Saturday, November 18:30 am Torah Study with Alex Cicelsky10 am Chapel Service

Friday, November 76 pm Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Tot Dinner and Popsicle Oneg7:30 pm Shabbat Service | Bat Mitzvah: Talia AkivaTorah Portion: Vayeira (Gen. 18:1-22:24)

Saturday, November 88:50 am Torah Study with Rabbi10 am Chapel Service

Friday, November 146 pm Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Tot Dinner and Popsicle Oneg7:30 pm Shabbat Service | Learner’s Service & Birthday/Anniversary CelebrationTorah Portion: Chayei Sarah (Gen. 23:1-25:18) Saturday, November 158:50 am Torah Study with Rabbi10 am Bat Mitzvah: Makenzie Lieberman

Friday, November 216 pm Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Tot Dinner and Popsicle Oneg7:30 pm Shabbat Service with Kol Halev | Cantor Lambert-Hayut’s InstallationTorah Portion: Tol’dot (Gen. 25:19-28:9)

Saturday, November 228:50 am Torah Study with Rabbi10 am Chapel Service

Wednesday, November 26 7:30 pm Erev Thanksgiving Service

Friday, November 286 pm Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Tot Dinner and Popsicle Oneg7:30 pm Shabbat ServiceTorah Portion: Vayeitzei (Gen. 28:10-32:3)

Saturday, November 298:50 am Torah Study with Rabbi10 am Bar Mitzvah: Sam Brown

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Liturgical Calendar

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Comforting the Mourner: A Prep Class for Leading/Attending Shiva MinyanMonday, November 17 | 4:30–5:30 pm & 7–8 pm Wednesday, November 19 | 4:30–5:30 pm & 7–8 pmOne of the greatest mitzvot in Jewish practice is comforting the mourner. However, many of us find ourselves uncomfortable visiting a shiva house. In these 1-hour class sessions, you will learn the traditions involved in visiting a house of mourning and how to participate in and even lead a shiva minyan. All participants will receive materials to take home for future reference.

Cantor Regina Lambert-Hayut’s Installation Friday, November 21 | 7:30 pm

Join us for Cantor Hayut’s installation. The service will include music with Kol Halev plus special remarks and teachings from our honored installation guest, Rabbi Joel Soffin. Following services, we will have a wine oneg as well as special kid-friendly treats. Come celebrate with us!

Erev Thanksgiving ServiceWednesday, November 26 | 7:30 pmDon’t miss our annual joint service with Saint Clare’s Episcopal Church and hear Rev. Beth Scriven deliver the sermon. Please bring a treat to share for the oneg.

2 Rabbinic ReflectionsI would like to say that I did not realize how much passion and interest would be stirred up by my Kol Nidrei sermon concerning Genesis and our relationship with Saint Clare’s. But, my goal was to bring awareness to these. I am gratified that I was successful. But now the real work begins.

We are engaged in a variety of conversations with Saint Clare’s leadership. A group has begun to meet to renew and implement our mutual financial obligations. The three boards (Saint Clare’s Vestry, the Genesis Board and the TBE Board) will jointly take an in-depth exploration of areas of conflict and potential resolution. The Genesis Board itself will continue to engage in conversation. And Saint Clare’s has withdrawn its request for the Interfaith Resolution Committee to meet. Finally, I sense that this year’s Erev Thanksgiving may be filled with renewed energy as Temple and Church congregants gather as one Genesis community.

But, when I say the real work now begins, I do not simply mean meetings that will conclude with resolutions of engagement and trust, for committees cannot provide such results. It will be upon us and upon Saint Clare’s to revive the spirit of Genesis. We can alter how we pay the bills, come up with plans to decide paint colors, restructure any and all decision processes all to no avail, unless we also recommit to each other spiritually.

Truth be told, Genesis is not an economic relationship. It more closely resembles a marriage than a business. Marriages have economic issues but they work because of mutual affection. The upcoming Erev Thanksgiving service will be more important and more telling than any joint board meeting. The casual conversations that you and I can have with Saint Clarians, truthful conversations that regardless of any pain that might be exposed would evidence love, will mean so much more than what might be expressed officially.

Our future is in our hands and our mouths and our hearts. The future direction of our synagogue will be decided over the next few months. We will prosper whatever happens. But the company we have kept over the last 40 years has been good and worthy. Genesis has been a part of our strength in so many ways. Now, let us engage each other in crucial and constructive conversation.

Rabbi Robert Levy

2014 Chanukah Bazaar

Temple Beth Emeth Saturday, December 6, 9 am -2 pm Sunday, December 7, 3:30-7:30 pm

Everything you need for Chanukah and more!Gelt, Candles, driedels, menorahs, gift wrap, toys, cards,

kitchen items, music, jewelry and unique gifts.

TBE Sisterhood Gift Shop

Looking for a special item? We have the best prices & can save you the cost of

shipping!

WED 5:30-7 pm, SUN 5:30-7 pm FRIDAY 6:30-7:30 pm

or By Appointment

Call Amy Paberzs at 668-6842 or 417-5312.

AARTY & TBE Staff would like to thank everyone who donated to the AARTY High Holy Days Food and Donation Drive.

It was another successful drive. Over 3,043 pounds of food and donations totaling $6,590 were received. Todah Rabah!

3Cantor’s Notes In a few short weeks we will celebrate Thanksgiving, that American celebration of survival, friendship and, of course, gratitude. In most families, it is a day of family togetherness and way too much food. It is the one day each year that we take stock of what we are grateful for. I often wondered if Thanksgiving was instituted because all too often we forget to say thanks for the many blessings in our lives. As modern Americans, we do have much to be thankful for. As members of this Jewish community, we also have much to be thankful for, and Jewish liturgy supplies us with the opportunity to offer thanks on a daily basis. For instance, we offer the Birkat Hamazon, the grace after our meal to express gratitude after fulfilling our hunger so we can truly embrace the many blessings we enjoy each and every day. On very special occasions we say the Shehecheyanu, a blessing that acknowledges how fortunate we are to have survived to reach the special day that we

