”(sung to the music of “Till There Was You” by Meredith Wilson)

There were salesin the stores,But I never went out shopping‘Cause on Shabbes I pass the timeSitting in shul.

There were shows,movies too,But I never saw them playingNo I never saw them at allSitting in shul.

Then there was YouTubeand wonderful websitesthey told me, I said:Not till Shabbes is through, thank you

There were thingsI could doWithout turning on the TVSo I never watched it at allSitting in shul. Then there was baseball Come root for the Nationals, They told me, I said: Not till Shabbes is through, thank you

There were othershuls tooBut I never went exploringTikvat Israel’s where I enjoySitting in shul.Sitting in shul.

“TI Rock” (sung to the tune of “Jailhouse Rock” written by Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller)

The Cantor held a concert in our little shul

Everyone was there and the seats were full

The band was jumpin’ and the place began to swing

You should’ve heard Manny Helzner sing Let’s rock Everybody, let’s rockEverybody up and down the blockWas dancin’ to the TI Rock

Eine Kleine Tikva’s really in the zoneDudley Schwartz was blowin’ on the slide

tromboneChatlynne the drummer boy went crash,

bang, boomMarcia’s old piano shook the whole darn

room

Let’s rock Everybody, let’s rockEverybody up and down the blockWas dancin’ to the TI Rock

Someone came right up and remarked to me

“You’re the hippest accordionist I ever did see

Your music fits my fancy, it suits me to a teeCome on and play the TI Rock for me”

Let’s rock Everybody, let’s rockEverybody up and down the blockWas dancin’ to the TI Rock

Rabbi Gorin said to Sam, “For Heaven’s sake

I’m so tired, think I really need a break”Sam turned to the Rabbi and he said,

“Nix nixStick around a while and get your dancin’

fix”

Let’s rock Everybody, let’s rockEverybody up and down the blockWas dancin’ to the TI Rock

“Synagogue”(sung to the tune of “America” written by Paul Simon)

Let us be dav’ners, we’ll chant all our prayers togetherI’ve got my tallis right here in my bagWe can ride in my Saturn,it just had a tune-upSo we shoved off to go to our synagogue

“Wendy,” she said, as we drove along Baltimore Road“This city has too many cameras now —I paid forty smackeroosseveral weeks in succession;I was speeding my way up to the synagogue”

Prayin’ in the pews,shucklin’ in sync with the minyanShe said the man up in front had a pretty good voiceI said “Be quiet, we’re not s’posed to talk during T’filla...”

“Pass me the large-print siddur, there it is on the book cartI needed it nearly five minutes ago.Show me the page,” I demanded.The service continuedAnd we all sang out loud in our synagogue

“Wendy, I’m lost,” she said, right in the middle of Ashrei“The leader is davening too fast for me.”Countin’ the peopleso that we can say KaddishWe’ve all come to pray at the synagogue,all come to pray at the synagogue

Countin’ the peopleso that we can say KaddishWe’ve all come to pray at the synagogue,all come to pray at the synagogueall come to pray at the synagogue

Morrison’s Creative Lyrics Sing Our Shul’s Praises

Over the course of her six-week Shabbat afternoon class that ended last month, Wendy Morrison proved she was something special as a song lyricist – in addition to her talent as an educator.

To promote participation in her course on proper davening and to call attention to the unique qualities of Tikvat

Israel, Morrison penned new lyrics for more than a dozen popular songs, several of them drawn from the songbook of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. She posted her creative ditties on the synagogue’s News and Schmooze listserve.

Morrison granted permission to the TI Bulletin to reprint several of her promotional songs.

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A Congregant’s Summer of Learning in Israel

Editor’s Note: TI congregant Kate Jennes-Kahn spent four weeks studying in Israel last summer, something she hopes to repeat in the near future. She described her 2011 experiences during a Shabbat morning presentation at TI in mid-August. Excerpts follow.

I spent nearly a month learning in Israel. And what and where did I learn?

Some of my lessons came just from being in Israel. One of them is that tzeddakah is not just an abstract transfer of money from one party to another, which is how it can seem when all we do is write checks to charities. I was in Machaneh Yehuda, the shuk in Jerusalem, my first erev Shabbat... There were shnorers in the shuk. One such woman, garbed in the clothes of the dati’im, approached me and asked me humbly for tzeddakah for her family to make Shabbos. I gladly placed a dollar bill in her cup. Her eyes grew round with amazement at the sight of that piece of paper... She then blessed me with warm enthusiasm and kissed me on both cheeks. I truly understood... the impact that one person’s willingness to give can have on a person in need.

I also learned the joys of chanasat orichim, that is, of providing hospitality. During the afternoon of my 2nd shabbat in Jerusalem, a yeshiva friend knocked on my door unannounced. I was absolutely thrilled to be able to invite a friend into my apartment for some simple shabbat afternoon refreshments...

