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. . .from our Sacred Journey to the Murfreesboro Mosque

Congregation Ohabai SholomThe Temple

November 2013 ~ www.templeNashville.org

The Temple5015 Harding RoadNashville, TN 37205Phone: 615-352-7620

Fax: 615-352-9365

Executive Staff

Mark SchiftanSenior Rabbi ................................ ext. 224

Shana Goldstein MacklerRabbi ............................................. ext. 221

Randall M. Falk David DavisRabbi Emeritus Rabbi Laureate

Tracy FishbeinCantor ........................................... ext. 226

Bernard GutcheonCantor Emeritus ......................... ext. 234

Lisa CrockettDirector of Finance & Operations.......................................................ext. 230

Lynda GutcheonDirector of Education ............... ext. 233Religious School Office ............. ext. 225

Corye NelsonPreschool Director ..................... ext. 231

Erin ZagnoevDirector of Membership & Development ............................... ext. 299

Office Staff

Mitzie RussellExecutive Assistant to the Clergy &Office Manager .......................... ext. 292

Mark ShepardFacility Manager ......................... ext. 235

Helene DunbarMarketing Specialist................ext. 227

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

Marjorie ZagerSenior Services Coordinator .... ext. 237

Officers

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

Ralph Levy ...................... Vice President

Martin Sir ................................Treasurer

Joyce Friedman ......................Secretary

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Rabbi Mackler

Do Me a ‘True Favor’: The Most Selfless Mitzvah One of the most moving experiences I have had was to sit with the family and friends of a loved one, a Temple member, who had passed. We sat together, reading poetry, psalms, song lyrics and favorite literary passages, comforting one another as we “watched over” the loved one the night before her burial. This practice of shmirah, of watching, comes as part of the Jewish tradition of preparation and burial of the deceased according to Jewish law.

In recent decades, just as we’ve reintroduced or re-envisioned other traditional practices in our services and institutional lives, chevra kadisha is being discussed throughout our movement. A chevra kadisha (“holy society”) is an organization of Jewish men and women who see to it that the bodies of Jewish people are prepared for burial according to Jewish tradition and are protected from desecration until burial. The task of the chevra kadisha is considered a praiseworthy one, as tending to the dead is a favor that the recipient cannot return, making it devoid of ulterior motives. Its work is therefore referred to as a chesed shel emet (a good deed of truth), paraphrased from Genesis 47:29 (where Jacob asks his son Joseph, “do me a ‘true’ favor” and Joseph promises his father to bury him in the Land of Israel).’ The members of this holy society remain virtually anonymous, never receiving praise or credit for their work, but we honor the mitzvah they perform as they respect and honor the departed. Over the past several years, too, there has been interest from several Temple members to form a chevra kadisha of our own, to prepare the bodies of our dear ones and members of our Temple family who have passed away. There is a chevra kadisha in Nashville that is willing to serve the needs of the entire Jewish community, but there are also calls from within our own Temple family to learn how to prepare our loved ones for burial according to Reform context. Burial customs within Judaism differs from sect to sect. For Reform Jews, funerary customs reflect both traditional burial customs, as well as departing from such customs. What might be considered mandatory in more traditional sects of Judaism can be met with more flexibility in our own movement. Members of the already extant chevra kadisha are willing and eager to help train our interested congregants in the traditional burial preparations of washing, preparing and guarding the body. Toward the end of our training sessions, we will incorporate Reform customs as well, to better serve our community and accommodate our own families and traditions. Several Temple families over the years have sought out the chevra kadisha to prepare their loved ones for burial, and now we are ready to organize a group of men and women to be trained to perform this mitzvah. Of course, to achieve this, we will need a group of volunteers to be trained, and to be available from time to time to meet the needs of our community. Among the training sessions, we will discuss the volunteers’ various experiences with death and dying, and our own feelings about the traditions about memorializing our own loved ones. Together, we will learn the appropriate prayers and means of handling the deceased with respect, dignity and honor. To volunteer can be a very moving experience, and for many, it reaffirms and gives a sense of comfort that you will be treated in a spiritual way after you pass. If you are interested, I hope you will consider joining me in the informational and training sessions in the coming months. Please contact me at Temple if you would like to be a part of the Temple’s own chevra kadisha, in order to provide comfort and honor to our Temple family.

Ray Berkt

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Get on Board It is my pleasure to report that the Temple Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to extend Cantor Tracy Fishbein’s contract through June 30, 2018. The day-to-day duties and responsibilities of our clergy can be challenging, but Cantor Fishbein has handled the task very well. Her intellect and engaging personality have endeared her to our members, and her lovely voice, innovative programming, and passion for music have delighted us all. I am pleased that she will continue to play a vital role in the life of our congregation. It is remarkable how much Cantor Fishbein has accomplished in her first seventeen months at the

Temple. From special programs and performances, to featuring the talents of many of our musically gifted congregants, she has embraced her work with a dedication and focus that have brought us much enjoyment. Among her notable programs are Sermons-in-Song at Friday night Shabbat services, in which Cantor Fishbein combined story with music to create unique and entertaining learning experiences. Last winter, Cantor Fishbein examined Jewish composers and artists and their impact on Christmas music in “Is Christmas Music Really…Jewish? Her program, “Passover: What’s Love Got to Do with It? (The Song of Songs),” was an entertaining and historical look at the Song of Songs. “Shabbat Hava Nashira” was a beautiful reflection on the Cantor’s experience at Hava Nashira, a convention for lovers of congregational Jewish music. At Shabbat Shira, Cantor Fishbein incorporated festive music and a fun Torah reading in a celebration of Parshat Beshallach, the Song of the Sea, commemorating the most important miracle in Jewish history – the parting of the Red Sea. To provide our congregants the opportunity to learn more about the songs we sing in services and to enjoy new melodies, Cantor Fishbein has organized Wednesday night singing sessions. It is a great way for our members to better understand and appreciate the rich and vibrant Jewish music that exists today. Cantor Fishbein is a regular at our weekly Tot Shabbat services, and she is creating a music curriculum for our preschool students. In addition, her participation with our Religious School will continue to grow. When Cantor Fishbein came to the Temple, she stressed the importance of congregational involvement with music, and she made it her goal to feature the talents of our members. As a result, we have been able to enjoy Cantor’s duets with Stacy Beyer, Amy Jarman, and Ellie Flier, all of whom are gifted artists. In addition, we have been treated to the sounds of Rick Kleiner, a talented acoustic guitar player, who has joined other musicians for Simchat Torah, Purim, Chanukah, and Shabbat Shira services. This past summer, Cantor Fishbein was instrumental in organizing and planning the Women of the Wall program, a community event to support and promote equal access, status, and protection for women in all matters of Israeli Jewish religious life. It was a symbolic and meaningful gathering of Jewish men and women, united in their pursuit of equality. Cantor Fishbein has even more in store for our congregation. On December 7, we will have a Cantor’s Concert, featuring music from texts based on the 5 Megillot (scrolls). We can also look forward to continued Sermons-in-Songs; adult education programs in the music of our tradition; active involvement of our talented congregants – including young children and teens – during services and congregational activities; and her frequent participation in Chevrah Torah and Women’s Torah Study. If you have not been to services recently, I invite you to come and be inspired by the beautiful music you will hear. The Temple is in a very good place, and with Cantor Fishbein’s continued contributions our future holds even more promise. This is a very exciting time for our congregation, and I look forward to what is to come.

