This is the season for miracles in many traditions. Hardhearts soften and cruel circumstances transform into hope andblessings. The fictional character of Scrooge embodies all that weuphold as morally reprehensible. His views of the poor – conde-scending and coldly calculated – contradict what is preached on bimahs, pulpits andaltars across the land.

In many traditions, including our own, this compassion for the poor was notalways so clear cut. In the midrash on Ecclesiastes, we find a disturbing passagewhere a rabbi is explaining wisdom by means of an example.

A Roman noblewoman challenged Rabbi Yose (Yoh-see) ben Halafta, sayingto him, “What sense is conveyed by ‘He gives wisdom to the wise’ [Dan. 2:21]?Should the verse not have read, ‘He gives wisdom to fools’?” Rabbi Yose replied,“Have you any jewelry?” She said, “Yes.” Rabbi Yose: “If two persons, one richand the other poor, should come to you to borrow your jewelry, to which would youlend it?” The noblewoman: “To the one who is rich.” “Why?” “Because the onewho is rich has the means to repay should he lose it; but the one who is poor - howis he to repay?” Rabbi Yose: “Let your ears hear what your mouth is saying. Youwould lend your jewelry only to a person who is rich. Shall the Holy One, then,give wisdom to fools?”

According to the rabbi, a wise man does not lend to the poor. His opinion isnot the last word on the subject, not by a long shot. However, we do see how preva-lent this attitude was and why we recognize this point of view in our own day.

The hope and the blessing is the historical view. We can compare the words ofRabbi Yose some 1700 years ago to our own developed sense of communal respon-sibility. Rabbi Yose believed in tzedakah but he had no concept of a middle classor how to raise up the economic standing of households and communities throughbusiness loans or the micro-loan system. Some may still play Scrooge but theiractions are loudly broadcast. One cannot hide such public moral choices from thepublic square any more.

There are miracles and then there are the miracles that bring profound changefor all of our society. This is the season to recognize the miracles that surround us.Hag Sameach!

From the Rabbi’s Desk

T H E B U L L E T I NDecember 2011 ~ Kislev/Tevet 5772

Temple Am EchadThe South Shore Reform Congregation

One People ~ One Place

Temple Am Echad: A thriving home for Reform Judaism on the South Shore of Long Island

www.am-echad.org

Family Shabbat ServiceDecember 2 @ 7:15 PM

pages 9 & 16

Shluffy TimeDecember 3

7 PM

page 9

“Bullying is not Kosher”program

December 4 @ 9:30 AM

page 7

Sisterhood Book ReviewDecember 7

8 PM

page 12

Book FairSun., Dec. 11

page 6Win a Digital Frame!

Chanukah PartyDecember 18 @ 11:45 AM

page 9

Joint ChanukahDinner

Dec. 21 @ 6:30 PM

page 12

The excitement of learning separates youth from old age.As long as you are learning, you’re not old.

~ Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, US Medical Physicist

Learn with Rabbi JacobSaturdays at 9 AM: Torah Study

Tuesdays at 10 AM: 12/13, 12/20“God, Righteousness & the Rabbis”

Beginning Hebrew with IraMondays at 7:15 pm: 12/5, 12/12, 12/19

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Torah Portions December 2/3 – 7 KislevParashat VayeitzeiGenesis 28:10-32:3Haftarah – Hosea 12:13-14:10

December 9/10 – 14 KislevParashat VayishlachGenesis 32:4-6:43Haftarah – Hosea 11:7-12:12

December 16/17 – 21 KislevParashat VayeishevGenesis 37:1-40:23Haftarah – Amos 2:6-3:8

December 23/24 – 28 KislevShabbat ChanukahParashat MikeitzGenesis 41:1-44:17 Haftarah – Zekhariah 4:1-7

December 30/31 – 5 TevetParashat VayigashGenesis 44:18-47:27Haftarah – Ezekiel 37:15-28

