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TREE OF LIFECONGREGATION

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

“KOL T.O.L.” -- THE “VOICE OF THE TREE OF LIFE”MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2013 / ELLUL 5773 - TISHREI 5774

Wednesday, Sept. 4! Erev Rosh HaShanah8:00 p.m.! Rosh HaShanah Evening Service*Thursday, Sept. 5! Rosh HaShanah Day10:00 a.m.! Rosh HaShanah Morning Service*10:00 a.m.! Young Children’s Service11:00 a.m.! Youth Service for Grades 1-42:45 p.m.! Family Service4:00 p.m.! Tashlich (meet in front of TOL)Friday, Sept. 6! ! Sabbath of Repentance6:45 p.m.! KIDZ Shabbat7:30 p.m.! Shabbat Shuvah Service*! ! Torah: Haazinu, Deut. 32: 1 - 52Friday, Sept. 13! ! Erev Yom Kippur8:00 p.m.! Yom Kippur Evening/Kol Nidre Service*Saturday, Sept. 14! Yom Kippur Day10:00 a.m.! Yom Kippur Morning Service*10:00 a.m.! Young Children’s Service12:30 p.m.! Shiur / Study Session1:45 p.m.! Family Service3:00 p.m.! Afternoon Service*4:30 p.m.! Yizkor/Memorial Service followed by ! ! Neilah/Concluding ServiceWednesday, Sept. 18! 1st Night of Sukkot6:00 p.m.! Picnic Dinner in the Sukkah6:45 p.m.! Festival Service in the SukkahFriday, Sept. 20! ! Shabbat Chol HaMoeid Sukkot7:00 p.m.! Shabbat of Sukkot Service ! ! & Consecration CeremonySaturday, Sept. 21! Shabbat Chol HaMoeid Sukkot10:00 a.m.! Shabbat Morning Service & Torah StudyWednesday, Sept. 25! Erev Simchat Torah6:00 p.m.! Picnic Dinner in the Sukkah6:45 p.m.! Joyous Simchat Torah ServiceFriday, Sept. 277:30 p.m.! Shabbat Eve Service! ! Torah: Bereisheet, Gen. 1:1 – 6:8Friday, Oct. 47:30 p.m.! Shabbat Evening Bat Mitzvah Service ! ! of Faith Nudelman! ! Torah: Noach, Gen. 6:9 – 11:32

* Childcare is available for services. Please contact Risa to RSVP.

SEPTEMBER WORSHIP SERVICES

INSIDE THIS ISSUEFrom the President’s Desk!, Temple News! ! ! 2From the Rabbi! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 3Religious School! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 4-5Youth News! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 5High Holy Days Information! ! ! ! ! 6-8Sukkot & Simchat Torah! ! ! ! ! ! ! 9Adult Ed, Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Green Team! ! 10Member News ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 11Community News!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 12Yahrzeits! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 13Contributions !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 14Calendar! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 15

L’SHANAH TOVAH TIKATEIVU!

We want to wish the entire Tree of Life Congregation and Community

a Good & Sweet New Year. May 5774 be a year of happiness & health,

peace & blessing for us all!

See pages 6-8 for everything you need to know about this year’s High Holy Days.

Please be part of our specialTemple Photo Directory!

See page 2 for details.

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WE WANT YOU TO BE PART OF OUR TEMPLE PHOTO DIRECTORY!Do you ever see a face at services and wonder who that is? Our Temple Photo Directory will help our members put names with faces, but we need everyone’s participation!

Please do not be left out of our special Temple Photo Directory!Lifetouch Studios will photograph our members at Temple for inclusion in the directory FREE OF CHARGE. Your free 10-minute sitting with a professional photographer will entitle you to

• immediately view your portraits to pick one for the directory;• receive one FREE directory and one FREE 8x10 portrait per membership;• and have the opportunity to purchase additional portraits and photo products.

(Pets are welcome to be part of your portrait.)

Portrait sessions are available only during the following times surrounding the High Holy Days:! Wednesday, September 11, 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.! Thursday, September 12, 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.! Sunday, September 15, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.! Monday, September 16, 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.!! Tuesday, September 17, 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

You may sign up for your session online through a link on our website (www.tolsc.org) or by contacting the Temple Office at 803-787-2182 / info@tolsc.org.

SCRIP / BUCKS BACKNew clothes for the High Holy Days (or anytime, really!) is a great reason to order Bucks Back cards! Orders are due September 8.If you are new to the program, visit www.tolsc.org/scrip to learn more about Temple’s easiest fundraiser. Have questions or need assistance? Feel free to contact me.Thank you for your continued support,Amy Scully803-497-3319ascully.59@gmail.com

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Dear Fellow Congregants,

This month marks the start of another New Year. As we enter 5774, I want to wish each and every one of you a healthy and happy New Year.

This month I really want to ask all of you to make it a priority to get your picture taken for the Temple Photo Directory. It is at absolutely no cost to you, so please schedule your session today. We hope to be able to update our directory every few years.

I know that we have been more persistent this year on pledges and dues. We have had to be since the Temple must operate on a budget, and in order to enjoy all the benefits the Temple has to offer, we must stay current on commitments. New policies have been put in place to ensure that our cash flow will improve.

We have made many changes over the summer to the Temple Office, as well as changes to the foyer and sanctuary. We hope you feel and see a difference.

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

I hope to see all of you over the holidays!

As always, with warm regards,Richard H. Cohn, Sr.

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DAYS OF AWE & REPENTANCEby Rabbi Daniel M. Sherman

L’SHANAH TOVAH! I know everything seems very early this year – but, trust me, the holidays are all quite on time. Rosh HaShanah is the 1st day of Tishrei, Yom Kippur is the 10th, Sukkot begins on the 15th and ends on the 21st, and Simchat Torah is the 22nd. Every year our Fall Holidays occur in the same month – the month of Tishrei. However, it is very rare when all occur in the month of September: Rosh HaShanah this year begins on the evening of September 4th, Yom Kippur begins on the evening on the 13th, Sukkot begins on the evening of the 18th, and we will celebrate Simchat Torah on the evening of the 25th. That makes for a very holy and busy September.

Rosh HaShanah, literally the “head of the New Year,” and Yom Kippur, “the Day of Atonement,” are our High Holy Days. They are also known as the “Yamim Noraim – the Days of Awe.” Another name for this ten-day period that begins the year is “Aseret Yemei Teshuvah – the Ten Days of Repentance.” According to tradition, we pass in judgment before God, who looks into our hearts to examine our deeds and our motives. We must also judge ourselves, comparing what we did and who we were, with what we had hoped to do and who we would like to become. This is our time for teshuvah, or repentance – our process of admitting that we have made mistakes, seeking and granting forgiveness, and resolving to do better in the next year. The root of the word teshuvah is “to turn,” and it is our goal as we begin the New Year to turn away from our past mistakes and sins, and to return to God and to our highest selves. Perhaps the most important symbol of Rosh HaShanah is the Shofar – the ram’s horn – which wakes us up and calls us to repent.