IRA Charitable Rollover Opportunity to Help Support The Temple

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the IRA Charitable Rollover through December 31, 2013. The IRA Charitable Rollover allows individuals age 70 ½ or older to donate distributions up to $100,000 from their IRA to qualified charitable organizations, such as The Temple, without the amount of the withdrawal being included in gross income. Based on current laws, this opportunity will not be available after December 31, 2013 so please consider taking advantage of this provision now to support The Temple.

Please contact Lisa Crockett or Erin Zagnoev at 615-352-7620 if you have any questionsabout how to take advantage of this opportunity.

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November 2, 201311:00 am

Daley was born on October 23, 2000. Her parents are Tami and Jeffrey Hall. Her grandparents are Charles and Alyse Sprintz of Nashville, Tennessee and Eleanor and Nathan Hall of Los Angeles, California. Her mitzvah project is a donation to Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada. Daley is in 7th grade at University School of Nashville. Her special interests include volleyball.

New MembersWelcome to the following new members,

we are so glad you joined our Temple family!

Sarah & Richard FreemontAsher, Hillary & Leah

Kimberly Greenberg & Christopher SerkinAmalia Serkin

Elaine Silberman

Katie Shmerling & Adam Wayne

B’nai Mitzvah

Jonathan GhertnerNovember 9, 2013

11:00 am

Daniel JacobsNovember 16, 2013

11:00 am

Daniel was born on September 27, 2000. His parents are William and Erica Jacobs. His grandparents are Kenneth and Ellen Jacobs of Nashville, TN and Mitchell Weinstein of Nashville and Sheila Wiselman of Chicago, Illinois. His mitzvah project has seen him working around the grounds of Abe’s Garden at Park Manor which assists those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Daniel also presented an educational session on the high holidays for residents. Daniel is in 7th grade at University School of Nashville. His special interests include baseball, basketball, and every moment of summer camp in Maine.

Jonathan was born on November 21, 2000 in Nashville, Tennessee. His parents are Lynn and Scott Ghertner. His grandparents are Barbara and Frank Ghertner, Arlene and Jerry Averbuch, and the late Morris A. Lebovitz, M.D. His great grandparents are the late Alven & Jean Ghertner . His mitzvah project is assisting the children of the First Teed golf program to learn the fundamentals of golf as well as the core values that can be used both on the course and throughout life. Jonathan is in 7th grade at University School of Nashville. He enjoys playing golf and basketball, watching football and spending time with his family and friends.

JOIN US FOR A

Chanukah Service & Latke Oneg

Friday, November 29th

We will come together as a community

to light the candles & celebrate Chanukah

with a Latke Oneg

after services.

The Temple mourns the loss of the following members and extends condolences to our Temple members

who share the loss.

Murray Cohen, October 22, 2013Survived by his wife, Isabelle.

Estelle Jacobs, October 28, 2013Survived by husband, Eli Jacobs, daughter, Robbie (Ron) Lustig

and granddaughter, Laura (Philip) Shmerling.

The Temple family extends condolences to the following member who lost a loved one.

Judy (Jared) Book on the loss of her father, Robert Abrams.

Mazel Tov to . . .

Life


Congregational NewsSincere Sympathy

Stop by The Temple Gift Shop

Mollie & Bobby Perry on the birth of their son, David Benjamin. David’s grandparents are Lisa & Mike Shmerling and his great

grandparents are Fran Shmerling and Richard & Ardis Jacobson and his aunt is Katie Shmerling.

Marcia & Lewis Lavine on the September 18th birth of their grandson, Linus Lavine Russell.

April Watkins & Jake Nemer on their September 28th wedding. Jake is the son of Martha & Bob Nemer.

Sarah Yusuf & Ben Raybin on their October 12th wedding. Ben is the son of Kay & David Raybin and the grandson of Inge Raybin.

Debi Robin who was recently honored at Nashville Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum’s Source Awards.

This event celebrated seven women whose careers have made and continue to make an impact on the music industry.

Alan Turk on the publication of his novel, First Do No Harm. Alan will be signing and discussing his book on November 21st in the

Dead Poets Society Room at Montgomery Bell Academy.

20th AnnuAl

to volunteer contAct: chris McPherson

([email protected])

& check out our fabulous new merchandise!

We are happy to help you anytime . . .

Rabbi Rami Shapiro

November 13th & 20th

at 7:00 pmWhat if Hillel Is Right: The Golden Rule and the Heart of Jewish

Spirituality

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Ideas For ThankgivukkahThese are creative ideas for celebrating Chanukah during Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving during Chanukah!

Enjoy these recipes and decorating ideas for our once-in-a-lifetime double celebration!http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/thanksgivukkah

PUMPKIN CHALLAH 2 packages active dry yeast (2 tablespoons)

1 cup lukewarm water3 eggs

1 tablespoon plus 1/3 cup sugar 1 c. canned or fresh pumpkin puree

1 pinch saffron (optional)1/2 cup vegetable oil, plus more for greasing the bowl

1 tablespoon salt 8 to 8 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Sesame seeds for sprinkling (optional)

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast, saffron and 1 tablespoon sugar in 1 3/4 cups lukewarm water.2. Whisk the oil, 2 eggs, 1 c. mashed pumpkin, saffron, sugar and salt into yeast/water. 3. Gradually add flour, stirring with spoon or mixer paddle. When dough holds together, it is ready for kneading. 4. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth, about 7-10 minutes. Clean out bowl and grease it, then return dough to bowl.

Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, until almost doubled in size. Dough may also rise in an oven that has been warmed to 150 degrees then turned off. Punch down dough, cover and let rise again in a warm place for another half-hour.

5. Divide dough in two pieces Roll each into a 3” thick rope. Twist into a snail shape. Place loaves on a greased cookie sheet with at least 2 inches in between.

6. Beat remaining egg and brush it on loaves. Let rise another hour.7. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and brush loaves again. Sprinkle bread with seeds, if using.

This year features an anomaly for American Jews – The first day of Hanukkah coincides with Thanksgiving, on 11/28/2013. It turns out that it has never happened before...and it will never happen again. Thanksgiving is set as the fourth Thursday in November, meaning the latest it can be is 11/28. 11/28 is also the earliest Hanukkah can be. The Jewish calendar repeats on a 19 year cycle, and Thanksgiving repeats on a 7 year cycle. You would therefore expect them to coincide roughly every 19x7 = 133 years. Looking back, this is approximately correct – the last time it would have happened is 1861. However, Thanksgiving was only formally established by President Lincoln in 1863. So, it has never happened before. Why won’t it ever happen again? The reason is because the Jewish calendar is very slowly getting out of sync with the solar calendar, at a rate of 4 days per 1000 years (not bad for a many centuries old calendar!) This means that while presently Hanukkah can be as early as 11/28, over the years the calendar will drift forward, such that the earliest Hanukkah can be is 11/29. The last time Hanukkah would fall on 11/28 is 2146 (which happens to be a Monday). Therefore, 2013 is the only time Hanukkah will ever overlap with Thanksgiving. Of course, if the Jewish calendar is never modified in any way, then it will slowly move forward through the Gregorian calendar, until it loops all the way back to where it is now. So, Hanukkah will again fall on Thursday, 11/28...in the year 79,811.