Another lesson was that words can be used both as tools against people and yet also to build bridges between people... Leaving my neighborhood on an erev shabbos when a huge block party was underway,... a security guard questioned why I was wearing a kippah. I told him I was going to pray, and walked on. Later that evening, as some of my yeshiva friends and I were entering through the security gate at Robinson’s Arch to join in Kabbalat Shabbat services..., the guard there not only questioned me about why I was wearing one and insisted that only men wore them, but then had the chutzpah to question whether I was a man or a woman!

Once at Robinson’s Arch, I met up with a rabbi from the yeshiva... I told him what happened, and he advised me that in the future when confronted about my kippah, I simply respond, “Eifo katuv?” (Where is it written?) Because, of course, nowhere is it written what anyone should put on their heads, and every Israeli knows this.

After a wonderful Kabbalat Shabbat service at the Arch, we were leaving the old city... A pure stranger approached me to ask the same question and dafka also questioned my gender. I smiled

and responded..., “Eifo katuv?” The man nodded, turned and walked away.

I spoke that same phrase... in a totally different setting as a tool to build a bridge. While visiting in a nursing home as our chesed activity, two elderly and ever so dear orthodox women asked me ... about my kippah. Here, I used the words about head coverings not being described in the Torah as an opening to what became a wonderful discussion... about how to show respect to HaShem and about what was really important in life. Words, in short, can be swords or plowshares.

... I was also studying in the Conservative Yeshiva. And this was an experience totally unlike anything else I have ever experienced. Being in yeshiva gives new meaning to the phrase “total immersion”. We were there from 7:30 in the morning when shacharit began – well, okay, 7:40 is when I actually walked in most days – to 5:15 or later in the evening. We davened there, we learned there, we socialized there, we ate there. The Yeshiva was, for all intents and purposes, our world for the better part of 5 days a week...

And what was this world like? The beit midrash was both synagogue and study hall: daily davening and classes took place there. Book-filled and brightly lit from the sun streaming in the windows, it was a space that subliminally promoted and enhanced

both activities.The people you studied with

became your friends. I often ended up eating my lunch... with friends from my morning ulpan class. Another of my friends ended up being my chevruta partner in my tehillim class.

And these friendships extended beyond the classroom. Many was the evening when I’d... grab a friend or two to go in search of a nearby kosher restaurant that tickled our fancy. And we became each other’s destinations for Shabbat meals...

What was the Judaics learning like in yeshiva? ...Taught and guided by brilliant rabbis, we were plunged

into a world of intellectual give and take, where both chevruta study and learning b’seter – alone – were constituent components of the process. It was a setting in which everyone’s opinion was heard and respected... It was a place where the mere conduct of each rabbi became a role model for the rest of us. And it was an environment that, by virtue of its immersive nature, naturally encouraged and facilitated one’s religious observance...

As I said at the outset, there are two answers to the question about what and where I learned in Israel. The two answers are in daily living as a resident, and in my studies at the yeshiva. But, it is really just one answer, namely, living Jewishly in Yerushalayim, Ir HaKodesh (the holy city)...

Kate Jennes-Kahn (left) with a study partner during her tehillim (psalms) class at a yeshiva in Jerusalem

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Tikvat Sports Ticker

Father-Son Duos Join Basketball Roster

The Tikvat Israel men’s basketball team, coached by Warren Berger, will open its 2012 season in the Montgomery County Synagogue League on Jan. 8.

The team plays each Sunday morning in a season that runs through March. The TI roster this winter features a pair of father-son combinations: Brandon Ehrlich will join his father Damon, along with Leor and Michael Newman.  Returning to the active roster is Mark Waldman after a year’s absence.  

“There is still room for more players,” Berger says. He can be reached at warren.berger@gmail.com or 301-460-8736.

The Tikvat team finished the 2011 season with a 1-7 won-loss record, leaving the squad tied for the bottom spot in the 12-team circuit.

USY Fielding Two Hoop Teams

The synagogue’s USY chapter will field two teams in the area’s USY basketball league, whose games take place on Sunday afternoons or evenings. Stuart Lempert and David Sultan are serving as the teams’ coaches.

Tikvat Israel also hopes to field a team in the Kadima basketball league if enough players can be found. The Youth Department is seeking another coach for this team. Contact Lynn Berk if interested.

Annual Thanksgiving Songfest

TI members played a substantial role in all facets of the annual Thanksgiving Sing at the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church on Nov. 20. In photo at left, Jerry Schuchman (left) and Dudley Schwartz performed as part of Eine Kleine Tikva, a klezmer band. At right, synagogue members populated the joint choir which sang several selections during the program. (Photos by Louise Chatlynne)

Can You Ladle at Shepherd’s Table?