are observing. We awake in the morning with one of my favorites, saying Modeh (m)/Modah (f ) ani l’fanecha – I offer thanks before You. And in every one of our worship services, we recite Modim, literally the prayer of Thanksgiving. Modim is a particularly special prayer, the one blessing that you cannot ask another person to say for you. In fact, in the traditional siddur (prayer book), there are two versions of the Modim printed side by side. One version is for the prayer leader to recite accurately aloud on behalf of the congregation, while, on the other, in a slightly different version, each member of the congregation is to recite for him or herself. During our festivals of Chanukah and Purim, there is an inserted text, Al Hanisim, which thanks God for the miracles and mighty deeds that helped our ancestors survive the hatred and cruelty of Antiochus (Chanukah) and Haman (Purim) so that we could reach this day. I point this out because I know all too well that we forget to count our blessings and to take stock of the miracles of our daily life. Instead, so many of us wait for the one day all year when we take off from work and school, gather with our families and friends, and eat so much that we are about to burst. Our Jewish tradition reminds us daily that we shouldn’t take anything in our lives for granted and we should grab any opportunity we have to express our gratitude. Even when things may seem a bit bleak, there is still much to be thankful for in our world. Sometimes in the busy-ness of my days, I, too, forget to count my blessings and offer thanks. That is why I am particularly grateful that this November and Thanksgiving season offers me a wonderful opportunity to reflect on all of my blessings. I have much to be thankful for: life, health and a most amazing family in addition to a wonderful new life in Ann Arbor and a new home here at TBE. I am thankful for the opportunity to be your cantor and to have the privilege of working with amazing professionals in Rabbi Levy and our fabulous staff. I am loving getting to know all of you, the warm and welcoming members of Temple Beth Emeth. In celebration of this good fortune, I am so excited to be preparing for my formal installation on November 21. We are planning an innovative evening filled with beautiful music that will include Kol HaLev, a welcoming ceremony featuring Rabbi Joel Soffin and a most special and delicious oneg following the service. I truly hope that you will join us for this exciting evening.Before I sign off, I would like to take a personal moment during this season of gratitude to offer my thanks to everyone who helped make our High Holy Days so wonderful. In particular, I would like to acknowledge the following volunteers who, from a cantorial perspective, invested their time and energy to uplift our observance: Kol HaLev: all members who prepared for and participated in services plus an extra thank you to all soloists who added additional voice to some of our transcendent music.Yom Kippur Afternoon Torah Readers: Carol Milstein, Dave Gitterman, Susan Gitterman, Sari Mills, and Jenny Young (with a special shout out to Jenny who stood at my side on Yom Kippur morning as my Gabbai, the role in our Torah service in which an expert in trope and Hebrew helps the Torah reader offer the text to the congregation as accurately and seamlessly as possible).Shofar Sounders: Josh Grekin, Zachary Weisberg, Ralph Katz and everyone who blew a T’kiyah G’dolah at the end of Yom Kippur N’ilah services.Instrumentalists: Deborah Katz (flute), Ralph Katz (clarinet), Shoshana Mandel Warner (flute) Avishay Hayut (guitar), Alon Hayut (cello), Yoav Hayut (violin), Max Karmazyn (Kol Nidre violinist).Our amazing accompanist Ray McLellan.Members of the Pulpit Committee and additional helpers who so beautifully set up the choir chairs and the bima so that we could offer the music of our heartsGenerations After: for their moving stories of forgiveness.And to staff members without whom TBE wouldn’t run nearly so smoothly: Rabbi Levy, Terri Ginsberg, Avital Ostfield, and SooJi Min; Sarah Krell, Dave Monroe, Victoria Gross and Tressa Hart – my rocks of support.My family: Avishay, Yoav and Alon.Modah Ani Lifneichem – I offer thanks before you all!

Cantor Regina Lambert-Hayut

I am writing this just as the High Holy Days are over, and I am writing this month’s column more in the role of a long-time choir member than as TBE President. I was very pleased by how seamlessly Kol Halev transitioned from one longtime conductor to one who just arrived! This is due to the skill of both our Cantor Emerita, Annie Rose, and of our new cantor, Regina Hayut, as well as to Kol Halev itself, and to Ray McLellan, our accompanist extraordinaire. I am also happy to see our Youth, Middle School , and High School choirs and bands continue as before, thanks again to the cantors and to Dave Gitterman, Josh Grekin, and Rosalie Koenig.

The music at this year’s High Holy Days were a blend of familiar tunes and of lovely, new melodies, which I felt worked together beautifully to enhance our services. I would like to share with you 3 specific observations about some of the musical shifts you may have experienced during these High Holy Days and also during Shabbat services. One difference you have heard is the Oseh Shalom sung at the end of the Mourner’s Kaddish. This is an anonymous, Iberian piece that is often sung following the Mourner’s Kaddish. This Sephardic tune is a beautiful, haunting melody, whether sung in unison or when sung in four-part harmony by Kol Halev.

You may also have noticed that the melodies of the Torah chanting sound different this year. There are actually many different trope melodies and also different trope melodies for particular times of the year, such as for the High Holy Days or the lovely melody of the Song of the Sea. Cantor Hayut chants the preferred trope of the Reform movement, which is different from the trope that Cantor Emerita Rose used in the past at TBE.

However, those of you with a particularly good ear may have noticed that the trope that we are using on Shabbat sounds similar to the melody that we use when we chant the V’ahavta. This is because we have been using the “Reform trope” for the V’ahavta for many years, although there are some slight alterations that TBE has made, which is why you will hear some differences this year.

Music is near and dear to my heart, and it so enriches our worship experience. I want to thank all of the musicians and singers who enhanced our High Holy Day services this year.

L’shalom, Susan

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Other HappeningsBeginning Jewish Yoga with Shlomit Cohen Thursdays | Noon-1:15 pmFall Session | November 6 - December 18Cost: $85. To learn more about the instructor, Shlomit Cohen, check out her website at mivyoga.com. If you would like to purchase a package, please RSVP to aostfield@templebethemeth.org.

TNT (Twenties and Thirties)Twenties and Thirties (TNT) get together monthly for social and religious programming.

Torah on Tap Sunday, November 16 | 11 amJoin TNT in the home of Alex Wood for brunch, drinks and q little Torah Study with plenty of time to schmooze with your friends. Keep an eye out for the Facebook event invite. RSVPs and/or questions can be directed to aostfield@templebethemeth.org.

Families with Young Children (FYC): Tot Shabbat Service times every FridayNovember 7, 14, 21 and 28Tot (0–5 year olds) Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Levy, and Cantor Hayut, 6 pmDinner for Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Popsicle Oneg, 7 pm

All of your favorite songs, tot bots, tot team, Cantor Hayut and Rabbi Levy will hold Tot Shabbat at 6 pm. Join us for macaroni and cheese, fish sticks, applesauce, and salad bar at 6:30 pm. Dinner is just $5 per person and this year you can buy a punch card ahead of time for a discounted price. Punch cards are available in the TBE office.

Susan Gitterman

5Youth

Kadima (Grades 6-8) will be joining our AARTY-ites for NFTY fall Kallah Join us for NFTY-Michigan's Fall Kallah and simultaneous Junior Youth Group Retreat! Friday, November 21 - Sunday, November 23 | YMCA Mystic Lake Camp Finding Your PassionTeens in grades 9-12, along with youth grades 6-8, will join together for a weekend of exploring areas they are passionate about as we delve into various social action topics and discover our personal passions. We'll be joined at this event by NFTY's North American President, Debbie Rabinovich. All who attend will have the opportunity to enjoy exciting programs to help us discover what is really important to us and participate in camp-style services during a weekend away with friends.

Ann Arbor Reform Temple Youth | AARTYJNN: Jewish Nerd Night Sunday, November 9 | 7:30 pmJoin us for the first of our monthly Jewish Nerd nights directly following Religious School on Sunday.