Chanukah and Thanksgiving: a onCe in eTerniTy overlap

http://thanksgivukkahboston.com/how-to-make-a-pumpkin-menorah/

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Social ActionSocial Action Allocations

Each month we highlight an organization which receives funds through the Temple's Social Action Allocations.

Jewish Family Services

Jewish Family Services has been building families through adoption for 36 years. The service was originally started because other adoption agencies would not serve Jewish families. Jewish families continue to turn to JFS when adopting, partly because they can openly identify themselves as Jewish without potential negative consequence, versus using other Christian based agencies in Nashville. In addition, Jewish Family Service is the primary adoption agency in Nashville and Middle TN conducting home studies and post-placements for same-sex couples. By serving the gay and lesbian community, JFS is upholding a Jewish value to not turn our back on a part of society that is discriminated against, and often deprived the option to adopt. The couples we served are loving, stable family units who want to build families. They go through the same stringent evaluations as any other prospective adoptive family to ensure they are able to take on the responsibility of adoption. Very often, same sex couples are willing to adopt children who are harder to place, for example children who have disabilities or older children in the foster care system that heterosexual couples wouldn’t. Funding from Social Action Allocations was awarded to support the operating costs and programming of JFS’ Adoption services.

Room in the Inn Season is here! From November – March we will again host up to 12 women each Monday evening.

Please bring in small size toiletries for our guests.

If you would like to host a dinner, contact Betty Werthan (665-0124)

Medicare Prescription Review(one day only)

November 16th ~ 12:30-3:00 pmFirst come, first served.

Confidential reviews by Bob Neaderthal MD and Judy Book FNP-C

Most past users say this saved them a significant amount of $. We encourage you to use this resource!

NEW this year: If you are unable to come on November 16th, you may call Bob Neaderthal MD on his mobile (584-8422) between 6:00-9:00 pm most evenings, and he will do your review over the phone. Expect this to take 5-10 minutes.

Remember to bring in your Pull Tabs to help Ronald McDonald House!

Upcoming: Suitcase Drive in JanuaryPlease put aside backpacks, duffle bags, and suitcases for foster children to use.

Buzz to The Temple on the Buz-a-BusThe Temple will provide a pick-up service on the Buz-a-Bus beginning

Friday, November 15th for those seniors wishing to attend Shabbat services, but aren’t able to drive.Our schedule is limited to regular Friday stops at Richland (5:10 pm) and Blakeford (5:30 pm). Please call 352-7057 no later than noon each Friday to take advantage of this opportunity.

Chanukah Home Celebration

The festival of Chanukah begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. The first candle is lit the evening before, and the holiday lasts a full eight days. The celebration of Chanukah enables us to come together and to joyfully recount the triumph of good over evil, the victory of our people over those who would destroy us, and the rededication of our faith. Chanukah is largely a home-centered holiday. Light your Chanukiyah (Chanukah menorah) in an open place, for all to see. Invite your friends and neighbors to share the occasion with you. Retell the story! Say the prayers! Sing the songs! Play the games! Enjoy!

The Candle Lighting CeremonyThe candles are placed in the Chanukiyah (Chanukah menorah) from right to left, and they are kindled from left to right. On each night, the newest candle is lit first. The Chanukiyah has places for nine candles. Eight are of equal height. The ninth, called the “shamash” (worker candle) is placed higher, and is used to kindle the other lights.

Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu Melech Haolam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzeevanu l’hadlik ner shel Chanukah.Blessed is the Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, by whose mitzvot we are hallowed, and who has commanded us to kindle the Chanukah lights. Amen

Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu Melech Haolam sh’asah nisim la’avotenu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh.Blessed is the Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who performed wondrous deeds for our ancestors in days of old at this season. Amen

{First Night Only:}Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu Melech Haolam shehechiyanu v’keeamanu v’higeeyanu lazman hazeh.Blessed is the Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who has kept us alive, sustained us and permitted us to celebrate this joyous festival together. Amen


Chanukah Blessings

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A Home Chanukah ReadingReader: Chanukah is here. This is the Festival of Rededication. Just like the Maccabees of old, who dedicated themselves and the Temple in Jerusalem to the service of goodness and truth, we dedicate ourselves to overcoming the evil in the world.

Reader: On Chanukah we light these candles, because just as light overcomes darkness, and heat overcomes cold, so does goodness overcome evil.

Reader: This is the Shamash. We light it first. It is the symbol of our dedication, for only through the Shamash can we light the other candles. As one candle may kindle many others and yet lose none of its own light, so Judaism has kindled the light of truth for many religions in many lands, and still shines even more brightly through the ages.

First Candle: The first light tells of God, who first commanded, “Let there be light.” The darkness of idolatry was scattered when Israel brought forth the radiant knowledge of One God.

Second Candle: The second light is the light of Torah. Israel’s Book of Law has brought learning and truth to the entire world, as it is written, “The Commandment is a lamp and the Law is a light.”

Third Candle: The light of justice reveals that no nation can endure which is unjust to the weak. The Torah states, “Justice, justice you shall pursue.”

Fourth Candle: The quality of mercy softens our hearts toward our fellow human beings. The prophet Micah said, “It has been told you what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”

Fifth Candle: Purity of thought and nobility of action make life holy. The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, the Lord Your God, am holy.”

Sixth Candle: As the light of love of those near to us shines in our lives, God’s love shines on the world. We read in Deuteronomy: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your mind, with all your strength, with all your being.”

Seventh Candle: The light of patience shines in the souls of men and women who grow slowly toward perfection. Little worthwhile can be achieved in haste.

Eighth Candle: The light of courage removes fear from the soul which clothes itself in truth and justice. Judah Maccabee, the hero of Chanukah, lived by these words from Joshua: “Be strong and of good courage.”

Dreydel/Sevivon GamesPut and Take

This game can be played for nuts, candles, cookies, toothpicks, etc. Any number of children or adults can participate. The rules of the game are:1. Everyone must start with the same number of nuts, cookies,

etc.2. To start the game, each player puts one nut, etc., into the

“kitty”.3. Everyone takes a turn at spinning the dreydel.4. The player has to do what the dreydel tells him: either take,

put in, or do nothing.

b Nun: Nothing. You do nothing.

d Gimel: All. Take what is in the “kitty”.

v Hay: Half. Take half of the “kitty”.

a Shin: Add. Add a nut, etc., into the “kitty”,Play until one person has all the nuts, cookies, etc.