In our High Holy Day Machzor – our special prayerbook for this time of year – we read that on Rosh HaShanah God, having weighed our good deeds and bad deeds, writes down our fate for the New Year in the Book of Life, and on Yom Kippur the book is sealed. However, we have a chance to change that fate. We are reminded that “teshuvah, tefilah, and tzedakah – repentance, prayer, and righteous acts – can temper judgment’s severe decree.” After all, God is rooting for us, cheering us on as a loving Parent. Again, as we read in our machzor, God does not desire the death of sinners; instead, God is waiting for us to change our ways. But it is up to us and the choices we make. For, as our tradition teaches us, it is not just about what we believe, but rather what we do – our actions speak louder than our words or prayers.

Yom Kippur is our holiest day of the year, a solemn day of prayer and reflection, as well as fasting and confession of sin. We fast to show that we are serious about repentance and to remind ourselves that we have the willpower to change. Our confessions and prayers are communal, not private: we announce that we have all sinned and we pray for our families, our congregation, our community, our people, and our world. We cry out: “For all of our sins, O God of mercy, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement!”

We begin Yom Kippur with the haunting melody of Kol Nidre, one of the most famous prayers in all of Judaism. We continue all day, building towards a joyful climax as we hear the shofar’s call once again at the end of our Neilah, or concluding, service. It is a powerful and meaningful day, as we greet each other with the words “G’mar chatimah tovah – may we conclude today sealed for good in the Book of Life.”

As you have heard me say many times, the more we prepare and put into our High Holy Day observance, the more we will get out of our High Holy Days. I hope that you will be with us for both Rosh HaShanah evening and morning services. And there is no better way to spend Yom Kippur than by being at Temple: beginning in the evening, coming back in the morning, and either staying or returning for the afternoon as well as memorial and concluding services. We Jews need to be together on the High Holy Days. I look forward to seeing you and wishing you a good and healthy New Year. L’shanah Tovah Tikateivu!

ALSO …What’s the best thing to do after the High Holy Days? Simple – we celebrate! We follow Rosh HaShanah and Yom

Kippur with our happiest of times: the Festival of Sukkot and then Simchat Torah. It is considered a mitzvah to celebrate and to be happy on these holidays. Please plan on joining us for our joyous celebrations of both. Details can be found here in the Newsletter.

I also want to remind everyone of our congregation’s photo directory. I am very excited about this wonderful project. I think the directory will help bring us closer together and help us get to know even more of the great families and individuals who make up our congregation. However, it only works if everyone is included by having a picture taken for the directory. So please sign up and be a part of this great project.

And don’t forget: Sunday, September 8th is the beginning of Religious School this year. I am so excited to see all of our students and teachers return. Ms. Risa and I can hardly wait! I want to thank Risa, all of our teachers and volunteers, and everyone who works so hard to give our students the very best Religious School experience. We look forward to a wonderful year of learning!

FROM THE RABBI

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FROM THE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTORROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR 2013by Risa Strauss

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the holiest days of the Jewish year. They do not celebrate a season or a historical event like many other Jewish holidays. The High Holy Days, as they are commonly known, encourage us instead to focus on ourselves and our abilities to change and grow and learn. It is a time for thought and prayer, remembrance and judgment, for us as individuals as well as the entire community. As all of us can imagine, these are not easy observances to pass on to our children who have become so accustomed to the wackiest and brainiest Madison Avenue advertising techniques. However, if as parents we feel comfortable with some basics, then educating, enjoying and celebrating the High Holy Days at Temple and at home can be an inspiring experience.

Seven Basic Tidbits of High Holy Day Information:! Rosh Hashanah means “Head of the Year” in Hebrew and celebrates creation and the concept that God is all around us.

In essence, Rosh Hashanah commemorates the birthday of the world. Rosh Hashanah begins on the first day of the Jewish month of Tishrei. The new year will be 5774!

! Rosh Hashanah has three other names: Yom Teruah (Day of Sounding the Shofar); Yom Hazikaron (Day of Remembering); and Yom Hadin (Day of Judgment).

! The Shofar is a ram’s horn. Used in ancient times as a communication device – a beeper of sorts – it is a 3,000-year-old musical instrument that is blown during the Rosh Hashanah service and at the conclusion of the Yom Kippur service.

! The Days of Awe are 10 days starting with Rosh HaShanah and ending with Yom Kippur. It is a period of time that provides people the opportunity to really look at their mistakes and make amends and concentrate on prayer and justice. In Hebrew the terms for these acts are teshuvah, t’fillah, and tzedakah.

! Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is the last day of the period known as the High Holy Days. It is a tradition for those that can (not for the elderly or very young or sick) to fast from sundown to sundown. Fasting is a way to cleanse and perhaps point out our own frailty. Without food, we cannot live. On the afternoon of Yom Kippur at Temple we read the Book of Jonah. The story of the prophet Jonah, the whale, and the people of Ninvah has lessons for all of us about personal responsibility and repentance.

! The Yom Kippur observance also includes Yizkor, a memorial service for those that have passed away. It is customary as well to end Yom Kippur with a “break the fast.”

! Hebrew phrases you may hear on Rosh Hashanah include “Shanah Tovah” – a good year; “Shanah Tovah U’Metukah” – a good sweet year; and “Le’shanah Tovah Tikatayvu” – May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year. On Yom Kippur you may hear, “Le’shanah Tovah Tikatayvu ve Techataymu” – May you be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for the coming year; and “Tzom Kal” – have an easy fast.

Okay, so that was the lexicon and the tip of an iceberg at that! (Additional phrases and expressions are also listed in this issue.) But what about “SSSTT” – sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch – Risa’s necessary ingredients for a great holiday?

Sight: It is traditional to have a festive dinner at home on Erev Rosh Hashanah and Erev Yom Kippur. Some people enjoy a Rosh Hashanah lunch. Round challot, shaped like crowns or circles, are used at this time of the year (Publix will bake yours with or without raisins), and they are beautiful! Many families will wear something new on Rosh Hashanah – a very apparent way to show the “newness” of the year. Rabbi Sherman will wear an all-white robe, and even the Torah scrolls will have white coverings. White symbolizes freshness, simplicity, and new beginnings. It is an amazing visual memory.Sound: The sounding of the shofar blasts and the murmuring of “Shanah Tovah.”Smell: The sweet smells of freshly baked challah and honey cake.Taste and Touch: No High Holy Day observance is complete without dipping the apple in the honey for a sweet year – producing the inevitable sticky fingers. Many families also serve a pomegranate. Its seeds symbolize the hope that each of us will do many good deeds and enjoy many blessings in the year ahead. New Year’s cards are very popular ways of wishing your friends and relatives a happy and a healthy new year. You can purchase them or make them from scratch with your children.