Shabbat/Holiday ServicesFriday, December 2 7:15 PM

Family Shabbat Service

Saturday, December 3 9 AM

Torah Study & Service

Friday, December 9 _ _ 8 PM

Shabbat Service

Saturday, December 10_ 9 AM

Torah Study & Service

Friday, December 16 8 PM

Shabbat Service

Saturday, December 17 Torah Study 9 AM

Bar Mitzvah of Brian Petterman, 10 AM

son of Adriana & Alejandro Petterman

Tuesday, December 20Erev Chanukah ~ First Candle

Friday, December 23 8 PM

Shabbat Service

Saturday, December 24 9 AM Torah Study & Service

Friday, December 30 8 PM

Shabbat Service

Saturday, December 31 9 AM Torah Study & Service

Shabbat Shalom!To greet a Jew on Shabbat, you say“Gut Shabbes” to a Jew of EasternEuropean origin, “Good Shabbat” toa Jew who uses modern Sephardic pronunciationor “Shabbat Shalom” to someone who under-stands the Hebrew blessing for a Sabbath ofpeace. But no matter which one you use, youcan’t go wrong – good wishes are always appre-ciated.(Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Judaism)

Two incidents occurred recently, onein Queens and one in Lynbrook - ourhome village - which bear mentioningand which we would like to bring toyour attention. In Queens, swastikaswere painted on public libraries. InLynbrook, a desk was placed on the

sidewalk with a sign that said that the desk was freefor anyone who wished to take it. Someone placed onthe sign the words “Jew junk.”

Anti-Semitism, unfortunately, is still alive. Afterthe First World War, anti-Semitism in Europe wasfairly prevalent. The Dreyfus affair wasa memory, having occurred in theFrench Third Republic in the 1890’s,but others, including Adolf Hitler inWeimar Germany, picked up the ban-ner. In England, T.S. Eliot wrote in his1920 poem entitled “Burbank With aBaedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar:”

But this or such was Bleistein’s way:A saggy bending of the knees

And elbows, with the palms turned out,Chicago Semite Viennese

A lustreless protrusive eyeStares from the protozoic slime

At a perspective of Canaletto.The smoky candle end of time

Declines. On the Rialto once.The rats are underneath the piles.

The jew is underneath the lot.Money in furs. The boatman smiles…

Another well-known English (and Jewish) poet,who recently died at the age of 96 in London, wrote ascathing verse indictment of Eliot’s anti-Semitism asa rebuke to Eliot’s, including that poem from 1920 inan anthology published in 1948. It would seem that,after the Holocaust, this was inexcusable. That writerwas Emanuel Litvinoff, a British writer and a respect-ed figure in English literature, who wrote a poem enti-tled “To T.S. Eliot” and contained the followingwords:

So shall I say it is not eminence chillsbut the snigger from behind the covers of history,the sly words and the cold heart

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A Presidential Message and footprints made with blood upon a continent?Let your wordstread lightly on this earth of Europelest my people’s bones protest.

As a postscript to this, in 1951, Litvinoff, anadmirer of T.S. Eliot, was to give a poetry reading forthe Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. T.S.Eliot was present. Some in the crowd took umbrage atthe perceived insult to Eliot. It was reported that a dis-senting voice from the back of the room was heardmuttering “It’s a good poem. It’s a very good poem.”That speaker was Thomas Stearns Eliot.

We still need to confront anti-Semitism, wherev-er and whenever it occurs. Unfortunately, that anti-Semitism still exists is a fact of life, not only inEurope but here in the United States, in the twenty-first century, in this year 2011, right here in our ownback yard.

~ Richard Braverman & Abby Himmelstein

Jillian AschPaul & Jennifer CohenBrian & Randi ComackLayne & Jennifer FrankJason & Suzanne HorowitzHal & Deborah KazdinDaniel & Ketti Krieger

Belle LittenbergEdie MandelLawrence MarcusPeter & Susan NeufeldJordan & Tara SamelsonYakov & Alla SionovLee & Jeanette Skoblow

Temple Am Echad CongratulatesOur New & Life Members

Being Honored on December 9

New Members

New Life Members

Richard & Rhonda BarselPhyllis BernsteinRichard & Judi BravermanRichard & Mildred BrockStuart & Barbara BrombergRobert & Deborah CorwinMitchell & Donna EpsteinJanet EttelmanEstelle FriedHerbert GoldLou GrossJoan HahnNorma ImersheinDoris IsraelEvelyn Kern

Calvin & Lenore KramerStuart & Jill KruegerWalter & Phyllis LidoPeter & Ann LissFay MessnerStanley & Judy MillsDavid & Elsie NapellMarge NordellJeffrey & Joyce RabinStanley & Edith SheidlowerRoberta SmithAaron & Florence SteigerWilliam & Susan SteinRobert & Edith WeinsteinPhyllis Zulkowitz

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Renovation CommitteeThe Renovation Committee is making prelimi-

nary plans to move forward following receipt of excit-ing schematic designs from Michael LandauArchitects on November 2. Landau’s vast experience,coupled with an understanding of our needs, wantsand finances has resulted in an excellent working rela-tionship, now approaching four years. Our renovationis a process as we put great thought into each phase inan attempt to best meet our needs from a practical aswell as an aesthetic view and to ensure that we “getthe most bang for our buck!” And as always, we takein account the worthwhile input received from ourfocus groups.