EnduranceAll the players spin their tops at a given signal. The player whose dreydel endures the longest is declared the winner.

Matching FacesA few persons play at a time. All spin their dreydel at a given signal. Those players whose tops fall on the same sides win, the others lose. The game continues in this manner.

Spin for a LetterPlayers decide upon a letter to spin for, and those who get this letter win.

Add Up ScoreGimel (g) has 3 points, Hay (h) has 5 points, Nun (n) has 8 points

and Shin (c) has 12 points. Players take turns spinning dreydels and player who gets 100 points first wins.


Chanukah Info

November 2013Temple Events

Golden Lunch Bunch11:30 am

First aNd third tuesdays oF the moNth

November 5th & 19th

Join us forlunch, entertainment and fun!

To RSVP:Call Anna Sir 354-1686

Save the DateTuesday,December 3rd

Golden Lunch Bunch Chanukah PartyDon’t miss the fun!

Mussar MindfulnessFirst Wednesday of the Month @ 7:15 pm

PLEASE NOTE: The November meeting will be held on TUESDAY, November 5th.

For more inFormation contact:martin Sir,

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W.e.l.l.Chanukah parTymonday, deCember 2nd

6:00 pm aT annie solomon’s

Women.Engaged. in Living. & Learning. Join Us for the Sixth Biennial Women’s Retreat

led by rabbi shana maCkler & CanTor TraCy Fishbein

January 17th - 19th : Drouillard House, Cumberland Furnace, TNPrice: $180.00* Includes room, meals & materialsRSVP deadline - January 1st *Scholarships available.

our stories, our symbols, ourselves

November 2013 Temple Events

Women’s Torah Study

led by Patty Marks

Thursdays@ 12:00 pm.

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Book Clubwill meet at 10:00 am on,

November 24th

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

December 22nd

The Secret Historyby Donna Tartt

For more information

contact Joan Breyer

[email protected]

or Laurie

Handshu lauriehandshu@

gmail.com

Lunch with the RabbiThursdays11:30 am at The Temple

Women.Engaged. in Living. & Learning. Join Us for the Sixth Biennial Women’s Retreat

led by rabbi shana maCkler & CanTor TraCy Fishbein

January 17th - 19th : Drouillard House, Cumberland Furnace, TNPrice: $180.00* Includes room, meals & materialsRSVP deadline - January 1st *Scholarships available.

our stories, our symbols, ourselves

The annual CommuniTy Thanksgiving serviCe

Will be held aT WesT end

ChurCh oF ChrisT on sunday, november 24Th

aT 6:00 pm

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Chanukah HistoryThe Story of Chanukah

In the year 168 B.C.E., the Syrian tyrant Antiochus Epiphanes sent his soldiers to Jerusalem. The Syrians desecrated the Temple, and Antiochus declared that Judaism was to be abolished. The only options he offered Jews were conversion or death. Altars and idols were set up throughout Judea for the purpose of worshiping Greek gods. Antiochus outlawed the observance of Shabbat, the festivals and circumcision.

On the twenty-fifth day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, in 168 B.C.E., the Temple was renamed for the Greek god Zeus. Pigs were sacrificed in the Temple. The Torah was splattered with pigs’ blood and then burned. Thousands of Jews chose to die rather than commit idolatry. Among these martyrs was a woman named Hannah who, with her seven sons, defied the Syrian decree.

Slowly, a resistance movement developed against the cruelty of Antiochus, led by a priestly family known as the Hasmoneans, or Maccabees. The head of the family was an elderly man named Mattathias. He and his five sons left Jerusalem and took up residence in a small town north of Jerusalem called Modi’in. When Syrian soldiers appeared in the town and commanded the inhabitants to offer sacrifices to Zeus, Mattathias and his sons refused. Mattathias killed one Jew who began to sacrifice to Zeus, and his sons then turned upon the Syrian troops and slew them.

It was a turning point in the struggle. The Maccabees became instant folk heroes. Fleeing to the hills with their followers, they conducted a campaign of guerilla warfare against the occupying Syrian forces. Mattathias’ son, Judah, known as the “Hammer”, became the chief strategist and military leader.

Furious, Antiochus decided to destroy the people of Judea. He sent a large army, with instructions to kill every man, woman and child. Though outnumbered, Judah Maccabee and his fighters miraculously won two major battles, routing the Syrians decisively. By 165 B.C.E., the terror of Antiochus had ended. The Jews had won a victory for their land and their faith.

The idols were torn down, and, on the morning of the twenty-fifth day of Kislev in 165 B.C.E., the Temple in Jerusalem was reconsecrated--three years to the day after its original defilement. In celebration, the people of Jerusalem lit bright lights in front of their homes and decided to mark their deliverance with an annual eight-day festival. It was called the Feast of Lights, the Feast of Dedication, or simply Chanukah.

Eight Days of ChanukahOriginally, the eight-day Festival of Lights was intended to

parallel the eight days of Sukkot. The Books of the Maccabees made no mention of the legend concerning the jar of oil.

Several centuries later, around 500 C.E., the story of the cruse of oil emerged in the Talmud. That legend related that, when the Maccabees entered the Temple and began to purify it, they immediately re-lit the extinguished Ner Tamid (Eternal Light). Only a single jar of consecrated oil could be found, which was sufficient for but one day. However, “miraculously”, it was reported, the single jar of oil was enough to keep the Ner Tamid alight for eight days, until the needed oil could be purchased, transported and consecrated.

Gifts on ChanukahThe traditional Jewish holiday during which gifts were

exchanged is Purim! Gift giving on Chanukah, a relatively recent “tradition” has become a reflection of the society in which we live and the time of year in which Chanukah falls. While it has become a part of the contemporary celebration of the holiday, gifts should be modest, with the real meaning of Chanukah (religious freedom) being emphasized. Some Chanukah gifts throughout the eight days should include gifts with a “Jewish connection”: Jewish books, contributions to Jewish causes, ritual objects, etc.

Food on ChanukahThe most common food associated with Chanukah is the

latke (potato pancake). In Israel, sufganiyot (jelly donuts) are the predominant food. While it is not perfectly clear why these foods have come to be connected with Chanukah, perhaps the connection is that they are cooked in oil, and the legendary story of the jar of oil lasting eight days is part of the Chanukah tradition.

Chanukah Glossary

Chanukah: The Hebrew word means “dedication”. After the Jews defeated the Syrians, their first act was to cleanse the Temple in Jerusalem and remove the pagan symbols and idols. They held a ceremony dedicating the Temple again to God.Maccabees: The Hebrew soldiers who fought in the Greco-Syrian battles were named after their leader, Judah Maccabee.Menorah: The special Chanukah menorah, or candle holder, is also called a “Chanukiyah”.Dreydel/Sevivon: A four-sided top used on Chanukah, each side has a different Hebrew letter imprinted on it. They stand for “Nes Gadol Hayah Sham” -- “A great miracle happened there.” This refers to the legend of the cruse of oil lasting eight days rather than its expected one day. (In Israel, the shin has been replaced by a pei and the word sham by the word po so that the phrase is “A great miracle happened here.”)Shamash: The “helper” candle used to light the eight Chanukah candles.