All in all, the High Holy Days are a time for Cheshbon Nefesh – an accounting of the soul. As families we can help our children ask themselves, “What have I done right, and what have I done wrong this year?” We can set examples for our kids by saying we are sorry and guide our children on how to behave in the future.

The focus of the observance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is the synagogue. The themes of creation, remembrance, redemption, and hope are weaved throughout the liturgy. At Tree of Life we have a wonderful Rabbi to lead and guide us through these prayers and rituals, as well as a spiritually forceful and uplifting choir to accompany our words. For our youngest of children we have family and children’s services available and special High Holy Day childcare. At the beginning of this article, I wrote that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the holiest days of the Jewish year. We cannot emphasize enough how much we want to see your children here with you at Temple to celebrate these most important and magnificent of holy days.

To all of our Temple members and families: Shanah Tovah u’Metukah – Have a Good and Sweet New Year!

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The most rewarding aspect of Jewish education is seeing a smile on a student’s face! And smiles from ear to ear are always visible when a child has a positive Jewish experience. As we enter into the High Holiday season and a new school year, our children’s love for their Judaism and heritage should make us all proud. This summer I was happy to see so many of our students take advantage of the opportunity to attend a Jewish camp. Twenty-eight Tree of Life children enjoyed a Camp Gesher day camp experience at the JCC, 12 children enjoyed a URJ camp sleep-away experience, and a number of children enjoyed other Jewish camping experiences throughout the United States. There is nothing more affirming for a child’s Judaism than to spend time with other Jewish kids in a camp environment. Many of our teens and college-age children also found employment at Jewish camps this summer. This is a great thing because it keeps that Jewish connection strong. Yasher Koach, to all who contributed to the Youth Activities Fund this past year. Your donations enabled so many of our families to have the funds necessary to make sleep-away camp a reality. And a huge shout-out to all the parents who could make the commitment to send their children to a Jewish camp this summer.

September, as always, will be a busy month for the Religious School. As we inch our way into a new fall routine, we invite you to join us at a myriad of activities, including: the first Kidz Shabbat of the year, High Holy Day Services and Youth Oneg Rosh Hashanah, Religious School Opening Day and Parents Bagel Breakfast, Sukkah decorating and Sukkot and Simchat Torah services, the welcoming of our youngest Religious School students at Consecration, Temple Youth Group Programming, and our first Chai-School 11th- and 12th-grade program of the year.

Todah Rabah to EVERYONE – the Temple Board, School Board, and new School Board chairperson Yuliana Iskhakov, teachers, parents, friends, and students who have worked so very hard in ensuring the success of our Religious School.

In every beginning there is creation, the birth of something new. Rosh Hashanah is the festival of creation. I look forward to saying a “L’chaim” to new beginnings with you.

May we all enjoy a Shanah Tovah u’Metukah – A Happy and Sweet New Year.

Important September Religious School Dates:9/4-9/5: Erev Rosh HaShanah, Rosh HaShanah: see page 6 for more info on services/childcare9/6: Kidz Shabbat, 6:45 p.m. for children and families through grade 3; Childcare from 7:15pm9/8: RS First Day, 9:00 a.m. and Parent Bagel Breakfast9/13-9/14: Erev Yom Kippur, Yom Kippur: see page 6 for more info on services/childcare9/15: RS, 9:00 a.m.; Consecration Parents Meeting at 9:15 a.m.9/16: Sukkah Decorating/“Pizza in the Hut,” 4:30-6:00 p.m.9/18: Erev Sukkot, BYO Dinner and Service beginning at 6:00 p.m.9/20: Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot and Service of Consecration, 7:00 p.m.9/22: RS, 9:00 a.m. and lunch in Sukkah; COFTY (youth group) Info Meeting, 12:30 p.m.9/24: Chai-School Dinner in the Sukkah, 5:30-7:00 p.m. with Rabbi and Risa9/25: Erev Simchat Torah and BYO Dinner and MYO Flags beginning at 6:00 p.m.9/29: RS, 9:00 a.m.10/4: Bat Mitzvah of Faith Nudelman, 7:30 p.m. Mazal Tov to the entire Nudelman Family!

PLEASE send in your Religious School Registration for the 2013-2014 school year so that we may properly plan for your child. If you did not receive a RS packet in the mail, please call Risa at Temple.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS

YOUTH NEWS

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Upstairs in the youth loungeimmediately following the Erev Rosh HaShanah

Service on September 4

Sponsored by your TOL-TYG

Please bring desserts for this joyous occasion!

COFTY is stoked for 2013-2014! The COFTY Board has already begun planning the year and attended the Liz Leadership Training Institute in Charleston, South Carolina in August. This year we hope to bring a record-breaking number of people to regional Kallot and encourage 6th-8th graders to join COFTY.

Upcoming events in September include the COFTY Parent Info Meeting on September 22nd after Sunday School at the Tree of Life Congregation, and the Youth Group Cookout and Shabbat at the home of Cyndi and Greg Katz on September 27th at 6:00 P.M., which is open to all 9th-12th graders. Swimming, food, games, mingling, and much more! What more could a teenager ask for? We hope to see you at both of these events.

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HIGH HOLY DAYSSERVICES FOR ROSH HASHANAH 5774

Wednesday, Sept. 4! ROSH HASHANAH EVE8:00 p.m.! Rosh HaShanah Evening Service*This beautiful service welcomes the New Year and begins our High Holy Day observance. An Oneg Yom Tov, provided by the TOL Sisterhood, will follow the service so that we may all wish each other “L’shanah Tovah – A Good New Year.”Thursday, Sept. 5! ROSH HASHANAH DAY10:00 a.m.! Rosh HaShanah Morning Service*The morning service continues our prayers and our supplications for forgiveness. We pray that we will be written in the Book of Life for a good new year. Our Torah reading is the Akedah – the story of the “Binding of Isaac” by his father Abraham. A highlight of the service is the sounding of the shofar.10:00 – 10:40 a.m.! Young Children ServiceRisa Strauss will lead a special service in the chapel for children in pre-school through kindergarten. Childcare will be provided for the rest of the morning. Please RSVP for childcare.11:00 a.m.! ! Youth Service for Grades 1-4This special service with Ms. Risa will take place in the chapel during the morning service. The kids will return to the Sanctuary to hear the shofar. 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.!! Family ServiceThis special service is for children of all ages and their families. The service will take place in the sanctuary and will include a Torah reading and the sounding of the shofar. 4:00 p.m.! ! TashlichWe will meet at the Temple and then walk across the street to Cary Lake. Tashlich is the ceremony in which we attempt to rid ourselves of sin by symbolically casting off our sins into the water. Bring some bread to throw and join us for this Rosh HaShanah tradition.