The main change to the outside of our buildingwill be the entrance. Expect to see a spectaculartransparent, glassy canopy that will drape over rebuiltsteps and have a glowing effect at night. A new hand-icapped ramp will be built on the right side of theentrance leading to the top of the stairs. Entrance tothe building will be through a wide succession of tallglass doors. A second set of doors at the innervestibule (leading to the lobby) will be constructedfrom the Temple Sinai Ark doors, inset into a woodframe. Above it all will be stained glass panels featur-ing the Ten Commandments, also from the Sinai sanc-tuary. Preliminary drawings reveal a dynamic, origi-nal and welcoming facade.

Working our way inside, the office space hasbeen reconfigured. The Rabbi’s office is moving to anew location to allow better access. The renovatedspace will also provide a better working environmentfor the Religious School office, the Cantor and therest of the staff.

The character of the Social Hall will be dramati-cally changed by constructing a new “step” ceilingwith a rippled effect designed to illuminate light bothoutward towards the walls as well as the center. Now,try to visualize three curved ceiling beams with asconce-like fixture at each end. If viewed at a certainangle, the perspective ingeniously resembles a meno-rah. A chandelier centerpiece as well as additionalspotlights will serve to showcase events. Our existing,high quality rosewood walls will be stripped andrefinished to bring out their beauty. New carpetingwill add more life and the back wall will be a softsuede material. New doors will lead from the lobby tothe Social Hall and an area of glass doors will beadded on the wall opposite to the doors that lead to theBiblical Garden to bring even more light into thespace. The stage will be replaced by a rounded wall(adding 500 square feet) with storage behind andtowards the second level. Fans of the Temple showneed not worry. Plans for a portable stage will beincluded. The overall capacity of the room willincrease from 205 to 260 (with a dance floor) and upto 300 for more sedentary occasions, i.e., speakers,bands and other special events.

The current viewpoint of putting comfort beforeaesthetics was taken into consideration when focuswas placed on the Sanctuary. First and foremost, itwas determined that seating had to be modified to cre-ate more generous spacing (the exact type of seatingis under discussion). Configuration of the bimah willalso be changed to allow additional seating on thesides so a small group can sit around it. The floor willbe raised to reduce the slope resulting in a need for

The Proposed Entrance New Social Hall, Looking from the Sanctuary

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only two steps up to the bimah. This new design ismore flexible and brings people higher and closer,thus creating a less formal, more intimate settingwhen needed, especially useful when children areinvolved. Presently, the Rabbi and Cantor are about 8feet above the congregation. Handicapped access willbe provided with a short ramp. In addition, there willbe new carpeting installed and another set of doorswill be placed at the foot of the Sanctuary to promotean easier flow of traffic.

Changes to the lobby will be minimal and basedon finances, however, it was discussed to modify theceiling lights, create a new set of glass doors to thegarden and modify the flooring. It is more likely thatjust minor decorating changes will be made.

The stairs to the second floor will be refinishedand will lead to a renovated President’s Lounge whichwill feature some of the Judaica collected over theyears. The Youth Lounge space will be enlarged tocreate a new multi-purpose room that will support avariety of programming and functions. The bathroomson that level will also be modernized to better serveactivities that occur on the second floor. Finally, anew Youth Lounge will be built in what is currentlyRoom 5.

Although nothing is etched in stone and a seriesof approvals are required, we are hoping to procureauthorization from our Board of Directors so we canbegin this initial phase of renovation in about sixmonths. Completion of the majority of the workwould be planned to be completed by the 2012 holi-days.

Since “a picture paints a thousand words,”enlarged renderings will be displayed in our lobby.

~ Alan Paskoff, Phyllis Frenkel

Social Hall - Looking Toward the Sanctuary

Thebner Artist-In-Residence

Weekend

May 4, 5, and 6, 2012Temple Am Echad Will Celebrate

The Spirit And MusicThat Defined A Generation.