Ladlers? What in the world is a ladler?A ladler is simply one who serves food.

The team of TI ladlers at Shepherd’s Table in downtown Silver Spring is looking for some additional volunteers to help us serve dinner on several occasions in 2012.

Shepherd’s Table, a local human service agency that helps the needy, serves dinner each night, 365 days a year.

TI has committed to serve meals whenever the month has a fifth Monday, typically four or five times a year. In 2012, the serving dates are Jan. 30, April 30, July 30, Oct. 29 and Dec. 31.

While our primary responsibility is serving food, we also help set out the food at the start of the evening and clean up during and after the meal. We arrive at 5:45 p.m. and finish at about 7:45 p.m.

TI’s affiliation with Shepherd’s Table started with Temple Israel and continued with the merger with Beth Tikva nearly 15 years ago. For many years, TI congregant Richard Stoll coordinated our involvement. (Kudos to Richard and his wife Anita for all the time and enthusiasm they put into this TI volunteer program.)

Sherman Eisner now coordinates the volunteers from TI. Contact him at 301-598-0635 or alarminfo@aesecurity.com to commit to one or more of the dates.

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Tikvat Israel remembers with respect those whose yahrzeitsoccur from 6 Tevet to 7 Shevat • January 2012

6 TEVETJANUARY 1Virginia Jeanne AndrewsSalomon BattinoAnita CowanIrving FischerPhilip HelmanTheodore KleinBen PerlmutterFrances SapersteinFred Stryker

7 TEVETJANUARY 2Helen BergerEve HoffmanDaniel JeremiasSol LeiseAnne Segal

8 TEVETJANUARY 3June BalinEsther BerkEugene CahnMorris GaspinJacob H. GellerDavid GlassBelle Schechter

9 TEVETJANUARY 4Max BassinIrving ReinerDoris Klion TaylorPhilip WeinsteinDora Zlotnick

10 TEVETJANUARY 5Lydia BlackYetta FishkinHenry RothCarl Seide

11 TEVETJANUARY 6Julia AuerbachIrene BergerMorris GorinsonMargaret Peisner

12 TEVETJANUARY 7Geraldine LindenMollie Radin SchragerJennie Strassman

13 TEVETJANUARY 8Rose BlackstoneEli DannemannMarvin FoxEllen Frank FineEllen JacobAllen KatzAnna KroolerNathan Nachamkin

14 TEVETJANUARY 9Irving Joseph KaplanMoshe KritzJacob B. LevinJulius RomRebecca RosenbergJudith Rose Sachs

15 TEVETJANUARY 10Harry BrafmanIlsa CutlerBenjamin FeinmanHenrietta LevineJennie SchnitzerLillian Walder

16 TEVETJANUARY 11Benjamin KayRoslyn Mollen

17 TEVETJANUARY 12Mildred BrookRachel CohenHyman GoodmanHarriet MillerSamuel NadelMildred Schreiber

18 TEVETJANUARY 13Tamara ChidakelBlanche CohenIrwin FishmanHyman GershowitzPaul JaffeLillian LissMarjorie NashAbe SilkoffJoseph Sully

19 TEVETJANUARY 14Sam FermonAbraham PelishSarah RosenGertrude RosenwaldJoseph ScolnikSylvia SulskyLesley TeitelbaumCaren ThalerCelia Weiss

20 TEVETJANUARY 15Walter BlumbergBeatrice BoroffFrieda CohenIsadore GoldbergLouis HechtSara KaplanSadie KoeppelClement Ezra MarcusSaul RoseMildred Stein

21 TEVETJANUARY 16Elaine BernsteinFay BlumJulius LandyHavivah LevyHilda LevyMichael O. MillerIda M. SchiffmanRichard W. WinogradRichard Wottitzky

22 TEVETJANUARY 17Aaron ApatoffMorris CohenGeorge Ray DavisAnne KristalMaurice LevinsohnAbraham Peck

23 TEVETJANUARY 18Albert BlonderRuth HalpernCathy E. LermanSidney SirkisRebecca Louise SoldanoJennie StoneEugene Thompson

24 TEVETJANUARY 19Harry H. CohenSolomon Meltzer

25 TEVETJANUARY 20Lorimar CaplanSarah CohenMollie FlaxBernard GrossJacob KannerNathan PlafkerDavid RosenHenry SchwartzLouis Waxler

26 TEVETJANUARY 21Benjamin Robert BlissMoishe Chaim ChaitBernard ChatlynneBenjamin FutrovskySam GorinMarcus JacobsMorris SilvermanMaurice Solomon