Rishonim | Grades 3-5Bowling at Colonial LanesSunday, November 16 | Noon-1:30 pmMeet at Colonial Lanes,1950 S. Industrial Hwy, for a great evening with food, fun and lots of bowling! RSVP by November 10 to TBEYouth.Annarbor@gmail.com.

AARTY Pie Sale Ends Wednesday, November 19 Pie Pickup | Wednesday, November 26 | Noon -7 pm at TBE

Buy your Zingerman’s Pies for the holiday and help support TBE’s youth programs. Please order by Wednesday, November 19.

Pick up your pies on Wednesday, November 26 in the adult lounge from Noon-7 pm and for an hour after the Erev Thanksgiving Service.

Pies are $30 each. Choose from Pumpkin, Rustic Apple, Pecan, Chocolate Chess, Cranberry Walnut, and Jumble Berry.

You can order pies at https://secure.templebethemeth.org/?q=node/50. Any questions? Contact AARTY youth advisor Aaron Jackson at 734-223-9125 or by email: AARTYouth@gmail.com.

Shalom Gever | Peaceful Warrior Martial ArtsMondays & Wednesdays | 4:30–8 pm November 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24 & 26 REGISTER TODAY !!!Health, Healing and Self-DefenseTry out this unique martial arts instruction including lessons in how to live a healthy lifestyle, be energetic, do well in school, and learn anti-bullying self-defense. 12-week semesters for belt advancement. Drop-in when schedules permit. Enrollment is open for students and their parents. Shalom Gever is taught by Rabbi Peter Gluck, 5th Degree Black Belt and martial arts instructor for eighteen years.

Contact: Temple Beth Emeth office or Rabbi Gluck, info@shalomgever.org for more registration information.

Marilyn Price, Puppeteer visits TBE Religious School

Saturday, November 1

She will perform a puppet show with Jewish themes and make puppets

with students in Preschool 4-5th grade.

6 Generation to Generation: Our SchoolThe Ins and Outs of Jewish Education at TBE

One goal of our Religious School is that our students and their families develop a Jewish community. I call this in-reach—making connections within a group. We also need activities that connect us to a wider community.

Our 2nd grade families go to The Shalom Street Museum, one of the few Jewish Children’s Museums in the country, which is located inside the J.C.C. in West Bloomfield. In addition to the very cool exhibits and the activities run by their Museum Educator, second grade families get to experience being in an area that is densely Jewish. In 7th grade, field trips to volunteer at Food Gatherers and NAP, Natural Area Preservation, show students the opportunities to do Mitzvah Projects within the greater Ann Arbor community. The Jewish values that they studied led them to this important work.

One of the highlights from the fall holidays was Cantor Hayut teaching Hebrew School students how to blow the shofar. She had enough shofarot (shofars ) that the students could each have one and practice blowing it until most of them succeeded at making a blast. She then cleaned them with an antiseptic and on to the next class!

Students spent time in the sukkah decorating it and learning the blessings for shaking the lulav and etrog. The weather cooperated, and we had a beautiful Sukkah event for young families. Simchat Torah was full of praying, singing and dancing. Hebrew School students and families got to hear the ending and beginning Torah readings.

Thank you for your generosity in donating so much food when students visited the Back Door Food Pantry and when AARTY collected food over Yom Kippur.

Enjoy the beautiful fall weather,Terri

Cantor Hayut teaching students how to blow the shofar.

Fourth Grade Family Havdallah Program

Saturday, November 15 | 4:30-6 pm

In the Core on the Lower Level

Learn about the customs of Havdallah and

Make your own candle and spicebox

*No Saturday morning class for 4th grade.

Workshop for Parents of Jewish Teens and Emerging Adults Sunday, November 2 | 6-7:30 pm | TBE Chapel

Small Children Disturb Your Sleep, Big Ones

Your Life. (Yiddish proverb)

Facilitated by Ruth Moscow Cohen, MSW

Terri Ginsburg

7B’nai Mitzvah

Please Celebrate our B’nai Mitzvah With Us! Saturday mornings at the 10 am service.

Membership

Talia Akiva | Friday, November 7Hi! My name is Talia Akiva and I attend the Falk Laboratory School in Pittsburgh, PA. My interests are musical theater, dance, and acting. For my mitzvah project I volunteered with the Ready Freddy Program In Pittsburgh, which helps under-served children and their families transition to Kindergarten. I also volunteered at the West End Library in Pittsburgh where I read books and taught dance to under-served children. I am also participating in the Remembering the Children Program through the Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. I am looking forward to having my Bat Mitzvah in Ann Arbor!

Mackenzie Starr Lieberman | Saturday, November 15Hi. My name is Mackenzie Starr Lieberman. I am an 8th grader at Forsythe Middle School. I live with my parents Samantha and Scott and my 15-year-old sister Kennedy. I also have two boxer dogs named Tiger and Lily who I love to pieces. My interests and hobbies include drawing, animals, basketball and softball. My favorite thing to do is play video games. I consider myself a true GAMER!!!

Sam Brown | Saturday, November 29Hello. My name is Sam Brown and I am in eighth grade at Kennedy Middle School in Natick, MA. My parents are Alan and Paula, and I have two sisters, Jenna and Leah. My family and I moved to Massachusetts from Ann Arbor last year, and we live just west of Boston. Over the past year, I have experienced many new and different things such as learning how to ski and making new friends, including those at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland, MA.

New Members:

Anouk & Jeffrey Weiss

Mazel Tov to: Sharon & Chuck Newman on the birth of their grandson, Gabriel Joseph Newman, to Trish & Mike Newman, September 5. Talia Akiva, on her Bat Mitzvah, November 7. Mackenzie Lieberman, on her Bat Mitzvah, November 15.Sam Brown, on his Bar Mitzvah, November 29.

Condolences to: Judy Freedman, on the death of her mother, Madeline Boye, September 16. Susan Guralnick, on the death of her brother, Robert Greenspan, September 19.Fern Vining, on the death of her husband, Gordon Vining, October 4.Howie Saulles, on the death of his mother, Dorothy Saulles, October 5.

8 Learnings & TeachingsScholar-In-Residence | ShabbatonFriday, October 31- Sunday, November 2The Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA) is sponsoring an Israeli speaker and scholar and residence, Alex Cicelsky, for the Shabbat of October 31-Nov 2. He will lead weekend adult learning and services, as well as work with our

teens at Sunday evening Religious School.

Alex Cicelsky is a senior staff member and founder of the Center for Creative Ecology (CfCE) and a founder of Kibbutz Lotan - a liberal Jewish intentional community actively engaged with the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN). A native of New York State, he studied international agriculture at Cornel University’s school of Agriculture and Life Sciences and graduated, following establishment of Kibbutz Lotan, from the Hebrew University Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment with a degree in Soil and Water Sciences and Environmental Quality in Agriculture. Mr. Cicelsky completed his MSc. at Ben Gurion University’s Department of Desert Architecture and Urban Planning / Institutes for Desert Research while researching development of energy efficient building for extreme climates in conjunction with the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.