Plan To Join Us For A Great Weekend

For People Of All Ages!

Would you like to help? We welcome anyone whowould like to join our committee and work on thisevent. Contact any one of us. PEACE!

Michael Scholnick483-9598, michael_scholnick@hotmail.com

Barbara Stern536-1708, bhstern@verizon.net

Andy Trevers374-1644, andyonli@aol.com

Watch This Space For More Information

Temple Am Echad’sOde to Woodstock

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Cantor’s CornerI wonder what ever happened to….?

How many times have you said that toyourself? About a year ago, a friend ofmine from college crossed my mind.Kate Nesbitt and I had sung in a numberof Gilbert and Sullivan productionstogether back at Oberlin and we, along

with our other musical friends, had shared manySunday brunches together. Kate was a funny, feisty,bright and talented lady - a real character. She gradu-ated the year before I did and, like so many people, wesimply fell out of touch.

In this Google age, tracking someone down ismuch easier than it used to be. After a bit of surfing, Ifound some information and a telephone number for aKate Nesbitt in New Hampshire. Was it her? What theheck - let’s give it a try! I called and, sure enough, itwas “my” Kate. We talked for a short while and sheseemed more stunned than pleased. I came away fromthe conversation feeling somewhat disappointed,thinking that perhaps it had been a mistake to simplycall “out of the blue.” Within a week or so, I had pretty much forgotten about the whole thing.

Then, a short while after the High Holy Days ona Tuesday morning, I received a “friend request” onFacebook from Kate! I confirmed and headed for mylaw office. No sooner had I taken off my coat than thephone rang. It was Kate. She said that she was com-ing to New York in the next few days for a meetingand would be around through the weekend. Did I wantto meet in Brooklyn or Manhattan for lunch or dinner?All this happened about a year after I had made myinitial call.

We met in Brooklyn at a Thai restaurant, andspent about two and a half hours catching up. It wasgreat! Then my wife Zo and my daughter Marisa andher husband Adam met us, and we all went for coffee.It was really fun to see an old pal, to introduce myfamily and to rekindle a friendship. It had been per-haps thirty-nine years since we had seen or spoken toeach other…simply amazing!

So, it hadn’t been a mistake to call Kate after all.Who have you not seen or heard from in a while? Iwonder what ever happened to…? Hey, make thecall…you’ll be glad you did! With affection,

~ Cantor Jerry Korobow

Brian Petterman will celebrate becoming a BarMitzvah on Saturday, December17. Joining him on this specialoccasion are his parents, Alejandroand Adriana Petterman, and hisbrother, Ben. Brian’s proud grand-parents, Dario and RaquelCarpovich, will also be there toshare in the excitement.

Brian is an eighth grader atWoodmere Middle School. He is very athletic andloves sports such as soccer and basketball. He enjoysgoing out with his friends and riding his bike. Brianhopes one day to go to a great college and make acareer in the stock market. His hope for the world isto stop the violence in Middle East.

Mazel Tov to:

BookfairSunday, Dec.119:30 - 11:45 AM

Win A Digital Photo Frame!• All Book Purchases

Qualify For Raffle • Drawing To Be Held

at Noon, Dec. 11• Winner Need Not Be

Present To Win

Prizes For 2nd and 3rd Place

Parents Are Encouraged To Attend TheFair With Their Child’s Class.

Look For Flyers To Be Sent Home WithClass Times Listed.

Buy A Book ~ Get An EntryBuy 2 Books ~

Get 2 EntriesGet A Raffle Ticket For Every Book Purchased

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With the beginning of themonth of December, we pre-pare ourselves for the celebra-tion of Chanukah. Just as ourancestors have done for gener-ations, we light the Chanukahmenorah as a reminder of themiracle that occurred in theTemple as the Jews cleanedand rededicated the sacred

building. The very meaning of the word Chanukahspeaks to this event, for Chanukah means “rededica-tion.” In preserving this definition through our cele-bration, I wanted to ensure that we did not lose anoth-er very important meaning of this Hebrew word. Italso means education. We may know the story ofChanukah, but what are we doing each year to makeour celebration new again? How are we continuing tolearn about our heritage, our past, even what ourancestors felt as they experienced this miracle?