27 TEVETJANUARY 22Marie GabesDavid KushnerLena RosenblumDella Whittaker

28 TEVETJANUARY 23Richard Alan GoodmanMeyer KenskyFlorence LentchnerJoyce SchwartzDora Stutz

29 TEVETJANUARY 24Lena BerlinSamuel D. BredtSaul CohenMathilde EichtersheimerMalcolm FirstMoody GrishmanHarold KaplanShoshana Kolirin

1 SHEVATJANUARY 25Lawrence BlonderNathan GershowitzMarion GoldsteinSamuel LernerJoseph Seiler

2 SHEVATJANUARY 26Sarah G. KravitzCarl LaneFrances NadelSylvia SeilerMorris SiegelEsther Blake Wilchins

3 SHEVATJANUARY 27Fred CutlerRaymond EldredgeSarah GorinBertha GrossmanCelia HechtNat E. KoeppelMorton LemanJacob SchneiderBess Snyder

4 SHEVATJANUARY 28Goldy BlumbergEdith CheferLeo PachenkerIsaac Zipin

5 SHEVATJANUARY 29Fanny Leah BrickEva BrookeDorothy CaplanGutman David CohenBernard EinbinderSamuel HelznerBen KalmanEli LermanAnna LinsenbergRachel MandelMaxwell Rosenlicht

6 SHEVATJANUARY 30Robert L. GellmanCelia Bress RadinMarion Salon

7 SHEVATJANUARY 31Frances KannerJennie LernerJack Zoltrow

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Tikvat Israel remembers with respect those whose yahrzeitsoccur from 8 Shevat to 6 Adar • February 2012

8 SHEVATFEBRUARY 1Ludwig KleinHarry LevinsteinElsa NeuwirthJoseph Steinberg

9 SHEVATFEBRUARY 2Mildred BrafmanDavid CaplanJerome DanoffMolly LevinsonMax MendelsonHarry MillerHans MosesZanvel NisensonRose SchwartzRosetta Van Gelderen

10 SHEVATFEBRUARY 3Seymour EngelSarah Miriam GreenHoward GudelskyPauline Levy HeinMorton E. MillsLouise PasternakYefim Sandler

11 SHEVATFEBRUARY 4Libby GordonIrving KarabellSelma Leithold

12 SHEVATFEBRUARY 5Jacob FinsterRuth HochbergJules LissMorton SalitBernice Zimlin

13 SHEVATFEBRUARY 6Edith AdlerFrank EhrlichEdith LazarusIssy MathesonSumner MeiselmanRose MurdockNorman Tubiash

14 SHEVATFEBRUARY 7Maurice BallardFannie Rose CohenRuth MilenkyNathan Osofsky

15 SHEVATFEBRUARY 8Mordechai ArmozaRose AuerhahnRosalind GraberMiriam KaganJalle KorickiSara SokolowCharlotte Turkanis

16 SHEVATFEBRUARY 9Selma OppenheimMax RothmanEli Herman SteinAlbert Toney

17 SHEVATFEBRUARY 10Bella AntopolskyAlex M. KravitzBenjamin NewmanBeatrice VenetskyCharles Walder

18 SHEVATFEBRUARY 11Judith Flax ElustondoAbe GoldsteinLaura HoffmanIsadore KramerWilliam MazaroffRuth RosenKate SchefterBernice Schwartz

19 SHEVATFEBRUARY 12Rabbi Robert ChernoffErnest Rosenwald

20 SHEVATFEBRUARY 13Milton AckermanLeo GreenbergMichael Hamburg

Rosie KasperMorris OppenheimerFannie SaltzmanFanny Stoll

21 SHEVATFEBRUARY 14Meyer CohenSamuel CohenSarah CohenElaine DanovitzAnna FishmanNaomi GershowitzAlan D. HillersonEliezer KishnerJoseph KolirinRebecca PearMildred SchwartzCelia Sobovinsky

22 SHEVATFEBRUARY 15Martha BarrishGoldie Goldman

23 SHEVATFEBRUARY 16Benjamin AdelsonWilliam EdlowitzWilliam GershowitzSamuel HelfantNorman KannerAda MilderJay Zebooker

24 SHEVATFEBRUARY 17Levy AshpisFay Gardner

25 SHEVATFEBRUARY 18Jerie CohenRuth FogelSophie GrumetCharlotte HelznerLois KlionVera MeyersonRose RosenthalFannie SillsEmanuel Thaler

26 SHEVATFEBRUARY 19Elizabeth Davis

27 SHEVATFEBRUARY 20Haskel ChegorskyBenjamin CohenYetta HorowitzAlvin KabikWilliam RenfrewAlbert TankerBurnet Weinsweig

28 SHEVATFEBRUARY 21Marsha JohnsonMae MukaseyBeina Schwartz

29 SHEVATFEBRUARY 22Isador BilskyEdward RosenbloomJoseph Stone

30 SHEVATFEBRUARY 23Hyman GilstonBenjamin LermanJacob TeitelbaumJack Victor

1 ADARFEBRUARY 24Morris BoinSylvia GoldinArthur J. SchwartzFreda LankinSamuel RosenhaftGertrude SchuchmanEthel Wender

2 ADARFEBRUARY 25Hilda FrankSarah JarchoFreda KahnNorman H. LevyMinnie RubinsteinLeon E. Smith

3 ADARFEBRUARY 26Sadie EcksteinTillie GaspinGloria M. HalpernEster KaminskyBaruch SchwarzMorris ShapiroJack SternMorris Tranen