Friday, October 31 | 7:30 pm Services with a sermon by Marlene Dodinval, Midwest Director for ARZA, and Alex Cicelsky, Director of Research and Development for the Center for Creative Ecology, Kibbutz Lotan, followed by a special Oneg with an additional presentation about Kibbutz Lotan.

Saturday, November 1 | 8:30 am Bagel breakfast and Torah study with Alex Cicelsky in the Chapel

Sunday, November 2 | 6 pm Alex Cicelsky will be running a special program in our Sunday Religious school for our middle school and high school teens.

“Small Children Disturb Your Sleep, Big Ones Your Life” (Yiddish Proverb)Workshop for Parents of Teens and Emerging AdultsSunday, November 2 | 6 pm | ChapelIn this workshop we will discuss what underlies the anxiety and distress commonly experienced by parents of teens and emerging adults. Tips will be offered for better managing worry and disappointment, with the goal of attaining a healthy adult relationship with your child. Ruth Moscow-Cohen, MSW will facilitate this discussion. Ruth is a TBE member and mother of three adolescent/young adult daughters. She works with teens, adults and families in herprivate psychotherapy practice.

November Nosh & Nowledge: Rabbi Robert LevyMonday, November 3 | 7 pm; Thursday, November 6 | NoonWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, by Nathan Englander (2012). The author of the sensational national best seller For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, this book establishes Nathan Englander beyond all doubt as the heir to Roth, Malamud, and Babel.

Better get reading for December’s Nosh and Nowledge!Led by: Terri Ginsburg Monday, December 1, 7 pm | Thursday, December 4 | NoonA Guide for the Perplexed, a novel by Dara Horn (2013).An engrossing adventure that intertwines stories from Genesis, medieval philosophy, and the digital frontier, A Guide for the Perplexed is a novel of profound inner meaning and astonishing imagination.

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Clare Kinberg

We have lots of new books in the library. Some were donated and some were bought! To whomever donated the wonderful stack of excellent children’s books (I didn’t get your name), Thank You! I will list some highlights of our new books below, however, first a word about book donations to the library.

The library welcomes donations of Jewish content books, however, we don’t want to be burdened with books we don’t need and don’t have room for. We don’t have space for new titles unless we get rid of old ones.

If we already have a title, we generally can’t use a second copy. You can check whether we have a title using our online catalog: http://library.templebethemeth.org/InfoCentre/Welcome.do

We don’t want to add books to our collection that were published before 1990 (except in rare cases). Over the past year, over 100 books were donated to the library that we couldn’t use, which took up a lot of space and were very heavy to move around! I am very happy to report that we set them out with a “FREE, please take as many as you want” sign before and during the High Holidays, and lo, they all have new homes!

New Adult BooksThe Colors of Zion: Blacks, Jews, and Irish from 1845 to 1945 (2011) by George BornsteinLetting it Go, a graphic novel (2013) by Miriam KatinThe Days Between: Blessings, Poems, and Directions of the Heart for the Jewish High Holiday Season (2014) by Marcia FalkHolocaust Survivor Cookbook; Collected From Around the World (2007)Friendly fire: a duet (2008) by A. B. YehoshuaIn the Illuminated Dark: Selected Poems of Tuvia Reubner (2014), translated by Rachel Tzvia Back.

New Teen and Young Adult BooksThe Almond Tree (2012) by Michelle Cohen CorasantiThe Winter Horses (2014) by Philip KerrThe Misadventures of the Family Fletcher (2014) by Dana LevySchools of Hope: the Rosenwald Schools of the American South (2014) by Norman H. FinkelsteinMy Basmati Bat Mitzvah (2013) by Paula J. Freedman

Children’s and Picture BooksAll Kinds of Strong (2014) by Sharon Reiss Baker; illustrated by Kris WiltseI Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel by Cayn YacowitzSimon and the Bear, A Hanukkah Tale by Eric KimmelNever Say a Mean Word Again A Tale of Medieval Spain by Martha Seif SimpsonStork’s Landing by Tami Lehman-WilzigNew Month, New Moon by Allison Ofanansky

9Books & More

Evenings in the Library with AuthorsDina Shtull | Sunday, November 23 | 6 pmDina Shtull’s new children’s book, Why the Rabbi Played Clarinet in the Sauna, is inspired by her father’s story and encourages all of us to share our family stories with our children. Dina was for many years the Dean of Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor and is currently a consultant for Jewish day camps.

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Sisterhood Channukah Bazaar................................................................... ....................................................................... December 6-7Brotherhood Latke Dinner..................................................................................................................................... Friday, December 19 TBE December Movie ........................................................................................................................................ Thursday, December 25

NFTY Fall Kallah4 pm Executive Committee Meeting5 pm Shir Chadash6 pm Religious School6 pm Kol Halev6 pm Evenings in the Library with Authors: Dina Shtull

6 pm NO Religious School

5 pm Shir Chadash5:30 pm Kugel Dinner6 pm Workshop for Parents of Teens and Emerging Adults6 pm Religious School featuring Alex Cicelsky6 pm Kol Halev

4:15 pm Hebrew School4:30 pm Shalom Gever5:40 pm Youth Choir7 pm Nosh & Nowledge | Rabbi Levy

5 pm Hebrew 1046 pm Hebrew 103

1 pm Mahj – off site4:15 pm Hebrew School4:30 pm Shalom Gever5:30 pm Hebrew 1005:40 pm Youth Choir7:30 pm Board Meeting

4:15 pm Hebrew School4:30 pm Shalom Gever5:30 pm Hebrew 1005:40 pm Youth Choir6:30 pm Abrahamic Dinner7 pm Sisterhood Series

5 pm Shir Chadash6 pm Religious School6 pm Kol Halev7:30 pm AARTY: JNN

4:15 pm Hebrew School4:30 pm Shalom Gever5:40 pm Youth Choir7 pm Women’s Torah Study7 pm Men’s Torah Study7 pm [E]met: An Honest Conversation about Death

5 pm Hebrew 1046 pm Hebrew 1037:30 pm Brotherhood Board Meeting

11 am TNT | Torah on Tap BrunchNoon Rishonim | Bowling @ Colonial Lanes3 pm Sisterhood | Trinkets & Treasures4:30 pm Kadima Leadership5 pm Shir Chadash 6 pm Religious School6 pm Kol Halev

1 pm Mahj – off site4:15 pm Hebrew School 4:30 pm Comforting the Mourner: 4:30 pm Shalom Gever5:30 pm Hebrew 1005:40 pm Youth Choir7 pm Comforting the Mourner7:30 pm Pulpit Committee Meeting

4:15 pm Hebrew School4:30 pm Comforting the Mourner4:30 pm Shalom Gever5:40 pm Youth Choir7 pm Comforting the Mourner7 pm SAC Board Meeting

5 pm Hebrew 1046 pm Hebrew 1037 pm Youth Engagement Committee7 pm Genesis Board Meeting7:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting

4:15 pm NO Hebrew School4:30 pm Shalom Gever7 pm Men’s Torah Study7 pm Women’s Torah Study

12-7 pm AARTY Pie Pick-Up4 pm Back Door Food Pantry4:15 pm NO Hebrew School 5:30 pm Hebrew 1007:30 pm Erev Thanksgiving Service