On Sunday, December 4 from 9:30 - 11:30 AM,we are joining together with our entire 3rd, 4th, 5th, and6th grade students and parents for a learning opportu-nity entitled “Bullying Isn’t Kosher.” We willexplore our role as a community in response to bully-ing, our opportunities as individuals and how ourJewish tradition responds. Through dynamic andinteractive programming, our families will addressthe very issues our ancestors did during the time ofChanukah, including alienation and discrimination.

We are instructed by our heritage to not only cel-ebrate this joyous holiday, but also to continue toengage in learning and educating ourselves. We lookforward to seeing all 3rd through 6th grade families onDecember 4 to accomplish this very goal. B’Shalom,

~ Rabbi Debra Bennet

Saperstein/BernsteinReligious & Hebrew School

School Dates to Remember!

Friday, Dec. 2 Family Shabbat at 7:15 PM

Led by grades K - 2

Sunday, Dec. 4 Grades 3 - 6, 9:30 - 11 AM

Parent/Student Learning “Bullying Isn’t Kosher”

Tuesday, Dec. 20 School-WideChanukah Celebration

Friday, Dec. 23 K-2 Grade Shabbat Service

Sunday, December 25 - January 2No School ~ Winter Break

Madrichim Logo Contest!All Madrich are eligible.

Design a Logo for our Madrichim Program!The logo will be put on T-Shirts,

Bulletin items, and more.Prizes for the winning design!

Any questions? EmailDonna at digby185@aol.com or Paul at paulkantro@hotmail.com

Holidays are Coming!Give The Perfect Present ~

Gift Cards.They Always Fit!

For your convenience, cards will beavailable for purchase at Temple on:

Dec. 4: 10 AM - 4 PMDec. 11: 9:30 AM - 12 NOONDec. 18: 9:30 AM - 12 NOON

Dec. 21 at the Joint Sisterhood/Men’s ClubChanukah Dinner

Also available by calling:Gilda Deckel (791-2869)Steve Honig (481-7150)Stu Smoller (485-0175)

Family/Social Action Shabbat Service

Friday, December 2 at 7:15 PM

with a sandwich-makingSocial Action project

during the Oneg.

with a special blessing honoring Gene & Sandy Alexander’s 45th Wedding Anniversary

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Early Childhood HappeningsSue Chaplick and Barbara Goodman, Directors

The New Year has brought many new and excit-ing beginnings to our Early Childhood Center. Wewelcomed the New Year with apples and honey, andlistened to Rabbi “Glenn” blow the shofar. Our chil-dren decorated the Temple Sukkah beautifully withhandmade fruits andvegetables. SimchatTorah was celebratedwith Rabbi Glenn in thesanctuary. The childrenhappily marched withthe flags they had madeand were shown theTemple’s magnificentTorahs.

The children in ourschool seem extremelycomfortable and haveexperienced a smoothtransition to their new classes, teachers and peers. Ourdedicated and exceptional staff will continue toencourage the children to learn, have fun and, most ofall, feel good about themselves and school. Ourschool has gained its outstanding reputation becauseof all the enthusiasm, energy and hard work that ourloyal and devoted staff gives each and every day.

To celebrate thefall season, the chil-dren went pumpkinpicking. For ouryounger children, thestaff created a farmright here at TempleAm Echad. The teach-ers and staff dressed infarm attire and visitedour “pumpkin patch”to choose one to endthe unit on fall andfarm life. Our Pre-Kchildren went to WhitePost Farms and went pumpkin-picking in a realpumpkin patch.

During the month of November, the childrenwere involved in activities revolving aroundThanksgiving, fall and the harvest as well as Election

Day. They were acquainted with the voting processand proceeded to vote in class on such topics as theirfavorite color, snack, ice cream flavor or after schoolactivity. Thanksgiving was celebrated with a

Thanksgiving mealshared by thePilgrims and theirNative Americanfriends. The chil-dren had a greattime wearing theircostumes, singingThanksgiving songsand helping theteachers tell thestory of the firstThanksgiving. Weended the monthwith a visit from

“Tepee Ted” who taught the children about NativeAmerican culture. Our Pre-K children helped build anauthentic buffalo hide tepee. All of our nursery schoolchildren participated in a Native American experienceand everyone made an age-appropriate take-homecraft.