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Chanukah SongsMy DreyDelI have a little dreydelI made it out of clayAnd when it’s dry and readyThen dreydel I will play

Chorus:Oh, dreydel, dreydel, dreydelI made it out of clayOh, dreydel, dreydel, dreydelNow dreydel I shall playOh, dreydel, dreydel, dreydelI made it out of clayOh, dreydel, dreydel, dreydelNow dreydel I shall play

It has a lovely bodyWith legs so short & thinAnd when it is all tiredIt drops and then I win

(Repeat Chorus)

My dreydel’s always playfulIt loves to dance and spinA happy game of dreydelCome play, now let’s begin

(Repeat Chorus)

LIGHT ONE CANDLE

Light one candle for the Maccabee children, with thanks that theirlight didn’t die.Light one candle for the pain they endured when their right to exist was denied.Light one candle for the terrible sacri-fice justice and freedom demand,but light one candle for the wisdom to know when the peacemaker’s time is at hand.

choruS (2x)Don’t let the light go out--It’s lasted for so many years.Don’t let the light go out--Let it shine through our love and our tears. Light one candle for the strength that we need to never becomeour own foe.Light one candle for those who are suff ’ring the pain we learnedso long ago.Light one candle for all we believe in, that anger won’t tear us apart, and light one candle to bring us together, with peace as the songin our heart.

choruS

MAOz TSUR / ROCK OF AGES

Ma-oz tsur ye-shu-a-til’cha na-eh l’sha-be-achTi-kon bet te-fi-la-tiV’sham to-dah n’za-be-achL’et ta-chin mat-be-achmi-tzar ham-na-be-ach(Az eg-mor be-shir miz-morcha-nu-kat ha-miz-be-ach) 2x

Rock of ages, let our songPraise Your saving power:You, amid the raging foes,Were our sheltering tower.Furious they assailed us,But Your arm availed us.And Your wordBroke their swordWhen our own strength failed us.

Children of the Maccabees,Whether free or fettered,Wake the echoes of the songsWhere you may be scattered.Yours the message cheeringThat the time is nearingWhich will seeAll men free,Tyrants disappearing.

NER LI

Ner li, ner li, ner li tak-kikBa Chanukah neri hadlikBa Chanukah neri a irBa Chanukah shirim ashirBa Chanukah neri a irBa Chanukah shirim ashir

For the light, the light long agoLet us set the candles aglowCome, Chanukah, where light belongs; Come, Chanukah, we sing your songsCome, Chanukah, where light belongsCome, Chanukah, we sing your songs.

CHANUKAH, O CHANUKAH

Chanukah, O ChanukahA festival of joyA holiday, a jolly day,for every girl and boySpin the whirling dreydelsall week longEat the sizzling latkes,Sing the happy songNow light them, tonight thenThe flickering candles in a row.(Retell the wondrous storyOf God in all His glory,And dance by the candles’cheering glow.)2x

AL HANISIM

Al hanisim v’al hapurkanV’al hag’vurot, v’al hat’shuotV’al hamilchamot, she’asita la’avoteynuBayamim hahem, baz’man hazeh

We give thanks for the redeeming wonders and the mighty deeds by which, at this season, our people were saved in days of old.

Loren Elliot, Co-chair: Loren Elliot, one of the two Co-Chairs of the Committee, moved to Nashville from New York in 1998 and joined The Temple shortly thereafter. She has served on

the Board of Trustees and as chair of the Caring Connection. Loren and her husband, Jon, have three children, Shayna, Graham and Max, all of whom attend Temple Religious School and are actively involved

in Temple life. Loren is an epidemiologist in the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt.

Ralph Levy, Co-chair: Ralph Levy, one of the two Co-Chairs of the Committee, also serves as The Temple’s Vice-President. Hailing from a long-time Nashville based family, Ralph is a practicing attorney with the regional law firm of Dickinson Wright LLC where he specializes in tax planning, business transactions and succession and estate planning. Ralph and his wife Randi have three children, two of whom (Risa and Roni) are married and the third and youngest child (Ross) is in his second year at George Washington University.

Lauren Cooper: Lauren and her husband Mike have been members of Temple for 12 years. Lauren was born and raised in Nashville and grew up in the Conservative Synagogue. They have two children, a daughter Emily who holds a Masters in Social Work and is a Family Therapist Counselor in Memphis, and a son Seth and his wife Erin. Seth is an Orthopedic Resident and Erin an Optometrist living in Tampa, Florida. Lauren recently retired as an in-hospital RN in obstetrics and currently does private mother/baby nursing.

Emma Fischer: Emma Fischer has been a congregant of The Temple for all sixteen years of her life. Apart from attending high school, participating in Post-Confirmation classes and working, she is also a cadet for the 4th grade Religious School class and has enjoyed her Jewish studies immensely.

David Fox: David attended Temple Religious School as a child from Consecration through Confirmation. He and wife Carrington’s three sons - Oscar, Julius and Simon -- now attend. He directs the Nashville office of hedge fund firm Titan Advisors and in 2006-2010 served on the Metro Nashville Board of Public Education. Carrington is the restaurant critic of the Nashville Scene.

Raye Ann Greenbaum: Raye Ann Greenbaum has served two terms as a Board member of The Temple and been a part of numerous committees such as the Long Range Planning, Cantorial Search, Beautification, Volunteer Leadership Development and Temple Arts Festival. She and her husband, Ralph, have been members of The Temple since 1971, and their 3 children and 6 grandchildren all attended Temple religious school.

Betsy Hoffman: Betsy Greenbaum Hoffman is a native Nashvillian. She was consecrated, bat mitzvahed, confirmed and married at The Temple. Betsy has worked as Children, Teen and Family Programs Director at the JCC of Greater Washington and here at the Gordon JCC. She returned to Peabody to earn her Masters in Education in 2006. Betsy has been a first grade teacher at University School of Nashville for the past 7 years. She is married to Seth and the mother of Gracie (16) and Jonah (15).

Jeff Jacobs: Jeff Jacobs is from Knoxville, TN and has lived in Nashville for 20 yrs. He and his wife Gail Jacobs have 3 children, Matthew (17), Tyler (14) and Morgan (11). Jeff has served on The Temple Board and the Executive Committee. He is also a co-founder of Stradis Healthcare, a surgical custom procedure tray company.

Lewis Lavine: Lewis is President of the Center for Nonprofit Management, has been a member of Temple for nearly 30 years and served as President from 2002-2004.

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We are proud to introduce the members of The Temple Educator Search Committee


Jimmy Marks: Jimmy Marks currently serves on The Temple Board of Trustees and heads up the long range planning committee. An avid Titans and Duke fan, Jimmy is married to Patty (past President of the Temple) and proud parent of Albert, Rachel (future Rabbi) and Michael.