5 pm Hebrew 1046 pm Hebrew 103

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8:30 am NO Religious School8:50 am Torah Study with Rabbi10 am Bar Mitzvah: Sam Brown

TBE Office Closed6 pm Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Tot Dinner and Popsicle Oneg7:30 pm Shabbat Service

Thanksgiving DayTBE Office Closed

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10 am SAC | Hand-In-hand MeetingNoon Nosh & Nowledge | Rabbi LevyNoon Yoga with Shlomit4 pm Back Door Food Pantry

NFTY Fall Kallah8:30 am Religious School8:50 am Torah Study with Rabbi10 am Chapel Service10:45 am Religious School

12:30 pm Rabbi’s Lunch & Learn6 pm Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Tot Dinner and Popsicle Oneg7:30 pm Shabbat Service | Learner’s Service & Birthday/Anniversary Celebration

8:30 am Religious School8:30 am Brotherhood Breakfast @ Weber’s 8:50 am Torah Study with Rabbi10 am Bat Mitzvah: Mackenzie Lieberman10:45 am Religious School4:30 pm 4th Grade Havdallah Program

12:30 pm Rabbi’s Lunch & Learn6 pm Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Tot Dinner and Popsicle Oneg7:30 pm Shabbat Service | Bat Mitzvah: Talia Akiva

8:30 am Religious School | Marilyn Price: Puppeteer8:30 am Torah Study with Alex Cicelsky10 am Chapel Service10:45 am Religious School11 am 9th Grade Madrichim Training

Noon Yoga with Shlomit4 pm Back Door Food Pantry7:30 pm Membership Committee Meeting

NFTY Fall Kallah12:30 pm Rabbi’s Lunch & Learn6 pm Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Tot Dinner and Popsicle Oneg7:30 pm Shabbat Service with Kol Halev | Cantor Lambert-Hayut’s Installation

8:50 am Torah Study with Rabbi10 am Chapel Service10:45 am Religious School10:45 am Pre-School 3 Class Meets

Noon Yoga with Shlomit4 pm Back Door Food Pantry7 pm Sisterhood Board Meeting

Rotating Shelter at TBE

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Shoshana Mandel-Warner

Social Action Committee Meeting Dates: 2014: Monday, November 17 2015: Wednesday, January 14 | Monday, March 16 | Monday, May 18 7-9 pm, Adult LoungeSAC Retreat | June 2015 TBD

Upcoming Events:

The Niagara Foundation’s Annual Abrahamic Traditions Dinner | Wednesday, November 12 | 6:30 pm Temple Beth Emeth | Social Hall

The Niagara Foundation together with TBE and STC will co-host an Abrahamic Traditions dialogue and dinner. The Niagara Foundation’s annual Abrahamic Traditions Dinner strengthens friendship and understanding among people of the three Abrahamic religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Religious leaders, government officials, university professors, and community members come together to engage in dialogue and honor the importance of religious diversity and inter-religious cooperation.

Please join us for this special evening. For more information, please contact Shoshana Mandel-Warner at shoshie@umich.edu.

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Rotating ShelterCome share the holiday in the true spirit of Thanksgiving. BE A PART OF THE ROTATING SHELTER Congregational Volunteers are needed to provide a warm and welcoming place Thanksgiving Week in our building.

Winters are harsh in Ann Arbor and there are more homeless people than shelter space. About 30 congregations in the area take turns hosting up to 25 well-screened, homeless men. St. Clare’s and TBE will be participating for the sixth year. Our week is Thanksgiving week: Monday, November 24 through the morning of Monday, December 1. This is the only week during the winter when the building is not fully used. We use the lower level area of the building for the night only from 7:30 pm until 7:30 am, with lights out at 10 pm.

It takes a lot of volunteers to make this happen. Please check your schedule and see what you can do. Signing up is very easy online and you will get reminders, too. The link is http://vols.pt/T1VCd2.

Volunteer assignments are: *stay one night as an on-site volunteer* drive, using your vehicle, either pick up the men at Delonis at 7-7:30 pm or drop them off in the morning at 7 am*provide refreshments (there is a planned menu so it’s easy to select one or more items and provide them)* donate money for refreshments* donate magazines and paperback books suitable for men* socialize with family or friends (play games, bring instruments or chat)

This is a rewarding way to focus on giving thanks. Make this the best Thanksgiving for everyone! To volunteer or get more information, please contact:

Judie Erb for St. Clare’s at Juditherb@comcast.net or 734-995-0310.

Miriam Shaw for TBE at mbs1115@yahoo.com or 734-996-8106.

Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) at Alpha House 2014 Dates of Service: December 22-28; 2015 Dates of Service: March 9-15, June 8-14, August 24-30, December 21-27. Volunteers can sign up to prepare and drop off dinner for 25; serve dinner and clean up; supervise playtime; spend the night and prepare breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. Contact Helena Robinovitz 734-475-7751 or helena@robinovitz.com for more information.

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PresidentHillary Handwerger

VP AdministrationBobbi Heilveil

VP MembershipLaura Wallace

VP Programming Carol Milstein

VP Fundraising Yuni Aaron

TreasurerFredda Unangst

Recording Secretary

Noreen DeYoung

Corresponding Secretary Emily Miller

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Some upcoming activities/datesKugel Contest and Dinner | Nov 2 Chanukah Bazaar | Dec 6 DAMES | Dec 10 Tu B’Shevat Seder | February 4 Choral Union Concert | Feb 12 Sisterhood Shabbat | February 20Hamantashen Sale | March 4 Purim Masquerade Ball and lots more

Sisterhood is happy to announce its new website. Visit tbesisterhood.org to learn about Sisterhood and its upcoming events and activities. Check out our facebook and Pinterest pages also.

We are asking that you join TBE Sisterhood How much does it cost to join? Dues are $36; we have two other categories--$54 and $72. These higher amounts give us the freedom to provide scholarship dues to some of our women and enhance what we are able to do and provide many of our events free.

In October we had our Opening Event- the Small Plates Reception where a large contingent of women came together to meet again at the beginning of the year, and eat and talk and learn about our upcoming activities.

Didn’t come?Don’t know why, you were certainly welcome and anticipated!

Was your excuse that you didn’t know anyone, that you are new to the temple? Well that’s the reason for the event. But just because you couldn’t make it, doesn’t mean you are shut out of our activities. Next BIG program/dinner is DAMES (Dinner in Appreciation of Members of our Extraordinary Sisterhood), in early December. At DAMES—we provide all the food, so when you see the invite—be sure to RSVP and come.

Was your excuse that “it’s just a bunch of old ladies”?Hmm, if you are “younger” and don’t join and come—not sure how we are going to change that; and since it’s really not true—You need to join and check us out.

Was your excuse that you don’t have time to go meetings?Then be selective—come to our lunches (monthly Come to Lunch), or dinners (DAMES, Tu B’shevat Seder, Kugel Contest, Break-the-Fast), or a parties (Purim Masquerade Ball, Opening Reception, Trinkets and Treasures). Or attend some programs—trip to museums, cyberbullying, genetic testing, Choral Union Concert, Jewish Film Festival. Or just shop at the TBE Giftshop, Chanukah and Passover sales, Trinkets and Treasures event.