As you read this article, Chanukah will almost beupon us. We wishall of our nurseryschool andTemple familiesa fun-filled andjoyous holiday.The highlight forus here is seeingthe children’ssmiling faces andsharing theirexcitement andenthusiasm forlearning. We arecommitted to

giving the children a well-rounded and nurturing pre-school education. Please feel free to stop by with anyconcerns, questions or compliments, or just to sayhello. Our door is always open!

Ms. Navasaitis’Pre-Ks

Ms. Karp’s Pre-K’s

Shluffy Time ~Saturday, December 3

at 7 PM

A short, FREE bedtime program forparents and their young children

The kids will have fun preparing atreat to eat and creating an arts &crafts project. Then they will get torelax on blankets* as Rabbi Jacobreads them a bedtime story. Finally,they’ll have milk and their treatbefore going home to bed!

All Are Welcome!

Please RSVP by December 1 (so we have enough treats)

Call the office at 593-4004 or contact

Gilda: 791-2865/gildeck@optonline.netBarbara: 536-1708/bhstern@verizon.net.

*Please bring a blanket for the floor.

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Men’s Club Invites You!

Chanukah PartySunday, December 18

Temple Ballroom

Party Starts at 11:45 AM(right after Sunday School)

Food, Fun, Prizes and Surprises

for the Whole Family

Admission ~ $5 pp includeslunch and 1 raffle ticket

No reservations needed. Justshow up and have a great time!

It’s not too early to think about next summer!A presentation was made at Religious School inNovember to introduce Eisner and Crane Lake Campsto our students. Space is limited so now is the time tocheck it out.

$1,000 Incentives Availablefor New Campers

For information, call camp directly or contact the Temple or Religious School office

EisnerCraneLake.urjcamps.org 201-804-9700

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Social ActionLast month Temple Am Echad hosted a Social

Action Shabbat on November 4, highlighting theever-growing issue of poverty and hunger in ourcountry and our community. Instead of being greetedby platters piled high with scrumptious baked goods,fresh fruit, coffee, tea and juice at the Oneg Shabbatimmediately following Friday night services, congre-gants entered the ballroom to find pitchers of waterand a one-saltine-per-person ration for each of us. Thecongregation was not its usual, lively self when every-one saw the poor offerings. Part of the Oneg, or joy,in our Oneg Shabbat each week is the yummy sweettreats from the local bakery. Some people were justcurious while others were downright disgruntled. Andto think this was not their dinner that was beingmissed, just an extra dessert!

Rabbi Jacob told us that a family on food stampshas a budget of $31.50 per person per week to spendon food. That is roughly $1.50 per meal to feed a hun-gry person. What can you buy to sustain a person for$1.50? Maybe a yogurt? Or a cup of soup? Certainlynot a full nutritious dinner. There are now over249,000 people on Long Island below the povertyline. That translates to a family of four living on lessthan $22,000 a year. Imagine trying to provide all thenecessities of life for 4 people on just that. After giv-ing us some “food for thought,” the regular OnegShabbat fare was made available to all.

On Sunday, November 6, the Social ActionCommittee continued the theme of food insecurity byhosting a breakfast program entitled “Who’sHungry?” Speakers from the Interfaith NutritionNetwork (INN), Mazon, Hatzilu and Feed the Hungryshared information about their programs. We werejoined by the 4th, 5th and 6th grade classes for somehands-on workshops. The children helped make sand-wiches for the soup kitchen at the INN, figured outhow to shop for nutritious groceries on a limitedbudget, and learned just what food pantries are andhow they operate.

All in all, it was a very good weekend for raisingawareness of poverty and hunger here on Long Island.Many, many thanks to Rabbi Jacob, Rabbi Bennet,David Napell, Stephen Miller, Heidi and MikeScholnick, Sheila Plotkin, Rhona Goldman and ElaineLevy for all of your hard work to make this weekendpossible.

Please call, write and email your legislators and

implore them not to balance the budget by cuttingspending on vital programs such as SNAP (formerlyknown as Food Stamps). These programs work, andare needed now more than ever. B’Shalom,

~ Irene Ehrlich and Phyllis Zuckerbrot

Youth Group NewsAESH and JYG

The youth groups have been off to a great startwith many exciting new programs. In November, wemade mezuzot. Just in time for the holidays, we aremaking our own soap. Please stay tuned for moreexciting youth group programs.