4 ADARFEBRUARY 27Annie GoldsteinAlan KaufmanJamila Dweck MarcusDavid ScucimarraDavid SiskindAlan Jay SmithYetta SteinerRose Walder

5 ADARFEBRUARY 28Esther BloomJerome BoinRobert BredtEvelyn Ruth BrightmanGeorge GoldsteinMike GrossAlan GrossmannArlene KahnCharles KandalisCarl LangHelen LantzLaura RaucherArlene RecordIrving SchwartzEsther SimonNorman Yudkoff

6 ADARFEBRUARY 29Mary ApatoffJacob BlafkinAnnie ColodneBessie H. GellerAnn Gilman MillerSamuel Podgor

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DonationsThe congregation gratefully acknowledges the following donations to the various funds at Tikvat Israel. The donor lists that follow reflect gifts received at the synagogue in October and November. If your donation during this timeframe does not appear in the list, please contact the synagogue office at 301-762-7338.

Yahrzeit Gifts

Donations made in memory of:

Doris Amster by Michael and Deborah AmsterJulius Auerbach by Rae AuerbachSidney Bannor by Theodora PerryMildred Baron by Ben and Minna WilliamowskySol Baron by Milton and Doris Kanner

Marion Bauman by Wendy BaumanAsher Berkowitz by Barbara BrownAbraham Bernstein by Paulette SchwartzJacob Bloom by Adair LedermanRosalind Bloom by Helene Bloom

Joshua Borushok by Isidore and Renee KreismanJeanne Bowen by Lisa WrightBonnie Brafman by Stuart and Sandra BrafmanPhillip Bress by Marian and Jesse KaiserBernard Cohen by Richard and Francine Cohen

Joseph Cohen by Eileen RommLester Earl Cohen by Blossom Cohen Margit Elkins by Ellen ZweigLester Finkelstein by Marvin and Judith WaldmanDavid Joseph and Stanley First by Faye C. First

Edward Fishman by Clifford and Betty FishmanJennie Jaffe Flax by Herman Flax and Melanie GrishmanDavid and Fannie Fleitman by Phyllis LeiseDonald Futrovsky by Hilda SpringerHyman J. Gardsbane by Arlene Gardsbane

Rebecca Gershowitz by Albert GershowitzBarbara Goldberg and Minnie H. Goldberg by Ann SterlingLibby and Joseph Gordon by Sue and Jay PlafkerGilda Greene and Pauline Greene by Dorothy RegensteinerBertha Greenfield by Sandra Levine

Ida and Ronald Hamburg by Abraham HamburgMorris Hanig by Laurie HanigDorothy Harris by David and Sara HarrisHerschel Herscovitz by Charles and Karen SandersJacques Kahn by Joel and Annie Kahn and daughters

Daniel Kaiser by Marian and Jesse KaiserClara and Robert Kandalis by Sophie SteinbergMorris Kanow by Ruth Weinstein

Abraham Kaplan and Jair Kaplan by Irene KaplanRose Kaplan by Miriam and Allan Meltzer

Max Keusch by Roma and Marvin SohnAlex Kreisman by Isidore KreismanJoshua and Rose Krepchin by Pearl KrepchinSol Leise by Phyllis LeiseBernard Levitt by Mark, Cheryl, Jonathan and David Levitt

Martha and Otto Lohwasser by Betty and Clifford FishmanHersch and Mina Lustig by Jeannette EislerBelle Meyers by Tamah GraberHenry and Jeanette Meyers by Martin and Julia Meyers Herbert Miller by Steven and Marjorie Eiserike

Albert Mukasey by Rhoda and Norbert EcksteinHarry Ohr by Pearl KrepchinClara Osofsky by Gloria and Stanley SilversteinIsadore Parzow by Harriet CohenJoey Pearl by Denise Kanuck

Ruth and Nathan Plafker by Sue and Jay PlafkerMaurice Pressman by Mark and Cheryl LevittSteven Prince by Frances PenenburghWilliam W. Radin by Marian and Jesse KaiserAlice Regensteiner by Dorothy Regensteiner

Gertrude Reiner by Alvin and Barbara ReinerDavid Sakoff by David and Sara HarrisSamuel Salit by Ben and Minna WilliamowskyAbram Sapozhnikov by Irina KnizhnikDoris Schlessinger by Jacob and Renel Silver