Alan Mazer: Alan’s family includes Frances, his wife of 43 years, two adult children and two grandchildren, all of whom are well. Alan retired from his law practice five years ago to work fulltime on the housing needs of Nashville’s working poor. He is a past president of The Temple and has taught in the Religious School for 30 years.

Bob Nemer: Bob and his wife, Martha, have been members of The Temple for 25 years. Both of theirs sons celebrated their consecrations, bar mitzvahs and confirmations at Temple. Bob is currently serving his third term on The Temple Board of Trustees and taught 7th grade in the Religious School for several years.

Howard Rosen: Howard was a practicing physician for 39 years before he retired in 2002. He has served as a Trustee for the University School of Nashville and after retirement from medicine, became a volunteer 8th grade science teacher at the school. He is now in his 12th year as a teaching assistant. He was a co-founder of Nashville Youth Hockey in the early 1970’s. He married his wife, Betty Lee, at The Temple where they raised their three sons. Three of his six grandchildren received their religious education at The Temple.

Alice Rothman: Alice and her husband, Russell, moved to Nashville from Durham, NC in 2002. They have 2 children who attended preschool at The Temple and currently attend Religious School and are members of the Junior Choir. Alice is a pediatrician at Vanderbilt Medical Center and currently serves as the chair of the Religious Education committee at the Temple.

Marissa Russ: Marissa Moses Russ and her husband Ben Russ both grew up at and continue to be a part of The Temple family. They have two children, Eli and Miriam. Professionally Marissa is a family law attorney. She works at MTR Family Law, PLLC with her mother, Marlene Eskind Moses, and April Watkins. Marissa has worked as a first grade teacher in The Temple religious school and currently both Eli and Miriam attend The Temple Preschool.

Freya Sachs: Freya Sachs grew up in Nashville and at The Temple. She teaches English and Environmental Science at University School of Nashville. At The Temple, Freya currently serves on the Board of Trustees and is glad to be a part of the search committee for a new educator.

Harriet Schiftan: Harriet Schiftan has been a member of The Temple since 1999. During that time she taught Confirmation Class with the Rabbis and in the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Family Education program. Currently, Harriet works at the Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee as the Planning and Partnership Director. She is married to Rabbi Mark Schiftan and they have Ari – 24, Sarah Rose -21, and Jacob – 20, all of whom attended religious school, became B’nai Mitzvah, and were confirmed at the Temple.

Jessica Viner: Jessica Gutow Viner is a lifelong Temple member. She is serving her second term on the Temple’s Board of Trustees and co-chaired the Cantor Search Committee. Jessica is troop leader for Girl Scout Troop #2090 and works as an admissions evaluator for the Office of Undergraduate Admission at Vanderbilt University. She is married to Dr. Daniel D. Viner. Their three children are active in the Temple’s Religious School.

We are proud to introduce the members of The Temple Educator Search Committee

Religious Schoolby Lynda Gutcheon

Choosing to Make Our Blessings a Priority


It is hard to believe that we will celebrate Thanksgiving and Chanukah together this year. Thanksgiving, which was taken from our own holiday of Succot, reminds us of the blessings in our lives and how grateful we are for our families and friends. The story of Chanukah, which celebrates our freedom, meshes perfectly with the Thanksgiving season. As free human beings and as Reform Jews we can make the choice to make gratitude and blessings a priority. We can recognize the glass as ½ full and show our appreciation by the way in which we live and the good deeds we do for others. In that spirit, our religious school students began their journey through The Year of Blessings by participating in some very meaningful projects. Our 5th & 6th graders cooked for Safe Haven and brought the food down to the families. Our 7th & 8th graders worked on a project for the Stacy Leigh Kraft Memorial Garden at the JCC. Our 8th graders made lunches for those working on the Habitat House we built last month. In the upcoming months many of our other students will be getting involved in bringing blessings to others and in so doing bringing honor to themselves. May this holiday season bring you all much joy, good health and the reminder of all the blessings in our lives.

Above: Our confirmation class sorts and packs the coats we collected for the homeless.

Above: Confirmation officers were elected, from left Morgan Ausbrooks, Secretary, Margo Ghertner, President,

Riley Raff, Vice President. Mazel Tov to all.

Right: Rhonda Wernick, our Artist in residence,

explains to the 1st graders how to make their tiles

for the tile wall.

Right: While learning about Abraham and his covenant with God, our 2nd graders create their own covenant with each other.

Above: 9th graders begin their Jewish Lens project by taking photographs

around our Temple that connect with their interpretation of specific texts.

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-- Preschoolby Jan Huettner & Corye Nelson

Fall Activities at the Preschool

November 2013- www.templenashville.org - 615-352-7620 ~ page 17

We are so happy to welcome in the crisp, cool stirrings of fall. The trees are starting to shed their leaves and the children have been collecting all of the bright colored foliage surrounding our beautiful grounds. Pine cones are abundant and the explorations in each classroom with fall vegetables such as pumpkins, gourds and squash are taking place from our youngest toddlers who use their sense of touch to explore textures, to our oldest preschoolers who bake delicious- smelling dishes and use the seeds in their math and science areas. It is a time for discovery and all of our senses are awake! As we shed short sleeves for jackets, we would like to invite everyone in our Temple family to come view Rooms A & B from the months of November to January, 2014. The Temple Preschool will be the presenters in the Temple Gallery for these months. Our theme this year will be “Collaborating with the World Around Us.” This topic is extremely timely since we will be presenting art at various sites in the community in the spring. Each classroom will be invited to interpret this theme in whatever medium or media they choose: paint, clay, printmaking, carvings photography, mixed media or pictures. Additionally, a

short description of the class experience will be written and documented. Our school fundraising event will be held in this space in January and will provide the perfect opportunity to showcase the work of our children as we raise funds for classroom laptops, playground renovations and a large scale mosaic work of art in our entryway. We hope that you enjoy this collection of diverse creativity. As we continue to investigate our community, our older classrooms have been taking field trips to Gentry Farms, Blue Heron Cruise Lines, and to various parks and farms in the area to incorporate what they can learn from their neighbors into their experiences in the classrooms. These field trips not only bring our families together (the parents provide our transportation and accompany their children on these outings), but also reflect the world around our children and build lifetime memories. Chanukah comes extremely early this year and we will celebrate this exciting festival of lights on Friday, December 6th. Bouncy castles, spinning dreidels, latkes and music will fill the social hall when our families join us for the afternoon. We hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Chanukah double-celebration with your family and friends.

Preschool Toy MarketNeed Chanukah gifts for your children

or grandchildren?

Save the Date;Monday, November 18th & Tuesday, November 19th for our first toy market.

We will have an assortment of educational games and toys for the holidays available for purchase here at The Temple Preschool from the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and

3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The school will receive 20%

of all purchases.

Come support our preschool!