We have created a new Youth Committee andwould love more parents to participate. We wouldlove your ideas and input. We meet monthly onSunday mornings from 10:30 – 11:45 AM. Pleaseemail Emily Weintrob at amechadyouth@gmail.comfor more information.Soap Making Program: AESH, Grades 4 - 5, Wed, Dec. 7 from 6 - 7:15 PM

JYG, Grades 6 - 8, Wed, Dec. 14, from 6 - 7:15 PM

Chag Chanukah Sameach,~ Emily Weintrob

ONESYIn October, ONESY held its annual “Halloween

for the Hungry” food drive. Over 50 pounds of non-perishable food items were collected from localhomes and donated to the INN to help feed hungryfamilies on LI. A special thanks to the 8th and 9thgraders who helped ONESY collect the bags of food.

As winter approaches, ONESY is in the begin-ning phases of planning our annual Shul-In, a multi-youth group event, which includes a sleepover at thetemple and various other programs.

If you are in grades 9-12, make sure to comecheck out ONESY at one of our weekly meetings onWednesdays from 7:30 – 9 PM. We’d love to see youand your friends there. We look forward to a produc-tive and fun year ahead in 2012.

~ Tess Lewin-Jacus, ONESY President

College ContactThe first candle for Chanukah will be lit on the

evening of December 20. Parents of sophomoresthrough post graduates – make sure to send yourchildren their menorahs!

Gather Your Friendsand Join Us for a

Fun Night and Sweet Treats at our

Girls Gala Game Night!Wednesday, February 15 at 7 PM

$10 gets you Admission,a Raffle Ticket and

Sweet Treats.Reserve by February 8

For Information, contact Pat Glass

(599-2378) or Carole Schrager

(791-2819)

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Mazel Tov to:Michelle & Harry Leonard on the marriage of

their daughter, Rachel Elyse Leonard to TimothyCoyle.Get Well to:

Paul Sanzone, son of Jane Sanzone.Condolences to:

Bruce Kerner on the passing of his brother, GaryKerner.

Jane Sanzone on the passing of her mother,Shirley Newman.

Help Sisterhood be aWinner at Mah Jongg!

This year, order your Mah Jonggcards through Sisterhood for you,your friends and your neighbors.

Standard cards: $7 each

Large print cards: $8 each

(same as in stores)

Cards will be mailed directly to ourhomes in late March.

Help make Sisterhood a winner ~ ifwe order 35 cards or more, The

National Mah Jongg Leaguesends us a donation.

(Note: If we do not reach the 35 cardthreshold, you will get your check back.)

For info, please callSheryl Mallah at

599-3379

Drop off or Mail coupon below with checkpayable to Sisterhood Temple Am Echad,

to Temple.Deadline: Jan. 15

Mah Jongg Cards ~ Attn. Sheryl Mallah

Name: __________________________Address: _________________________

_________________________Phone #: _________________________

# Standards Cards @ $7 ______# Large Print Cards @ $8 _____

See the Lobby Display at Temple

Temple Am Echad mourns the passing ofour caring, studious member, Irving Glass.

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Book ReviewWednesday,

December 7 at 7:30 PM

“Ten Beach Road “by Wendy Wax

Jean Marion will lead the discussion at the homeof Janet Gelfand. RSVP to Janet at 887-1057

Beautiful cards with handwritten messages can besent through the Steiker, Spitzer, Rosenfeld Fund.Celebrate weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and somany happy occasions. Send get well wishes to fam-ily and friends. Cards can be sent for condolences.This fund supports Sisterhood.

Contact Sandy Alexander to purchase at:sandra.sandyalex@gmail.com to purchase.

WRJ/Sisterhood of Temple Am EchadSisterhood is one place in our

temple that provides an opportuni-ty for women to do so manyworthwhile endeavors. If socialaction is your “thing,” we havemany projects from the women’sshelter to the Feed the Hungry pro-gram to keeping abreast of legisla-

tion and women’s issues in the news. If you love toorganize and provide needed help for people, we haveTrash to Treasures three times a year as well as cloth-ing drives. Love to cook and bake? We need you.Love to eat? Ok, we have that covered. We need allkinds of talents and skills to keep our Sisterhood thevibrant giving place that it is!

During November we saw many varied andunusual successful events take place. We had a greatpaid-up membership dinner with entertainment thatwas “magical” and over 100 women were present toenjoy the evening.