Was your excuse that you don’t want to be involved in a women’s organization?You don’t have to be a woman, or even a member of Temple Beth Emeth, to join and support us.

Whatever your excuse—You need to join? Why?

Without your dues Sisterhood will not be able to continue to support its many temple, social action and financial commitments.

Sisterhood gives money to the religious school to help with programming initiatives. Sisterhood pays for a part of the AARTY Advisor’s compensation. We support AARTY, covering some conference costs and providing support for the Kallah. Sisterhood gives Rabbi Levy $2,000 annually for a Campership (be sure to attend services on December 5 to learn more about OSRUI and the Jewish Camping experience and about the Campership). We have a College Connections program where we connect with our kids away from home, twice a year, sending small gifts and well wishes.

IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT—NO MATTER THE AGE—SISTERHOOD HAS BEEN SUPPORTING YOU; please join and support us. If you believe we should help feed the hungry, support those with physical challenges, give to those who have been disenfranchised—Sisterhood supports Mazon, the Jewish Braille Institute, World Union for Progressive Judaism, and WRJ YES projects—help us continue this work.

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Membership Form 2014/2015We focus on what our membership really wants and needs. Past experience tells us that this does not appear to be monthly social meetings with speakers, deli trays and poker. The range of our events in the last few years is too big to list here, but we do know that an opportunity for fellowship will get attention and an email for help will get the job done. Check our website: http://www.templebethemeth.org/tbe/brotherhood.

Questions? Contact George Brieloff at gbrieloff@gmail.com

Temple Beth EmethAttn: Brotherhood,

2309 Packard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Name _______________________________________________________Address _____________________________________________________Phone ______________________________________________________Email _______________________________________________________

Return form with check for $40 dues, optional $50, $75 to:

Upcoming Events:

Brotherhood Board Meeting | Tuesday, November 11 | 7:30-9 pm

Brotherhood Breakfast at Weber’s | Saturday, November 15 | 8:30-10 amContact George Brieloff to RSVP: gbrieloff@gmail.com or (734) 665-6655.

Latke Making at TBE | Wednesday, December 10 | 9am - 2pmContact George Brieloff to volunteer: gbrieloff@gmail.com or (734) 665-6655.

Latke Dinner at TBE | Friday, December 19 | 6-7:30 pmContact George Brieloff to RSVP: gbrieloff@gmail.com or (734) 665-6655.

PresidentGeorge Brieloff gbrieloff@gmail.com

TreasurerMarty Ludington mludington@albion.edu Vice President, Religious ProgrammingRoger Stutesman rogerstutesman8707@comcast.net

Vice President Larry Yonovitz lawrencesy@aol.com

Aalaiki’ssalaam: Peace Be WithYou - Celebrating 50 Years of ICPJ | Sunday, November 9, 2014 | 4 pm Join us for this colorful celebration and support the Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice!Entertainment includes music from the group known as 1717 BROADWAY as well as Veena Kulkarni, an award-winner in the 2011 Liszt-Garrison piano competition and Jean Bernard Cerin, baritone-tenor, from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Location: Huron Hills North, 3150 Glazier Way. Single Tickets: $14 in advance/$18 at the door Family Tickets: $35 advance/$40 at the door.Please invite family and friends! Contact Bob Milstein at milsteinfamily@comcast.net for tickets and more info.

Interfaith Roundtable of Washtenaw Country 20th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration Sunday, November 23 | 7 pmBaha’ii Local Spiritual Assembly, 5550 Morgan Road, YpsilantiJoin us in a spirit of gratitude with readings, music, meditations and other unique presentations from a wide variety of faith traditions. Light refreshments following the celebration. Donations accepted for non-perishable food or turkey money to help those in need in our community. 2015 Interfaith Calendars also available. For more information, call Rev. George Lambrides at 734-424-1535.

Community News

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Yes! I want to join the TBE Sisterhood and share in the mitzvah of helping my community.Name ____________________________________________________Address __________________________________________________Phone________________ Email ______________________________

Please send a check (separate from your Temple dues) for $36 (basic membership level) or make an additional donation by paying $54 or $72 (support at this level lets Sisterhood provide more to the community) to:

Questions? Laura Wallace, drlaura02@gmail.com

TBE SisterhoodAttn: Membership,

2309 Packard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Women’s Torah StudyEvery 2nd and 4th Monday | November 10 & 24 | 7 pmLed by Cantor Regina Hayut, the group will explore various passages from the portion looking at several translations and commentaries from a variety of scholars from Talmudic times to the modern day. No Hebrew knowledge necessary. For questions, contact Cantor Hayut at cantorhayut@templebethemeth.org .

Men’s Torah Study ReinventedEvery 2nd and 4th Monday, November 10 & 24 | 7 pmA men’s Torah discussion group will be led by a lay leader on the 2nd Monday and by Rabbi Levy on the 4th Monday. We will find our way as men by wrestling with text. For more, information contact Bill Parkus, parkus@comcast.net.

[E]met: An Honest Conversation about DeathMonday, November 10 | 7 pmRemember the two topics never discussed at the dinner table; sex and death? Well, we’ve had the sex talk. Now let’s have the death talk. Emet means truth and met is death. Come join us for an ongoing monthly discussion group about death. The purpose is to increase the awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. [E]met is a group directed discussion of death with no specific agenda other than to share stories, ideas and experiences. While a decidedly Jewish context will be offered, the discussion is not limited by any one belief. [E]met is not a grief support group or a counseling session, but rather an opportunity to grapple with this important part of life within a community of others, and of course, to share a nosh. This will be co-facilitated by Brian Ashin, LMSW, CGP and Rabbi Levy.

Learnings & Teachings (Continued)

We have a goal this year of having, at least, every woman in the congregation join Sisterhood so we can continue to provide support locally, nationally and internationally, both financially and through our active participation. No time to participate? Then please take a few minutes to write a check Please join. Every member we have makes us stronger; makes the future for Reform Judaism more secure. L’dor v’dor!

Sisterhood is also gearing up for a large fundraiser and event this Spring- Trinkets and Treasures. Check through your home and closets for jewelry, handbags, scarfs and more—treasures that you no longer want and will be willing to give to Sisterhood for this event. If you are an artist—are you willing to donate something? A craftsperson—how about a knitted sweater, crocheted mittens, a beaded necklace, a mosaic? A collector?—one too many collections?—we’ve got the perfect solution to that problem. Moving or downsizing?—then this is just in time to help you out!

It will be a fun evening with coffee and desserts. To donate or volunteer to help with this event, contact Yuni Aaron at yuniaaron@me.com, VP Fundraising and Social Action.