~ November 2013- www.templenashville.org - 615-352-7620

Kaddish will be recited in memory of these loved ones . . . .November 1 & 2 November 8 & 9 November 15 & 16

Emma Bloomstein AachSheldon Baker

Paul BelzIda Michlovitz Block

Louis BlumG. Ernest Budwig

Ilene Wilma CohenJ.B. Cohen(husband)

Shirley GreenbergJacob Dresner(grandfather)Ivan WeinsteinNettie ElkanGilbert J. FoxZvi Griliches

Shirley Cohen GutcheonIsadore H. Gutow

(father)Gary Gutow(grandfather)

Jessica & Daniel VinerAnne Steinholtz Harris

Mildred B. Hobbs(mother)

Frances & Steven WolfRosa Pfeifer Isacson

Ural S. KraftBernerd Krohn

Lila Stein KroserRalph Z. Levy, Sr.

(father)Ralph & Randi Levy and family

Max LoskoveMitchell Magid, Sr.

Samuel MeltzArnold M. MichelsonNorma Orenstein

Joseph E. Pasternack(father, grandfather)

The Jerome Guttman FamilyHarold Rittenberg

Betty RobackMorris Rosenberg

Clarence RosensteinMaury RossenMilton Rozen

Rose SaffLillian Blume Samuels

Marjorie Marie SandersEmanuel Schimmel

Murray Schott(brother)

Shelia SchottEdwin SchuffmanAbram ShmerlingPauline F. ShyerJacob B. SimonDavid SlaboskyLester Solin, Sr.Alvin SolomonAbraham SpillerMartin Tohrner

Rabbi Alfred ViseIke Weinstein(grandfather)Ivan Weinstein

Samuel Wolman(father)

Dorothy & Charles HirshbergSara Karlin Wolman

(mother)Dorothy & Charles Hirshberg

Nathan Zimmelman

Lena AlperAbraham BeinMax BissingerNathan CohenBettie Cohn

Theresa DavisRose Glean Eskind

Bernie FeldmanJacob FishelMorris Fishel

(father)James & Royce Fishel

Mildred FlexerEdward Fortner

Jennie S. FriedmanRosa FriedmanRebecca Glick

Anna GoldSamuel Goldhammer

Donald F. GordonHelen Roth Gordon

Juliett GrobsteinMollie Gurwitch

Eva H. HamburgerSamuel J. Hexter

Hannah H. KirshnerShirley Kleban(grandmother)

Doug & Bonnie SmallMilton A. KleinLouis J. Koch

Alvin L. KornmanLeo LevisonJerome Loew

(father)Dianne & Craig Sussman

Della B. LowensteinBettie Lusky

Gertrude Bloch MayElizabeth Angel Morris

William P. Noa, Sr.(great-uncle)

Gus & Elaine KuhnSarah Alperin Pailet

Rebecca Anne Kornman RaskinAnnette Levy Ratkin

(mother)Ralph & Randi Levy and family

Eli RedelsheimerJeanne RosenbergHelen S. Rosenfield

Fannie Stock RothkopRosa Zander Rothstein

Lou SchwartzHerman ShmerlingNathan Taradash

Lilly G. True(aunt)

Sara Rachel RobinDavid J. Weinstein

(father)Ivan WeinsteinRebecca Wolff

(mother)Sara Rachel Robin

Alfred AlperinRose Aronson

Annette R. BernowHoward W. Blocker

George Roger BurrusJoseph Cooper

(brother) Morton & Hannah CooperJosephine Black Feldman

Adolph N. FriedmanJacob Gilbert

Norman GinsbergFlorence Goldstein

Irving GutcheonMoses HenleinBernice Hirsch

(mother)Bruce & Rae Hirsch

Adolph S. JacobsBessie Rosenblum Jacobs

Elizabeth Jonas JacobsPeter Katz

Warren Gilber KlebanJeanette H. Krizelman

(mother)Patricia & Shelly Krizelman

Kay Harris LadneyLou Lusky, Sr.

Horace RenegarJulia Straus Rosenthal

(grandmother)Norma NeaderthalJoseph RubensteinMaurice E. Simpson

Lilian SperlingJosef Strupp

M.C. SulzbacherJack Tenzel

John Urtnowski(father)

Maddy & David BerezovRuss Walter

Leonard WerthanCarol Wiener Wile

November 29 & 30Isadore Alexander

H. Ray BellIrwin ChesenMarcia CohenIda Cooper(mother)

Morton & Hannah CooperWolfe Copple

Bobette Wolfe DenboFred FriedmanHenry Glean

Hattie Dietz HeimanEdna Kahn

Florence KaminskyHermine KarlsruherIrving William Katz

Selma LatterPaula Goldner Levinson

Fan Levine Liff(mother-in-law)

Judy LiffHortense L. MaasLeonard Martin

Jennie Gilbert MatisonGert McCluskey

Alvyn Hilliard MeyerWilbert J. Michelson

Eva Lyon MorrisLeah Rich

Berney RittenbergNelly Rocklin

Albert Z. Rosenfeld(great-uncle)

Elizabeth MaerEmanuel DoyneMinette Rossen

Etta Rosenbaum RothMyra Lou Ruben

Manuel Russ(father)

Phil & Missy RussEmanuel Schatten

Ernest SiegelBonalyn Blom SlocumBettye Anne SmirnowAlberta Albina Stalma

Elise SteinerS. Michael Stoller

Rose TowbinBruce Turner

(husband)Barbara TurnerHarry A. Weil

Hannah Mae WeinbaumGrete Westfield

Josephine W. WiseRodney WiseHarold WolfJoseph Wolfe

(father)Larry & Sally Wolfe

Marjorie Opler WurzburgWarren WurzburgEdward YalowitzRonald Zeitlin

November 22 & 23Sidney AddlestoneDorothy C. Baer

Israel BarkerLillian Silverman Benjamin

Julius BergmanFaye Coleman

Samuel CronstineRose Fisher Davis

Frederick DeutscherJohn R. DolingerGerald FleischerJanet Friedman

Morton GoldbergJames Paul InglisHarris N. JacobsAnn Jacobson

(mother)Richard & Ardi Jacobson

Charles Joseph KarnowskyHerschel Katzman

Julia Hirshberg KornmanNathan Ben Lewis

Norman Mitchell LipmanTessie Blum Lowenheim

Theresa LustigBernice Miller

Samuel Neaderthal(father)

Norma NeaderthalArlene Polen

Ida Seitzman PomerantzIsaac Raskin

Hannah Glick ReismanTravis Ezra Richmond

Minnie Gertrude SchwartzNora Lazarus Shyer

James SpeyerJoseph Spitz

Sarah F. SteinauMorris Strauch

Henry TeitlebaumAda Cooper Wallis

Lena Weinstein(grandmother)Ivan WeinsteinSamuel Wilker

Irvin Wolf(father)

Brenda & Bobby RosenblumSamuel S. Wolf

(father)Steven & Frances WolfLouis P. Zimmerman

Mary Krivcher ZimmermanToby Zimmerman

~ November 2013- www.templenashville.org - 615-352-7620

Exodus 35:22 . . . and they came, men & women willing-hearted to give.Beautification Fund Memory of Marcus Tepper Howard and Jacqueline Tepper Memory of Marge Cavalier Jerome and Albee Guttman Memory of Sandee Schreiber Jerome and Brenda Rosenblum