SERVICES FOR YOM KIPPUR 5774

Friday, Sept. 13!YOM KIPPUR EVENING8:00 p.m.! Yom Kippur Evening Service*This service introduces the themes and sets the tone for the entire Day of Atonement. We will hear the beautiful and haunting melody of Kol Nidre, both instrumental and vocal. We will also recite the Vidui – the “Confession of Sin” section of our liturgy – for the first time. Saturday, Sept. 14! YOM KIPPUR DAY10:00 a.m.! Yom Kippur Morning Service*Again we gather to pray and to confess our sins, as individuals and as a community. We are reminded that “on Rosh HaShanah it is written, and on Yom Kippur it is sealed.” Thus we pray that we will be sealed in the Book of Life for a good new year. 10:00 – 10:40 a.m.! Young Children ServiceRisa Strauss will lead a special service in the chapel for pre-school through kindergarten. Childcare will be provided for the rest of the morning. Please RSVP for childcare.12:30 – 1:30 p.m.! Yom Kippur Study SessionWe will gather together after the morning service for a “Yom Kippur Shiur” (study session) with Rabbi Sherman, in which we will explore and discuss the liturgy, biblical readings, and meaning of this day. 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.!Family ServiceThis special service is for children of all ages and their parents and families.3:00 p.m.! ! Afternoon Service*This service includes a liturgical journey through Jewish history. The special Haftarah reading is the book of Jonah.4:30 p.m.! ! Yizkor and Neilah Services*Our Yizkor Memorial Service will begin immediately following the conclusion of the afternoon service and will include the recitation of the names of all those in our congregation whom we have lost in the past year. After Yizkor we will proceed directly into the Neilah (Concluding) Service. Please plan to stay for both services. We will end Yom Kippur with a triumphant blast of the Shofar followed by Havdalah, and then join together for our congregational break-the-fast in the social hall.

*Childcare is available for these services. Please make your childcare reservations with Risaby Friday, August 30 for children age 0 - grade 3.

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HIGH HOLY DAYS

Tree of Life Congregation, Columbia, South CarolinaTicket Policy

Temple members in good standing financially and their immediate dependent children under their family membership will be entitled to High Holiday seating as part of their membership.

“In good standing financially” shall be defined as: All membership pledges, assessments, Religious School tuition, and other such financial obligations required by the Board of the membership, hereinafter called “fees,” MUST be paid in full for all PRIOR years, AND the current year’s dues pledge form must be received by the Temple Office.

All current year fees shall NOT be required to be paid in full to be in good standing, provided that those current fees are paid in accordance with the timetables established by the Board of Directors.

All fees owed after July from the prior fiscal year which remain unpaid shall place the member in the “not in good standing” category. An outstanding current year’s dues pledge form will also place the member in the “not in good standing” category.

Members of other congregations outside the City of Columbia with proof of membership and/or with High Holiday courtesy passes are entitled to the same seating privilege as Tree of Life members.

Students at local universities, military basic trainees, and clients at state institutions will be admitted at no cost upon presentation of appropriate identification cards.

All persons not covered under any of the preceding conditions must secure a High Holiday privilege card [$75.00]. Further, out-of-town guests of Tree of Life members are welcome to attend High Holiday services. A contribution is suggested by the Board of Directors for each individual.

The Tree of Life reaffirms its long-standing policy of offering complete access to membership to all persons and full participation to those whose financial positions limit their financial support of the Temple. This policy of open membership is not in any way altered by this Resolution.

For residents living in the greater Columbia area (defined as a 50-mile radius), not covered by a previous policy provision, if their residency in this area has been longer than the previous High Holy Days, tickets will not be made available.

Rosh HaShanah Oneg Yom TovSponsored by the TOL Sisterhood

Wednesday, September 4following the Rosh HaShanah Evening Service

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HIGH HOLY DAY INFORMATION FOR 5774BRING YOUR OWN SHOFARDo you have a shofar? Do you know how to blow a Tekiah? Would you like to participate in the High Holy Day Services? If yes, then we invite you be a part of the final tekiah at the conclusion of the Rosh HaShanah morning service. If interested, please contact Rabbi Sherman. There will be a meeting to rehearse this part of the service.TASHLICHThis short ceremony traditionally takes place at a natural body of water on Rosh HaShanah afternoon. We will meet at 4:00 p.m. (following the conclusion of the RH Family Service) in front of the Temple and walk altogether across Trenholm Road to Cary Lake. Through tashlich, we attempt to rid ourselves of sin by symbolically casting our sins into the water. Bring some bread to throw into the water and join us for this Rosh HaShanah tradition.KEVER AVOTThis is our annual pilgrimage to the cemetery, fulfilling the tradition of visiting the graves of loved ones during the High Holy Days. This short service is held on the Sunday between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. This year we will meet at the Hebrew Benevolent Society cemetery on Sunday, September 8 at 1:15 p.m. for our memorial service.

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HIGH HOLY DAYS

BOOK OF MEMORY INCLUSION REQUESTThis completed form and check for $10.00 per name

must be RECEIVED by the temple office no later than September 4, 2013.

Names that are memorialized on a plaque in our sanctuary will automatically be included. NAME(S) (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY)

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DATE OF YAHRZEIT (month & day required)

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(please attach additional sheet if more space is necessary)

Please check one: I prefer ☐ Hebrew dates! ☐ English dates.

Submitted by (please PRINT clearly): ________________________________________

Mail with your check to: !!! Book of Memory ! Tree of Life Congregation ! 6719 North Trenholm Road ! Columbia, SC 29206

Temple Youth Group High Holy Day Canned/Boxed Food Drive

Once again, Temple Youth Group will be collecting food stuffs to distribute to the Harvest Hope and the Jewish Family Service Food banks. This year we are also collecting for the Richland-Northeast High School food pantry.

Please accept a brown bag that will be distributed during the upcoming High Holy Day and Sukkot and Simchat Torah services, take it home, and return it to Temple with your food donation.

This is an annual youth group activity, and we appreciate your support.

Specific Needs for Richland-Northeast High School:Pasta/sauce/rice

Cereal/protein barsHamburger Helper

Canned meats/vegetablesPeanut butter/Jelly

Any non-perishable foodPersonal and Feminine Hygiene products

Return your brown bag with canned/boxed food during your Temple Directory portrait session to receive a $5-off coupon good towards any photo purchase.