Rose Schmetterling by Pauline FinsterPhyllis Schwartz by Stuart P. SchwartzJack Sheskin by Eugene SheskinDavid Shetzich by Rita ShetzichGeorge Simball by Ruth Simball

Jeanette Sohn by Roma and Marvin SohnArnold Springer by Hilda Springer, Brenda Springer and Matt NottinghamLouis Steiner by Roberta SteinerMildred Sterman by Martin and Julia Meyers Alexander Stolovy by Estelle Stolovy

Sidney Teitelbaum by Leonard and Marilyn TeitelbaumDora Thaler by Milton and Renee ThalerGrace Turkewitz by Molly and Stuart TurkewitzDoris Warren by Ronald LevinPaula Weiser by Alan Weiser

Linda Yun by Allen YunSolomon Zeidman by Beth ZeidmanSteve Zweig by Ellen Zweig

Adult Education

by Cliff and Betty Fishman

In honor of davening class by Jeff and Elyse Bernstein

Bereavement Committee

by Beverly Kobrinetz

In memory of Abraham Krugman by Marilyn Greenwood

In memory of Herb Joseph by Lauri Joseph

Cantor’s Fund

In honor of Cantor Helzner’s 25 years at TI by Rabbi Mindy Portnoy

In memory of Sandra Beverly Shore by Joel and Barbara Kristal

In memory of Shirley Rodes by Richard and Ellen Lederman

Chai Campaign

by Abraham and Harriet Schwartzby Adair Ledermanby Allan and Miriam Meltzerby Alvin Solomonby Barry and Sharon Laken

by Ben and Minna Williamowskyby Betty and Clifford Fishmanby Charles Tellerby Daniel Bachman and Deborah Berlyneby David Gorman

by Edward and Karen Ruth Mosesby Edward and Linda Silversteinby Estelle Stolovyby Eugene and Sandra Sheskinby Gertrude Krick

by Hilda Springerby Howard and Rosie Chernoffby Irvin Gutmanby Jacob and Harriet Armozaby Jacob and Natalie Kirschbaum

by Janaki Kuruppu and Ron Rabinby Janet Oppenheimerby Jeffrey and Elyse Bernsteinby Joel and Angela Hershby Joel and Annie Kahn and Daughters

by Jonathan and Nancy Solomonby Keith and Brenda Brooksby Kenneth Birrellby Laura Savelyby Laurie Hanig

by Leonard and Myrna Wagmanby Marc and Gale Pressmanby Martie Adelman and Marc Schneiderby Molly and Stuart Turkewitzby Michael and Deborah Amster

by Norbert and Rhoda Ecksteinby Paul and Judith Schwartz

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by Paul E. Graysonby Ruth Simballby Ted and Roz Kramby Theodora Perry

Alfred Cowan Torah Class Fund

In appreciation for High Holiday aliyot by Ted and Roz Kram

In appreciation of Elliot Cowan’s leadership by Jonathan and Nancy Solomon

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Steve and Fortuna Scheige

General Fund

by Adriana Silbersteinby Ben and Minna Williamowskyby Charles Lachin

In appreciation of Rabbi Gorin and Cantor Helzner by Hillel and Nadine Steinberg

In appreciation for High Holiday aliyot by Allan and Mimi Meltzer, Ben and Minna Williamowsky, Bruce and Shelly Goldin, Elisabeth Battino, Ellen Eisner, Ian Dubin, Joyce Fischer, Larry Cohen, Louise and Chuck Chatlynne, Marian and Jesse Kaiser, Martin and Julia Meyers, Rodney Matheson, Roma Sohn

In honor of Anna Levy by Charlotte Podgor

In honor of Bea Solomon’s birthday by Jonathan and Nancy Solomon

In honor of Gertrude Krick’s 95th birthday by Estelle Stolovy

In honor of Judy Mintz’s recovery by Harriet and Al Schwartz

In honor of Manny Helzner’s second bar mitzvah by Cliff and Betty Fishman

In honor of Morty Davis by Ted and Roz Kram

In honor of Roberta Helzner’s birthday and Manny Helzner’s bar mitzvah by Mort and Ellen Weintraub

In honor of Roberta Helzner’s special birthday by Cliff and Betty Fishman

In honor of the birth of Joel and Barbara Kristal’s grandson, Theodore Arthur Kristal, by Cliff and Betty Fishman

In honor of the birth of Shelly and Bruce Goldin’s grandson, Oliver Keith Friedman, by Cliff and Betty Fishman

In honor of the birth of Shelly and Bruce Goldin’s grandson, Oliver Keith Friedman, by Denise Kanuck

In honor of the birth of Shelly and Bruce Goldin’s grandson, Oliver Keith Friedman, by Elyse and Jeff Bernstein