Hillary HandwergerSisterhood President

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Contribution FormPlease find enclosed $________ as a donation to the _____________________________________________________

Fund in honor/memory of_________________________________TBE Funds: Adult Education, Building, Cantor’s Discretionary, Caring Community, Flower, General Fund, Isaac and Pearl Levine Educational, Genesis Landscape, Library, Melvin & Lois Levy Endowment Fund, Memorial Garden Care, Oneg Fund, Music, Professional Development Fund in Honor of Ronnie Simon, Rabbi Levy’s Discretionary, Religious Education, Social Action/Interfaith Hospitality Network, Spiritual Life, Year of Torah, Youth, Youth Scholarship.Sisterhood Funds: College Connections, Barbara F. Heilveil Campership Fund, Sponsorship Fund. Contributions are tax-deductible.

Please send acknowledgement to:

Name _________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________________________

Donor’s Name_______________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________________________

Back Door Food Pantry:Thank you for sending High Holiday donation checks to the BDFP. They will help defray costs of food bills lately running over $5,000 per month, a significant increase of expenses from a year ago! Thank you also for sharing your garden produce with our patrons.

Current Needs: 1. Soap, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant , lotions and tooth care products to be distributed weekly to ~ 120 to 140 families. 2. Cans and bags of beans other than kidneys and pintos; non-cow’s milk; and condiments such as dressings, catsup and mayo.

Volunteers are needed especially for Thursday shifts from 3 to 5 pm and 5 to 7:30 pm. Note: Distribution Days Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day, the BDFP will be open instead on Wed., 11/26, on Tues., 12/23, and on Tues., 12/30. Contact elliewdavidson@gmail.com for more info.

The Back Door Food Pantry received 252 pounds of food from this year's CROP Walk and will share in the funds raised, too. Our walkers enjoyed music performed by the Steiner High School students and shared a beautiful day and

post-walk meal with our interfaith friends from around the community.

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May their memories be for a blessing.

Lots may be purchased over a three year period with no interest. Current prices are: Member, Pre-Need: $1,700 Member, Immediate Need: $1,900 Non-Member: $2,200

Cemetery LotsThe Temple maintains burial lots at Arborcrest Cemetery. Please contact any committee member to arrange a site visit or to purchase lots by phone or for any questions about the cemetery.

TBE Cemetery Committee: Ken Handwerger, 662-0154, Andrea Ludwig, 302-3335, Gary & Harriet Charson, 528-1061, Marty Ludington, 269-967-1556, Ronnie Simon, 429-5935 or Art Lindenberg, 657-0895.

October 31/November 1Leonard BiedermanBella FriedmanElsie HeilveilMaurice HeilveilMuriel LevyDonald MahlerRose ShainJo-Anne WeissbartAdelle Zimmer

November 7 & 8Eugen BachMuriel CowenIrving FlumenbaumHarry FreedlandLouis GoldmanJennie JusterRebecca KaplanRochelle KostantHerbert LevittAna LindenbergClare LindnerJennie LipsonMartin MalterClara MargolisSamuel MatlinJoseph MendlovitsJack MillerIsidore ObermanIsadore RobinovitzStanley RosengartenLester SarnoffSam SarverGeorge SchreiberBetty Seeman

Lillian ShermanYut SokoloveIrving SteinbergKaren StiefelBonnie Weil

November 14 & 15Sam AriewLester BrowerHarry CasselMax CohenMaria FabianSol FisherBella FreedlandLily GerbergRobert GladstoneWilliam GlassnerSanford IzensonHoward KlivansLena KutnerTom LeSueurPearl LevineMildred LurraineRuth MarksCarl MorseYetta PollackToby RavinScott RosenDavid SavishinskyGeorge SchatelBernard SegallMiriam ShapiroMorris SmithElsie SolomonMorris SolomonJames WalshBeatrice Weinstein

November 21 & 22William AdlerBenjamin BagdadeSamuel BarenbaumEileen BleimanBeth CallowGene CohenAnnie Bessie CohenRose FrankSol GoldsteinMarjorie GorbagyGeorge GottliebAbe GreenstoneSeymour GreenstoneLilyun HalperTessie HorowitzNolen JohnsonSylvia KesslerMaryhelen KestenbaumBlanka KlingerJack KlingerMuriel KulwinHyman LapedisLeonard LeftwichNathan LiebermanLouis MichaelsRuth MilchSamuel MillerHerman MillerDorothy RogersLouis RosengartenOscar SchwartzWilliam SeemanJulia Segall-DerflerHelen ShapiroLillian Shepps

Hubert SidlowAaron TaylorHerbert Wolfson

November 28 & 29Mollie BagdadeWalter BagdadeAbraham BermanMax CasperElaine CraneRolla EislerEli FriendMaurice GorbagyPinchas GurfinkelFrances GutfreundDallas HatchJudy HeymanStanley KasnowFannie KupermanIrving LevinsonHarry MillerHarry MinkoffBahie MoradyMalcolm PriceMark RothKate SavishinskyIrwin SilvermanSylvia SmithCharles StewartDora StolzenbergJohn WallaceDeborah WeintrobFelicia WeissRita WolfeIlona Zucker

Adult Education Fund In memory of Gordon Vining from Lynn FarrAnnette Fisch

Back Door Food PantryDavid & Lark-Aeryn SpeyerSteve Stancroff & Tamar SpringerIn memory of Lyn Yarows, from Steven YarowsMarian Cohen & Sheldon Ginns.Steven & Carol DworkinAnnette FischSeymour & Dorine KrollRichard PetitScott & Joan Singer.

Back Door Food Pantry YK DriveJohn & Margaret LevineRichard PetitSteve Stancroff & Tamar SpringerRonald & Marianne AaronJohn & Susan BeckettMichael Belzer & Charlotte CowlesJoel & Shirley BergerCorey & Terese BertcherRichard & Kjirsten BlanderEd & Hanneke BonnewitAlfonso Bonilla & Leslee Cassel- BonillaIn honor of Dr. Marc Kessler PhD, from Laurence & Grace BoxerAndrew & Karen BrennerGeorge & Sally BrieloffBrent & Valerie CareyBrad & Jennifer CarlsonKevin Casey & Paula Anne Newman-CaseyGary & Harriet Charson Bryan Beresh & Patricia ChometRichard & Kathi CohenIn memory of Gordon Vining from Col & Joan ConePeter & Carol Freedman-DoanBill Dueber & Danit BrownCharles & Julie EllisAnn EpsteinElaine Yeglic & Sue RauschlMario & Naomi SpivakRoger & Nancy HitchcockJulio Borquez & Merle FeldbaumLarry & Sherry FriedlanderRichard & Joanna FriedmanSteven FriendStephen & Nanette GillGary & Rachel GlickEdward & Mona Goldman