A Potpourri of High Holy Day Terms

Shanah Tovah U’metukah: Greeting on Rosh HaShanah — have a good and sweet year.

L’Shanah Tovah Tikatayvu: On Rosh HaShanah, “May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year.”

Tapuchim U’dvash: Apples and honey, eaten on Rosh HaShanah to remind us of the sweetness of the new year.

Tashlich: The ritual of throwing crumbs into a body of water on Rosh HaShanah, symbolically casting away our sins.

Tefilah: Hebrew for “prayer”

Teshuvah: Repentance. Saying you’re sorry to those you need to and apologizing for wrongs that you’ve done during the past year. Changing your behavior and atoning for your sins.

Yamim Noraim: Days of Awe, the period from Rosh HaShanah through Yom Kippur that we reflect upon and think about how to “do better” in our relationships with God and others.

G’mar Chatimah Tovah: May your inscription in the Book of Life be concluded (said between Rosh haShanah and Yom Kippur).

Tzom Kal: Have an easy fast. Said right before and during Yom Kippur.

LeShanah Tovah Tikatayvu ve Techataymu: May you be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for a good year (said before and during Yom Kippur).

Tekiyah, Shevarim, Teruah: Sounds of the shofar

Yizkor: Our memorial service on Yom Kippur in which we remember our loved ones who have died. A Yizkor service is also held on the last day of Passover.

Neilah: The final Yom Kippur service which refers to the “shutting of the gates.” As the holiday comes to an end, the liturgy vividly depicts the gates beginning to close.  

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BROTHERHOOD’S ANNUAL SUKKOT STEAK DINNER

Return this registration form with your check, made payable to Tree of Life, to the Temple Officeby 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18 (please write “Sukkot Dinner” in the memo line).

Name !__________________________________! Email ! ______________________________________

! ! ! _____ steak dinners x $12.50 = ! ! ! $_____! ! ! _____ veggie lasagna dinners x $12.50 = ! ! $_____! ! ! _____ kids’ meals (under age 5) = ! ! ! no charge! ! ! _____ kids’ meals (ages 5-11) x $5.00 = ! ! $_____

TOTAL DINNERS ! _____! ! ! ! TOTAL COST ! $_____! Check #_______

Please join us for our Fifth Annual Sukkot Steak Dinner Sunday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m.Menu

Entree: beef tenderloin & baked potato or veggie lasagna! ! $12.50 per person (including children)Kids’ entree (ages 0-11): hot dog & chips ! ! ! ! $5/child ages 5-11; no charge under age 5

All entrees include salad, veggies, sautéed mushrooms, dessert, and a drink.Advanced registration and payment required by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18;

we cannot accommodate walk-ins. Register/make payment at www.tolsc.org/donate or by submitting the following form with a check to the Temple Office.

Your support is appreciated and will help raise funds for the Brotherhood. So please join us in what has become an annual tradition at the Tree of Life.

After making it through our High Holy Days, we look forward to welcoming the most festive time of year, as we gather together to celebrate the joyous Festival of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Please plan on joining us for these special holiday celebrations:Monday, Sept. 16! “Pizza in the Hut”4:30 - 6:00 p.m.! Help decorate our Sukkah. Pizza provided!Wednesday, Sept. 18! First Night of Sukkot6:00 p.m.! Bring your own meal for a Picnic Supper in the Sukkah6:45 p.m.! Festival Service outside in the SukkahFriday, Sept. 20!! Sabbath during Sukkot7:00 p.m. ! Special Shabbat Service & Ceremony of Consecration for our new Religious School studentsSaturday, Sept. 21! Sabbath during Sukkot !10:00 a.m.! Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study, followed by lunch in the SukkahSunday, Sept. 22The Religious School students will all eat lunch and spend some time in the Sukkah.6:30 p.m.! Brotherhood Annual Sukkot Steak Dinner

Wednesday, Sept. 25! Erev Simchat Torah!6:00 p.m.! Bring your own meal for a Picnic Supper in the Sukkah6:45 p.m.! Festive Simchat Torah service during which we will sing and dance with our Torah Scrolls around the sanctuary. We will also read the conclusion of the Book of Deuteronomy and immediately begin again with the opening verses of Genesis. Fun for the whole family!

Throughout the week of Sukkot: Please know that everyone is invited to come and enjoy a meal in the TOL Sukkah. Tables and chairs will be set up; please bring your own food and clean up after yourselves. It’s a mitzvah and wonderful experience to dine in the Sukkah.

CHAG SAMEACH! HAVE A HAPPY SUKKOT AND SIMCHAT TORAH!

SUKKOT & SIMCHAT TORAH 5774

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WRJ / SISTERHOOD NEWS

GREEN TEAM UPDATE

The Green Team is Looking for New Members

 greenteam@tolsc.org

!If you care about the world and have a few minutes to

spare, please consider joining the Green Team. We meet only to work on the rain garden 2-3 times a year. For those who aren’t able to participate in the maintenance, we could use help with our recycling and educational programs.

To learn more about the Green Team, please visit http://www.tolsc.org/about-us/associations/green-team. Thanks go to Cheryl Nail for updating our site.

Remember to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Brotherhood 2013-2014 Membership DriveThe 2013-2014 Brotherhood membership drive has begun. Please watch your mail for our membership letter. Your continued support of the Brotherhood, both financially and through volunteerism, is very important and appreciated.

Sukkot Steak DinnerThis year’s Sukkot Steak Dinner will be held on Sunday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. See page 9 for details.

BROTHERHOOD REPORT

ADULT EDUCATION ice cream social

Todah rabah - thank you - to everyone who planned, contributed to, and attended this year’s Ice Cream Social. A special thank you goes to Ice Cream Social Chair Annette Goldstein and Committee: Nancy Cartiff, Donna Magaro, and Risa Strauss.

Beginning Hebrew6:00 on Wednesday evenings, beginning in October

Beyond Beginners Hebrew6:00 on Tuesday evenings, beginning in October

Members: $18; Non-Members: $25Register at www.tolsc.org or by calling the Temple Office.

Sunday School for Adults with Bagel BreakfastOctober 13

November 10December 8January 12February 9

March 9May 11

Opening MeetingSave the date! The Sisterhood Opening Meeting is

Thursday, October 3 at 6:00 p.m.

Holland Bulb Pick-UpThanks to everyone who placed an order for Sisterhood’s 60th Annual Holland Bulb Sale. Bulb orders may be picked up from Temple during the following times:Wednesday, October 9! ! 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Thursday, October 10! ! 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Friday, October 11! ! 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.! ! ! ! & 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

The TOL WRJ Book Club focuses on books with a Jewish or Israeli theme. We meet at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every other month:Thursday, September 19, 2013 (NOTE: third Thursday due to Holidays) What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander, meeting at Café Caturra, Trenholm Plaza at Forest Drive.There is no charge to attend and no registration – just show up! New members are encouraged. All are welcome. Questions? Contact Amanda Hamilton or Ilene King.