In honor of the marriage of Etan Chatlynne and Sarah Gregory by Cliff and Betty Fishman

In honor of the marriage of Etan Chatlynne and Sarah Gregory by Ronald and Jeannette Eisler

In honor of Torah honor on Shemini Atzeret by Jeannette Eisler

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Bruce and Shelly Goldin

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Cliff and Betty Fishman

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Herman J. Flax and Melanie Grishman

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Jeff and Elyse Bernstein

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Larry and Bobbi Gorban

In memory of Belle Beck by Cliff and Betty Fishman

In memory of Belle Beck by Jesse and Marian Kaiser

In memory of Belle Beck by Marvin and Roma Sohn

In memory of Belle Beck by Ted and Roz Kram

In memory of Isaac Draiman by Adele Draiman

In memory of Marsha Hoffman by Jesse and Marian Kaiser

In memory of Pearl Cohen by Ted and Roz Kram

In memory of Sandra and Albert Ballard by Jerry and Suzanne Boden

In memory of Sandra Beverly Shore by Cliff and Betty Fishman

Kiddush Fund

by Hillel and Nadine SteinbergIn honor of Joel Bressler’s birthday by Joel Bressler and Shirley WaxmanIn honor of Michele Eisenberg’s birthday by Michele and Steve EisenbergIn honor of Molly’s birthday by Martie Adelman and Marc Schneider

In honor of our anniversary by Daniel and Felicia Black

In honor of our anniversary by Jeff and Elyse Bernstein

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Daniel and Amy Matathias

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Herman J. Flax and Melanie Grishman

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Louise and Chuck Chatlynne

In honor of Wendy Morrison and Mark Schaffman by Ted and Roz Kram

Prayer Book Fund

by Peggy Mitchel

In memory of Ellen Berman by Howard Berman

In memory of Zenita Berman by Howard Berman

Rabbi’s Fund

by Hilda Springer

In honor of Yonaton Gorin’s engagement by Jonathan and Nancy Solomon

In memory of Shirley Rodes by Jay Goldman and Rebecca Salon

Rimonim Religious School Fund

by Dina Korman

In honor of Matan Kabik becoming a bar mitzvah by Jonathan and Nancy Solomon

In honor of Tamar Weinsweig by Brian and Rachel Boxman

Torah Fund

by Aaron Mannes

In honor of Wendy Morrison by Margie Eiserike

Youth Committee

by Jay Goldman and Rebecca Salon

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4 9 Tevet

7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

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6 11 Tevet 8:00aMinyan4:43pCandle-lighting

7 12 Tevet 9:30aShabbat Services1:00pShabbat

Afternoon GamesDay

4:30pMincha7:45p7th Annual

Israeli FilmFestival - "TheMatchmaker"

8 13 Tevet

8:00aMeditation WithJanaki Kuruppu

9:00aMinyan10:00aSisterhood -

"Bagels &Blankets"

5:00pMusic Havurah -"Singing ACappella"

7:30pMinyan

9 14 Tevet

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

10 15 Tevet 10:00aJSSA Job

InterviewWorkshop at TI

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11 16 Tevet 7:30pBridge Night7:30pMinyan8:00pSiddur Study

With Rabbi IraBrandriss

8:00pKarate

12 17 Tevet 6:45aMinyan4:00pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

(HopefulCommunicatorsClub)

13 18 Tevet 8:00aMinyan4:50pCandle-lighting

14 19 Tevet

9:30aShabbatServices

11:00aTot Shabbat12:45pChassidut Study

(followingKiddush)

4:35pMincha

15 20 Tevet

9:00aMinyan10:00aMega Used

Jewish BookSale

7:30pMinyan

16 21 Tevet 6:45aMinyan9:00aMartin Luther

King FamilyMitzvah Day

7:30pMinyan

17 22 Tevet

7:30pMinyan

18 23 Tevet 7:30pMinyan8:00pSisterhood Book

Group - "TheBelievers," by ZoeHeller

8:00pKarate

19 24 Tevet 6:45aMinyan4:00pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan

20 25 Tevet 8:00aMinyan4:57pCandle-lighting5:45pPre-Kabbalat

ShabbatReception

6:30pKabbalat ShabbatWith Instruments

21 26 Tevet

9:30aShabbatServices (GuestSpeakers fromNHTRC)

10:00aUSY TravelingShabbat Service

11:00aKehilat Kids

4:40pMincha7:45pIsraeli Film

Festival -"GalileeEskimos"

22 27 Tevet 8:00aMeditation With

Janaki Kuruppu9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

23 28 Tevet

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

24 29 Tevet

7:30pMinyan

25 1 ShevatRosh Chodesh7:30pMinyan8:00pSiddur Study

With Rabbi IraBrandriss

8:00pKarate

26 2 Shevat

6:45aMinyan12:00pHazak Program4:00pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