David Gordon & Zoe KoosisLaurel GuttermanMarylen ObermanJeffrey & Kelly OrringerLaurie & David PeaceMarc & Terry PerlinPatrick O’Keefe & Sheryl PomeranceSteve Ratner & Nancy SzaboSteven & Kathy RhodesDeb SchildMarilyn ScottBob & Carol MilsteinEve MokotoffBruce Baker & Genie WolfsonJason Scholz & Mary Beth Wyllie.Simond & Eva TaylorJames Hallock & Cilla TomasDavid Uhlmann & Virginia MurphyPaul & Fredda UnangstSusan Fisher & John WaidleyPeter Smith & Martha WeintraubScott & Julie HalpertKen & Hillary HandwergerFred & Rebecca HankinJames & Carolynn HaymanJack Billi MD & Sheryl Hirsch MDHarvey & Deborah JusterAllyn & Sherri KantorRalph & Deborah Katz.Ned Kirsch & Paula HillerRon & Rosalie KoenigArthur & Barbara KornbergTed & Wendy LawrenceJerold & Judie LaxBarry & Stephanie LevinCharles & Melissa SimonJoel & Joan LevittGeorge & Linda LevyRabbi Robert Levy & Jo Ellin Gutterman Roderick & Robin LittleBruce Mannheim & Susan GelmanAnn MarkScott Gitlin & Amy MeltzerEvan & Rosemary MirskyIn honor of TBE and the Staff of TBE, in honor of Genesis and the Staff of Genesis, in honor of those we love, in memory of those we have loved and lost, from Betsy Yvonne Mark & Mark H. SoverinskyBruce & Linda SokoloveHal Fischel & Jan HerrickAndrea & Bob Ludwig

Caryn StairsIn memory of Dorothy Saulles, from Fran Weinstein

Cantor’s Discretionary FundIn honor of lovely High Holiday Services, from Edward & Elaine SneidemanIn memory of your beloved mother Dorothy Saulles, from Andrea GoldIn honor of Cantor Regina Lambert Hayut, from Zelma Weisfeld

Caring Community FundIn memory of Richard Wiseman, brother of Wendy Lawrence, from Zelma Weisfeld

Food Gatherers ContributionsIn memory of our grandfather, Louis Vishlitsky, from Gale StolzenbergDonald & Julia LevittAnn Mark General FundIn appreciation of Rosh Hashanah tickets so we could worship with our family, from Neil AdelmanSusan BlynnAnn PerbohnerIn memory of Sylvia Cotzin, from Zelma WeisfeldIn memory of Charlotte Miller, mother of Hillary Handwerger, from Zelma WeisfeldWith thanks to the Tot Shabbat team from Shoshannah Lenski, Sam Firke, and IlanaIn memory of Gordon Vining, from Joyce E. Bohren and Michael P. KarazerisIn memory of Dorothy Saulles, from Fred & Dana GibsonIn memory of Dorothy Saulles, from Hilda HamburgerIn memory of Dorothy Saulles, from Paul M. HamburgerIn memory of Dorothy Saulles, from Ronnie ShapiroIn honor of Dorine Kroll, wishing you a speedy recovery, from Linda & Bill Levin

High Holy Day DonationsNeal Belitsky & Charlene Kawchak- Belitsky

Steven & Melanie CalefRonnie ShapiroDonald & Julia LevittStephanie NewellBetsy Yvonne Mark & Mark H. Soverinsky

HHD Flower FundRichard & Kathi Cohen

Jubilee DonationsJohn & Susan Beckett

Melvin & Lois Levy EndowmentEdward Powsner

Memorial Garden Care Fund In memory of Rhoda Powsner, from Zelma Weisfeld

Music Fund In memory of Dorothy Saulles, from Ron & Marianne Aaron

Music & Spirituality EndowmentIn memory of Madeline Boye, from Steven & Kathy RhodesIn loving memory of Judy Freedman’s mother, Madeline Boye, from Art & Elizabeth Solomon

Oneg FundPaul & Fredda UnangstLaura Wallace

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundSteven & Carol DworkinHerbert & Eileen PritzkerWith thanks to TBE for streaming services, from Robert ParkerIn appreciation of Rabbi Levy’s support for all of Brotherhoods’ Activities, from TBE BrotherhoodDavid Wiss & Marjorie Brawer

Social Action FundIn memory of Leon Warner, Jan Warner’s father and Shoshana Mandel Warner’s father in-law, from Edward & Ellie Davidson

To donate online, please go to our website (www.templebethemeth.org) and click the teal “Donate Now!” button in the left-hand column.

You can also send checks made payable to “TBE” to 2309 Packard Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Please include a note with the fund you would like to donate to and any tribute message.

Thank you for your continued support!

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Temple Beth Emeth2309 Packard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

TBE’s Staff and ResourcesRabbi Robert D. Levy ___________________________ reblevy@templebethemeth.org

Cantor Regina S. Lambert-Hayut _______________ cantorhayut@templebethemeth.org

Executive Director SooJi Min _______________________sjmin@templebethemeth.org

Dir. of Education Terri Ginsburg __________________tginsburg@templebethemeth.org

Library Coordinator Clare Kinberg _____________ tbe_library@templebethemeth.org

Director of Congregational Services Avital Ostfield_aostfield@templebethemeth.org

Clergy Coord. Sarah Krell _________________________skrell@templebethemeth.org

School Asst. Tressa Hart ___________________________thart@templebethemeth.org

Saturday School Coordinator Emily Alter_________________tbeschoola2@gmail.com

Account Manager David Monroe _________________dmonroe@templebethemeth.org

Administrative Assistant Victoria Gross _____________vgross@templebethemeth.org

General Office Questions __________________________tbe@templebethemeth.org

Website_________________________________________www.templebethemeth.org

Family Shabbat Table Talk ___________________________________urj.org/shabbat

TNT Group Website ___________________________www.templebethemeth.org/tnt

Add your name to these TBE e-mail lists by calling the office

Announcements___________________Weekly announcement of events and servicesHotline _________________________Births, deaths, emergency news (members only)TBE Tots __________________________________________________www.tbetots.orgBeth Israel Funeral Notices_____________________________________Call the office

The TBE Bulletin is published monthly by Temple Beth Emeth | 2309 Packard | Ann Arbor, MI 48104

TBE is a non-profit religious institution in the State of Michigan. Volume 15 | Issue 13

Rabbi Robert D. Levy

Cantor Regina S. Lambert-Hayut

Cantor Emerita Ann Z. Rose

Director of EducationTerri Ginsburg

Executive DirectorSooJi Min

Officers and Board of TrusteesPresidentSusan Gitterman

VP for AdministrationJulie Steiner

VP for Education and YouthLisa Newman

VP for Finance Ronnie Shapiro

VP for Membership Rachel Glick

VP for Religious Practice Alexandria Wood

VP for Social Action Bob Milstein

TreasurerLarry Yonovitz

SecretaryElaine Yeglic

Ex-officio:Immediate Past PresidentDeborah Scott Katz

Sisterhood PresidentHillary Handwerger

Brotherhood PresidentGeorge BrieloffMembers at LargePhil BarrSarah CohenMichele ForbesBonnie KeeneMarjorie LeskoLisa LynchJoe PollakDeb SchildJordan ShavitSteve StancroffMartha Weintraub

Bulletin EditorSooJi Min

Bulletin DesignDavid Monroe

All-Ensemble Chanukah Family Service

Friday, December 19 | 7:30 pm