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Mazel Tov to:Addison Blackmon & family, on her becoming

a Bat Mitzvah on August 10Benjamin Ginsberg & family, on his becoming

a Bar Mitzvah on August 24Refuah Shleima

Get well wishes to TOL members recently hospitalized or at home recovering: Allen Alexander, Nancy Reeves, and Bethany Sorenson

Condolences to:Carolyn Hudson & family, on the loss of

her cousin, George BrauerTo the family of TOL member, Anne Krauss,

widow of Sidney KraussLeah Meador & family, on the loss of her sister

Dana KelleyRuth Cusick & family, on the loss of her mother

and TOL member Ida Weisberg

Honor RollWe salute and thank our wonderful volunteers!

Office – Annette Goldstein, Dana Cason, David Wile

Religious School Office – Joan Tucker, Linda Rodgers, David Wile

Hospital Patient List – Sandy HertzGreen Team / Recycling – Carolyn HudsonOneg Shabbat Coordination – Laura Becker,

Annette Goldstein

Dylan DojcRachel PeavyJennifer RubinBarry BorRonda SullivanTimothy VanceRachel WeissmanTodd JacobsTodd KraemerTom RodgersKaryn SheftmanScott MedwayMichael MorrisKacy KraemerJeff SeligElijah SeligmanAlan Kattan

September 1September 1September 1September 2September 2September 2September 2September 3September 3September 3September 3September 4September 6September 10September 10September 10September 11

Ruth MarcusMiriam RichmanSusan RocamoraDorothy GreeterRutledge SmithDelaney SmithRichard WassermannHyman Rubin, IIIMindy TuckerJane VeytskinBruce MillerMurray MitchellEleanor Stein-GlaveyAnnette GoldsteinErin KatzTat'Yana ShtesselJan Rivers

September 11September 11September 11September 13September 13September 13September 13September 14September 14September 14September 16September 16September 16September 17September 17September 18September 19

Brad SmithJoy ParksAndy SlackJoel BeckerAllan NailSylvia GlaveyBonnie LeaderSam MolotskyJoseph BarrollBethany SorensonJessica JacobsCynthia KatzSydney MitchellKaren RussSteven StoutRuth CohenScott Reynolds

September 20September 21September 21September 22September 22September 23September 23September 24September 25September 25September 26September 26September 26September 26September 26September 30September 30

Linda & Tom RodgersLisa & Travis WheelerDoris & Fred DavidsonSusan & Alan BrillLois & Abe WandersmanEleanor & Barry BornsteinJessica Elfenbein & Robert FeinsteinBarbara & Bruce Becker

September 2September 2September 11September 12September 12September 14September 14September 19

MEMBER NEWS

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIESSeptember 6 – Maria Mondino-KattanSeptember 20 – Beth HelmanSeptember 27 – Ilene King

WRJ SHABBAT SERVICE REPS

A memorial service for John W. Adams,husband of Alice Kasakoff Adams,will be held Sunday, September 22

4:00 p.m.Columbia Museum of Art

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Columbia Center

for

Jewish Learning

Fall 2013

September 12, October 3, 10, 24, November 7, 14, 21, December 5, 12, 19

Courses:

Course 1: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Islam, the Arab States, and the Modern Middle East. Instructor: Dr. Josef Olmert

Course 2: 7:45 – 8:45 p.m.

What Every Jew Needs to Know: A Crash Course in Basic Judaism, Prayers, Rituals, and Women in History. Instructors: Rabbi Jonathan Case, Hazzan Michal Rubin, Marlene Roth

Call for Registration Information Today!

(803) 782-2500

One course is $100 for ten classes Two courses only $150

BethShalomColumbia.org, 5827 North Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29206

Sponsored by Beth Shalom Synagogue

Tuesdays with Friends Beth Shalom Synagogue, 5827 N. Trenholm Road

Senior Program—Everyone Welcome

Come Enjoy the Fun, Food & Friendship

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:30 am-1 pm

Special performance by Bible Way Choir

Fun Fitness & Birthday Celebration!

There is no charge to attendees thanks to the generous donation by Ruth & Walker Rast - In loving memory of their mothers

Phyllis Buchman Schwartz and Sue Herring Rast

To RSVP or make transportation requests, please call the office at 782-2500 by the Friday before the event.

This program is funded in part with a grant from the BJH Foundation for Senior Services, The Colum-bia Jewish Federation, DayBreak Adult Care Services, and The SC Respite Coalition, in conjunction with the Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging. The BJH Foundation for Senior Services is a non-profit foundation exclusively committed to enhancing the lives of Jewish elderly residing in North and South Carolina through programs, activities and organizations that share their mission in accordance with Jewish practices and beliefs.

Bubbie returns for the 5th year!

Beth Shalom Synagogue Presents:

Fifth Annual Bubbie's Brisket and Bakery A Jewish Food Extravaganza!

Bubbie is reminding us to mark our calendars for November 17, 2013 at Beth Shalom Synagogue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. where we can all enjoy homemade, kosher delectable foods prepared under Bubbie's direction right in the Beth Shalom kitchen. There will be a preorder pick-up from 9 to 10:45 a.m. the day of Bubbie's. Forms are available at Beth Shalom in the weekly e-mail newsletter or by calling (803) 782-2500. Deadline for pre-orders is October 22nd. We cornered Bubbie in the kitchen at Beth Shalom where she was busily directing her helpers putting up pick-les so they will be ready for November. Bubbie told me that homemade horseradish and potato knishes will be on the menu for the very first time. She loves to cook all of her grandmother's Jewish recipes. You will love to eat them! Bubbie is qvelling this year because for the very first time, all of her kinderlach are baking, decorating, and selling Chanukah cookies. Just in time for Chanukah, which comes very close to Bubbies this year. Can you tell that she is so proud? Some of the other kosher prepared foods include everyone's favorites: Brisket, Corned Beef Sandwiches, Tzimmes, Matzah Ball Soup, Falafel, Stuffed Cabbage, Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Kugel, and Israeli Salad. You can even purchase brisket (with sauce) and corned beef by the pound for the very first time. Bubbie said not to forget our homemade Challah, Rugelach, and Mandel Bread. There will be many other kosher surprises awaiting you at Beth Shalom. And so we can have a little extra fun, there is an auction during the day. Bubbie also wants to remind you that this Jewish Food Extravaganza will help sponsor many of the activities for the Synagogue, as well as some community projects like Harvest Hope Food Bank, and Bubbie's personal favorite, the Tuesday with Friends program. There are still opportunities left to help Bubbie with her Jewish Food Extravaganza! You could sponsor a food station like the Matzah Ball Soup table, in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one. If that is not your schtick, you can bake for Lil's Bakery or volunteer to work the day of Bubbie's Jewish Food Extravaganza. Bubbie said you should give her a call. Bubbie also said "that nice Nathan Picow is again sponsoring the ever-expanding Lilyan's Bakery in memory of his beloved Lil. A mensch that Nathan, we are so lucky” Bubbie said “I can't wait to see him and give him such a kiss! Now get out of my kitchen if you aren't working with me and my children!" And so we left Bubbie, elbows deep in brine and horseradish and such so she can do her magic. And magical it will be! So join us Sunday, November 17th 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Beth Shalom Synagogue, 5827 N. Trenholm Road, Columbia. Bring a big appetite! Many of the desserts and dishes will be great for your guests at Thanksgiving and Chanukah!