Calvin A. Buchman Social Action Fund Honor of Annette Eskind’s Award Heloise Werthan Kuhn

Building FundMemory of Eliese Bauman Donald and Joyce Friedman

Cantor Fishbein’sDiscretionary FundAppreciation of Cantor Fishbein Sally Simon

Greatest Need FundMemory of Joy Goldstein Mark Glazer and Cindy Stone

Grossman Early Education FundMemory of Ronnie Seiden Charlie and Debi RobinMemory of Morris Kraft Charlie and Debi RobinMemory of Antonio Cadena Suarez Charlie and Debi RobinHonor of Bob Eisenstein’s Award Charlie and Debi RobinGraduation of Madeline Robins Charlie and Debi RobinBirthday of Barbara Levy Charlie and Debi RobinBirthday of Irv Levy Charlie and Debi RobinBirthday of Howard Sturm Charlie and Debi Robin Birthday of Bob Eisenstein Charlie and Debi RobinBirthday of Sara Rachel Robin Charlie and Debi RobinMemory of Sandee Schreiber Sara Rachel RobinMemory of Bernice Wolskij Sara Rachel Robin

Rae & Bruce Hirsch Greatest Need FundBirthday of Suzanne Schulman Bruce and Rae Hirsch Honor of Sari Blair Zagnoev Donald and Joyce Friedman Memory of Harry Mackler Bruce and Rae Hirsch Memory of Sandee Schreiber Bruce and Rae Hirsch

Donald E. Jacobs Student Loan Fund Birth of Emma & Zoe Zagnoev Betsy Chernau Memory of Buddy Jacobs Betsy Chernau Memory of Dianne Gilbert Kenneth and Ellen Jacobs Memory of Elizabeth Elterman Jacobs Kenneth and Ellen Jacobs Memory of Norman Ginsberg Kenneth and Ellen Jacobs Recovery of Ellen Jacobs Betty & Bernard Werthan Recovery of Nancy Flexer Kenneth and Ellen Jacobs Recovery of Sylvia Shepard Betsy Chernau

Kuhn FundBirthday of Sis and Paul Cohn Jeffrey and Pamela Kuhn Memory of Bobby Shepard Jeffrey and Pamela Kuhn Memory of Sam Simon Jeffrey and Pamela Kuhn

Lee & Theresa Kuhn Social Action FundAnniversary of Carol and Gary Fradkin Gilbert and Joyce Fox Memory of Maurice Raphael Gilbert and Joyce Fox Memory of Joy Goldstein Gary and Carol Fradkin Lottie Strupp Memory of Karen Silien Lottie Strupp Memory of Morris Kraft Lottie Strupp Memory of Sam Simon Gilbert and Joyce Fox Recovery of Marjorie Zager Gary and Carol Fradkin

Gerda Loewenstein Caring & Concern Fund Memory of Joy Goldstein Bernard and Betty Werthan Griffith and Sherry Haber Lawrence and Sally Wolfe Memory of Karen Silien James and Patty Marks Memory of Margie Cavalier Robert and Miriam Mamlin Memory of Morris Kraft Griffith and Sherry Haber Memory of Sandee Schreiber Bernard and Betty Werthan Barrett and Carolyn Rosen

Gerda Loewenstein Caring & Concern Fund Memory of Marion Collins Sam HirshbergRecovery of Bud Zander Lawrence and Sally Wolfe Recovery of Diane Trachtman Lawrence and Sally Wolfe Recovery of Ellen Jacobs Lawrence and Sally Wolfe Recovery of Sylvia Shepard Lawrence and Sally Wolfe

Rabbi Mackler’s Discretionary FundAppreciation for the Honor Sy, Diane and Alyssa TrachtmanAppreciation of Rabbi Mackler Gary and Carol Fradkin David Goldberg Joseph and Tracy LevyBat Mitzvah of Sophie Latter Linda Latter and Yvette SebilistMarriage of Jake and April Nemer Bob and Martha NemerMemory of Joy Goldstein Scott and Lynn Ghertner Robert and Vicki Kushner Neil Osheroff and Cheryl Guyer Sara Rachel Robin Howard and Betty Lee Rosen Adam and Ashley Small Doug and Bonnie Small Ryan Small Roy and Carol Smith Jim and Elise Straus Craig and Dianne SussmanMemory of Karen Silien Pam Harrison and Roger FerrisMemory of Morris Kraft Steven and Sandra BakerMemory of Nancy Schwartz Janice Krohn

Memorial & Honor Fund Memory of Sandee Schreiber Joel and Bernice Gordon

Suzanne J. Morris Youth Leadership FundBirthday of Sis & Paul Cohn Betsy Chernau Memory of Bernice Wolskij Betsy Chernau Memory of Claire & Charles Kahane Betsy Chernau Memory of Margie Cavalier Betsy Chernau Memory of Morris Kraft Betsy Chernau Memory of Nancy Schwartz Betsy Chernau

Preschool FundHonor of Cantor Fishbein Joseph and Lauren Lodl Honor of Rabbi Mackler Joseph and Lauren Lodl Honor of Sari Blair Zagnoev Joel and Linda Gluck

Annette Levy Ratkin & Ralph Z. Levy Sr. Library and Archives FundAnniversary of Lois and Gil Fox James and Bernita Brown Anniversary of Sis and Paul Cohn James and Bernita Brown Memory of Lynn Fleischer’s Parents James and Bernita Brown Memory of Ron Seiden James and Bernita Brown

Religious School Enrichment Fund Memory of Maurice Raphael David and Lynn Barton

Rabbi Schiftan’s Discretionary FundAppreciation for the Honor Sy, Diane and Alyssa TrachtmanAppreciation of Rabbi Schiftan David Goldberg Gary and Carol Fradkin Dudley and Peggy Richter Sy, Diane and Alyssa TrachtmanAppreciation of the High Holy Day Services Jerry and Albee GuttmanBirth of David Perry Mike and Lisa ShmerlingBirth of David Perry Bobby and Mollie PerryHonor of 5774 Janice KrohnMarriage of Jake and April Nemer Bob and Martha NemerMemory of Lewis Kay Homer and Helen German

Scott Shapiro Preschool Scholarship FundBirthday of Suzanne Schulman Herbert Jacobs Memory of Joy Goldstein Gregory and Erin Zagnoev Memory of Harry Mackler Gregory and Erin Zagnoev

Temple Cemetery Beautification FundMemory of Sandee Schreiber Maurice and Joy Karr

This report reflects donations that have been acknowledged as of September 30th

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The Songs of the Scrolls: Music from the Books of Lamentations, Ruth,

Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes & EstherA concert presented by

Cantor Tracy Fishbein with

Russell Davis, piano ~ Rick Kleiner, guitarEllie Flier, composer

Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 7:00 pmLight refreshments to follow

from our sacred journey to the murfreesboro...

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