(HopefulCommunicatorsClub)

27 3 Shevat 8:00aMinyan5:05pCandle-lighting

28 4 Shevat 9:30aShabbat Services

(Guest Scholar:Louis Newman,PhD) - SimchaKiddush

4:50pMincha

29 5 Shevat

9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

30 6 Shevat 6:45aMinyan5:45pTI Ladlers at

Shepherd's Table7:30pMinyan

31 7 Shevat

7:30pMinyan

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1 8 Shevat

7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

2 9 Shevat 6:45aMinyan4:00pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan

3 10 Shevat 8:00aMinyan5:13pCandle-lighting

4 11 Shevat

9:30aShabbatServices

10:30aJuniorCongregation

1:00pShabbatAfternoonGames Day

5:00pMincha7:30pMusic Havurah

- MalaveMalkah w/Cantor JoshMilner

5 12 Shevat

9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

6 13 Shevat

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

7 14 Shevat

7:30pMinyan

8 15 ShevatTu B'Shevat7:30pBridge Night7:30pMinyan8:00pSiddur Study

With Rabbi IraBrandriss

8:00pKarate

9 16 Shevat 6:45aMinyan4:00pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

(HopefulCommunicatorsClub)

10 17 Shevat 8:00aMinyan5:21pCandle-lighting

11 18 Shevat

9:15aAlternativeBirchotHashachar /P'sukeid'zimraService

9:30aShabbatServices - JDSGraduateShabbat

11:00aTot Shabbat12:45pChassidut Study

(followingKiddush)

5:05pMincha

12 19 Shevat 8:00aMeditation With

Janaki Kuruppu9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

13 20 Shevat

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

14 21 Shevat

7:30pMinyan

15 22 Shevat 7:30pMinyan8:00pSisterhood Book

Group8:00pKarate

16 23 Shevat 6:45aMinyan4:00pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan

17 24 Shevat 8:00aMinyan5:29pCandle-lighting

18 25 Shevat

9:30aShabbatServices

11:00aKehilat Kids5:15pMincha

19 26 Shevat

9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

20 27 Shevat President's Day9:00aMinyan (National

Holiday)4:00pPurim Puppet

Show Rehearsal7:30pMinyan

21 28 Shevat

7:30pMinyan

22 29 Shevat 7:30pMinyan8:00pSiddur Study

With Rabbi IraBrandriss

8:00pKarate

23 30 ShevatRosh Chodesh

6:30aMinyan12:00pHazak Program7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

(HopefulCommunicatorsClub)

24 1 AdarRosh Chodesh8:00aMinyan5:37pCandle-lighting5:45pPre-Kabbalat

ShabbatReception

6:30pKabbalat ShabbatWith Instruments

25 2 Adar

9:30aShabbatServices -Simcha Kiddush

12:45pChassidut Study(followingKiddush)

5:20pMincha

26 3 Adar 8:00aMeditation With

Janaki Kuruppu9:00aMinyan4:00pPurim Puppet

Show Rehearsal7:30pMinyan

27 4 Adar

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

28 5 Adar

7:30pMinyan

29 6 Adar

7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

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Tikvat Israel to Screen Pair of Israeli Films

Congregation Tikvat Israel in Rockville will hold its 7th annual Israeli Film Festival on Jan. 7 and Jan. 21.

“The Matchmaker” will be shown on Jan. 7, with “Galilee Eskimos” set for Jan. 21. Both will start at 7:45 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for synagogue members, $12 for non-members, which include a post-film facilitated discussion and light refreshments. The film discussions will be led by Anton Goodman of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.

Serving as co-sponsors are the Israel Engagement Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and the Jewish Agency for Israel.

Following “Galilee Eskimos,” Goodman will be joined by a panel of young Israelis discussing their experiences as Kibbutzniks and how the film reflects that experience.

RSVP to adulted@tikvatisrael.org or call 301-762-7338.

Description of “The Matchmaker” (2010), directed by Avi Nester: In 1968 Haifa, a teenage boy gets a summer job with a Holocaust survivor who makes ends meet by brokering marriages and smuggling goods. Throughout the summer, the mysterious matchmaker takes the boy on a dangerous coming-of-age ride into the deepest underbelly of Haifa.

Description of “Galilee Eskimos” (2006), directed by Jonathan Paz: An old kibbutz isolated in the hills of Galilee in Israel finds itself immersed in deep debt and threatened by lawsuits from bankers and creditors. On the evening prior to the arrival of the bailiffs, most of the kibbutz families secretly leave the kibbutz. Twelve remaining senior citizens awake to find themselves abandoned. After initially sinking into a deep depression, the group organizes an effective communal unit to begin rebuilding the kibbutz.