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August 2Barbara, Bruce & Laura Becker, in memory of

Fay BuchsbaumGerald & Sandra Euster, in memory of Esther Duni

and Abe EusterBelle S. Fields, in memory of A. Frederic SerbinBenjamin, Jean & Jack Ginsberg, in memory of

Jane Kalman Ginsberg

August 9Rachelle Blackmon and Joan Tucker, in honor of

Addison becoming a Bat MitzvahMarcie & John Baker, in memory of JoAnn BakerSusan & Alan Brill, in memory of Evelyn Baker AlionErnie, Donna, Mark & Abby Magaro, in memory of

Ruthie Linzer

August 16Terry Garber, in memory of Albert “Ron” GarberAlan & Marcia Geers, in memory of Lillian GeersBarbara Mazer, in memory of Sanford MazerRob & Amy Scully, in memory of Edward ScullyRevera Wayburn, in memory of Marilyn Tolochko Shapiro

August 23Jean & Jack Ginsberg, in honor of

Benjamin becoming a Bar MitzvahBeth & Troy Maris, in memory of Bernard TroySuzanne & Andrew Roper, in memory of Brian EverettJewel Rotholz, in memory of Aaron Joseph RotholzWalton & Jeff Selig, in memory of Eleanor Berg Selig

August 30Marcie & John Baker, in memory of Henry SternRick & Robin Chapman, in memory of

Florence Silverman Reyner KramerMeri Gergel, in memory of Anne TretiakBenjamin, Jean & Jack Ginsberg, in memory of

Elizabeth G. Nickoll KalmanRevera Wayburn, in memory of Rabbi Jerome Gersen

BIMAH FLOWERSFriday, September 6 - Norine L. Eschen, Harry Halpern, Clay Dempster Smith*, Recca Steel*, Aaron Axelrod, David Baker*, George Weinberg*, Sara Bogo*, Melvin J. Glass*, Louis Masur, Sarah Milecofsky, Arnold Zellman, Clara K. Baker*, Jerry Brauer, Leona H. Leavitt*, Aranka Berger Marton*, Robert Zucker, Leo Chisling, George Keller, Edna V. Pearlstine*, Melvin M. Schwartz

Friday, September 13 - Rose Bell Green, Sadie Spector*, Myra Cohen*, Diana Ladrach Kocher, Geraldine Cohn, Edward S. Fields*, Clinton J. Hagenbuch, Joshua Rapport*, Michael Rapport*, Max Barkan, Matthew D. Garvey, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Hafter*, Lewis I. Waxelbaum*, Sala Boden, Stanley Davidson, Samuel T. Rothfeder*, V. Carol Winter*, Alfred Agrin*, Dr. M. Murray Gould, Fannie F. Levy, Florence Bernstein*, Larry Goldstein*

Friday, September 20 - Audrey Grosby, Shirley Price Lehman, Frank Levenson, Esther Segal, Jenny Bienstock, Yvette Bermak Israel*, Michael Kantor*, Jules W. Lindau, III*, Bruce Nifoussi, Lillian F. Reyner*, Evelyn Sulser, Elias Auerbach, Samuel Gendil*, Jake Baker*, Tillie Freedman, Paula Louise Kahn*, Sara Franklin Rubenstein, Meyer Tenenbaum, Morton Visanska*, Jerome Frank Bihari*, David L. Glass*, Bernard Goldberg, Isbel Schiff, Lois Spiegelman*, Harry Blenner, John Howland, Frances Grand Rosen, Bertha W. Silber*, Daniel Glickman, Karen E. Westerberg

Friday, September 27 - H. Robert Burg*, Irving Goldenfield, Rodger Lee Rodgers, Irving Sasiene, Jeanette Esther Trager*, Bertha Entliss, Sylvia Rose Mellitz, Dora G. Specter*, Claire Cody Burg*, Moisey Gerchkovich, George Levkoff*, Florence Spiers*, James Moses Baker*, Annie Chernikoff, Pauline Q. Garber*, Frank Sheffler

*name memorialized by a plaque in the sanctuary

YAHRZEITS

ONEG SHABBAT HOSTS

Note: If you are unable to bake or purchase Oneg Shabbat refreshments you may donate $20.00. Homemade goods are always preferable. Checks need to be sent to the temple office two weeks prior to your Oneg Shabbat date. Thank you!

September 6, 2013 - Jeff Silver, Todd & Carly Kraemer, Roger & Faye Kuperman, Lewis & Maryann Lapine, Jonathan & Bonnie Leader, Martin & Wannelle Lefkowitz, and David & Mara Levitt

There is no September 13 Oneg Shabbat, due to Yom Kippur.

September 20, 2013 - Todd Weiss, Arthur & Barbara Levy, Hilary Lichterman, Jane Littmann, Toby Lourie, Matthew Marcus & Kelly Stein-Marcus, Ron & Beth Troy Maris

September 27, 2013 - Joy Parks, Marla & David May, Leah Meador, Fred & Marcia Medway, Richard & Diane Mellitz, Rick & Sandy Mendel, and Stephen Merlin

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Endowment FundHarriet Posner, in honor of Julie Strauss’

special birthday

Rabbi Sherman’s Discretionary FundTerry Garber, in appreciation of Rabbi Sherman

Youth Activities FundCheryl & Allan Nail, in honor of Addison Blackmon &

Benjamin Ginsberg becoming B’nai MitzvahJeannie & Hyman Rubin, Jr., in memory of

Ida WeisbergerRob & Amy Scully, in memory of John W. Adams

We gratefully acknowledge the following thoughtful donations:

CONTRIBUTIONS

Dear Tree of Life Congregation,Thank you for the scholarship for Kutz Camp for this past summer. I had an amazing time. I met people who I now consider some of my closest of friends. I wish the session was longer. The camp also taught me many lessons and skills. Most of these skills I will be able to use to start a Temple Youth Group in Greensboro. I now look forward to next summer where I have the opportunity to be on staff. Thank you again.Emily Kerner

Dear Tree of Life Congregation,Thank you very much for the scholarship that helped me go to Camp Coleman. I had a blast. Can’t wait for Sunday School!Louis Tedeschi

Dear Tree of Life Congregation,Thank you so so so much for donating your money so I could go see my best friends at camp. I also like the programs, especially the sports. I also really really liked the counselors because they were always really nice and funny. The food was good too. Thanks again for donating money so I could have the time of my life.Daniel Tedeschi

Dear Tree of Life Congregation,Thank you for giving me the opportunity to go to URJ Camp Coleman this summer. I had so much fun and did lots of new activities. I was really happy Micah Feinstein could go. I had an awesome cabin unit. I played a lot of basketball and frisbee. We went on a unit trip to Tennessee where we white water rafted and went caving. Some activities we did were Jewish cooking with Nick Contino, ropes course, and video. I had an amazing summer and hope to have another one next year. Thank you again.Jared Kerner

Thanks to your generous contributions to the TOL Youth Activities Fund, several of our kids were able to attend Jewish summer camps this year. The more you give, the more kids can have experiences like these:

BAR MITZVAH PROJECT UPDATEIn July of last year, Leeam Stein began a campaign to raise awareness and funding for the

Heroes Vest Fund organization as his Bar Mitzvah project.On Thursday August 8, 2013, a packed auditorium watched as Leeam Stein presented a body

armor protection vest to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department for K9 Officer Forest. The vest was made possible by the Heroes Vest Fund, a non-profit organization run by Elaine

Henderson of Lexington. This organization provides specialized body armor vests to K9 officers throughout South Carolina. The company is only able to purchase these vests through donations made by businesses and private citizens. Vest prices start at $2,500 and are custom made to fit each dog’s body and his/her departmental assignment. It is Heroes Vest Fund’s goal to see that each K9 officer has the protection that every officer is in need of and surely deserves.

There were so many people in and around our community who generously donated to this very worthy cause. Their generosity was influential in helping Leeam meet his goal of raising enough money to provide this body armor vest for a K9 officer. Leeam would like to thank the community for supporting his Bar Mitzvah project and for following his project as it came to fruition.

FROM OUR YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUND RECIPIENTS

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2LABOR DAY

(Temple Closed)

37:00 p.m.

High Holy DayChoir Rehearsal

4EREV

ROSH HASHANAH8:00 p.m.

Rosh HaShanah Evening Service

5ROSH HASHANAH

Services begin at 10:00 a.m.

(Temple Office Closed)

66:45 p.m.

KIDZ Shabbat

7:30 p.m.Shabbat Shuvah

Service

7

89:00 a.m.

First Day of Religious School!

1:15 p.m.Kever Avotat Hebrew

Benevolent Society

9 107:00 p.m.

High Holy DayChoir Rehearsal

112:00-9:00 p.m.Photo Directory

Portraitsappointment req’d

6:00 p.m.Executive Committee7:00 p.m.

Board of Directors

122:00-9:00 p.m.Photo Directory

Portraitsappointment req’d

7:00 p.m.High Holy Day

Choir Rehearsal

13EREV YOM

KIPPUR8:00 p.m.

Kol Nidre Service

14YOM KIPPUR

Services begin at 10:00 a.m.

159:00 a.m.

Religious School

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Photo Directory

Portraitsappointment req’d

162:00-9:00 p.m.Photo Directory

Portraitsappointment req’d

4:30 p.m.Pizza in the Hut

172:00-9:00 p.m.Photo Directory

Portraitsappointment req’d

18EREV SUKKOT

6:00 p.m.Picnic Supper in

the Sukkah

6:45 p.m. Festival Service in the Sukkah

19SUKKOT

(Temple Closed)

207:00 p.m.

Shabbat Service& Ceremony of Consecration

2110:00 a.m.

Shabbat Morning Service & Lunch

in the Sukkah

229:00 a.m.

Religious School

12:30 p.m.COFTY Info Meeting

6:30 p.m.Sukkot Steak Dinner

Reservations due September 18

23 245:30 p.m.

Chai-School

6:45 p.m.Sisterhood

Board Meeting

25EREV

SIMCHAT TORAH6:00 p.m.

Picnic Supper inthe Sukkah

6:45 p.m.Simchat Torah

Service

26SIMCHAT TORAH(Temple Closed)

277:30 p.m.

Shabbat Service

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299:00 a.m.

Religious School

30 1 2 36:00 p.m.

SisterhoodOpening Meeting

47:30 p.m.

Bat Mitzvah of Faith Nudelman

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SEPTEMBER 2013

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Tree of Life Congregation6719 North Trenholm RoadColumbia, SC 29206

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDCOLUMBIA, SCPERMIT #121

TREE OF LIFE CONGREGATIONEstablished 1896

6719 North Trenholm Road * Columbia, SC 29206Office: (803) 787-2182 * Fax (803) 787-0309

Website: www.tolsc.orgEmail: info@tolsc.org

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pmFriday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

RABBI Daniel M. Shermanrabbisherman@tolsc.orgRABBI EMERITUS Sanford T. Marcus, D.D.Risa Strauss, RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTORrisa@tolsc.orgCheryl Nail, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORcheryl@tolsc.orgOFFICERSPresident! Rick CohnFirst Vice President! Alan BrillSecond Vice President! Paul WestfallSecretary! Lisa HelferTreasurer! Joy ParksImmediate Past President! Steve SavitzBOARD MEMBERSLaney Cohen! ! ! Bruce MillerRichard Cohen! ! ! Arline PolinskyJessica Elfenbein! ! Amy ScullyEric Feuerstein! ! ! Jeff SeligBruce Greenberg! ! Jeff SilverDebbie Greenhouse ! ! Julie StraussDonna Magaro ! ! ! G. Todd WeissLIFETIME BOARD MEMBERSBernard Fleischman, Jr.! Howard WeissStephen Savitz

COMMITTEE CHAIRSEndowment! Ned StraussFinance! Howard Weiss!House & Grounds! G. Todd WeissMembership ! Annette GoldsteinReligious School Board! Yuliana IskhakovRitual! Richard CohenAFFILIATESBrotherhood President! David CarrSisterhood Presidents! Amanda HamiltonCOFTY President! Elena CarrTEMPLE STAFFAdministrative Assistant! Bobbie OsborneCustodian! Demitris GilmoreTEMPLE MUSICIANSMusic Director! Sharon WitherellDirector Emeritus! Jackie McNeil