On December 4, we will be hosting our SecondAnnual Vendor’s Fair. This time we have planned aDAY TO SHOP and will be in the Temple Ballroomfrom 12 NOON to 4 PM. You can come, browse andinvite your friends. We will be having some greatsnacks to buy and admission is FREE. Join us andsave your shopping until then. On December 7, we arehaving a book review at Janet Gelfand’s house, dis-cussing the book 10 Beach Road by Wendy Wax.Please call Janet at 887-1057 to let her know if youwill be joining us. Men’s Club and Sisterhood bandtogether to host a wonderful Chanukah dinner withspecial entertainment on December 21. RSVP to theTemple office to save your place and send your check.

Don’t forget to include gift cards on your gift list.We have so many stores that participate in this pro-gram and who does not love getting a $$$ gift?

We are honored that some of our SisterhoodMembers will be attending the Biennial Conventionin Washington, D.C. We look forward to hearing oftheir adventures when they return.

Watch for information coming soon about ourgame night on February 15 at 7 PM. Get your groupready for a fun night, so reserve your spot and makesure you are included in the event.

To make a difference, Sisterhood needs you to bea member and help us to help others.

Happy and Healthy New Year to all!~ Greta Kantrowitz

We want to extend our thanks and appreciationto all those who helped make our Fall ClothingDrive on October 23 such a success. Enough cloth-ing, outerwear and shoes were collected to distrib-ute to four charities. We also want to thank the vol-unteers who helped collect the donations and whodrove to the drop off locations. Watch for ourSpring Clothing Drive on April 15.

~ June Resnick and Sandi Simons

A Day to Shop!

Second Annual Vendor’s FairTemple Ballroom

Sun., Dec. 4 from Noon - 4 PM

ADMISSION IS FREE!

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Men’s Club MomentsDecember is a month of holi-

days in the United States. Our spe-cial holiday in December isChanukah. Chanukah is not a bigreligious holiday. It’s not evenmentioned in the Torah. But it is areason to celebrate. We got theTemple back from the bad guys and

that was a very good thing. We still can be happyabout that even though it happened more than 2000years ago.

So, to help celebrate, the Men’s Club has twospecial occasions. On Sunday, December 18, theMen’s Club is once again sponsoring the Chanukahparty. It is for all the kids from our Temple Religiousand Nursery Schools and conveniently happens rightafter Sunday School at 11:45 AM. So parents andgrandparents, bring your children and grandchildrenor meet them after Sunday School because there willbe lots of fun. The $5 admission includes food and araffle ticket so everyone will get a chance to win aprize. You can buy additional raffle tickets for evenmore chances to win. There will be face painting anda magic show. We do this every year and it is a greatway to celebrate Chanukah. (See ad on page 9).

For us older kids, there will be the JointChanukah Dinner with Sisterhood on December 21.The Men’s Club will provide the dinner andSisterhood has booked “Echoes of Sinatra” as theentertainment. This should be a great evening cele-brating the holiday. Please see the ad in the bulletin onhow to make reservations.

Thanks to Dave Schrager for setting up our PaidUp Event at the Guys and Dolls Pool Hall inNovember. It was very well attended and lots of fun.

Lastly, to everyone who participated in Bye ByeBubbe, this year’s show, WOW! Kudos to LindaTsuruoka for the lyrics and for directing the show, toDiane Smoller for writing it, and to Rob Himmelsteinand Vivian Blumstein for producing it this year. It wasanother wonderful production.

~ Carter Brown

Gift Cards are a perfect gift! New ones have been added.Call Steve Honig (481-7150)

or Stu Smoller (485-0175) for details.

Sisterhood/Men’s Club Joint Chanukah Dinner

Wednesday, December 21Cocktails at 6:30 PM

Dinner at 7 PM

“Echoes of Sinatra”with

Steve KazlauskasImpersonator Extraordinaire

Prepaid reservations of $20 due byDecember 14

Drop form along with checkto Temple Office

Att. Jean Marion ~ Chanukah Dinner

Name _______________________Tel. _________________________Please reserve ___________ seat(s)Amount Paid _________________

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Congregants’ Corner:Our Inspirational Trip to Israel

As November 1 turned to November 2, Templemembers Gail & Larry Schiffer and Sheryl & CraigWeiner settled into their seats on an El Al 747 for theirfirst trip to Israel. After nearly two weeks, we returnedhome to the South Shore with a new wide-eyed appre-ciation for the State of Israel and for its Jewish com-munity. No one can properly prepare for the experi-ence of visiting Israel. Meeting the people, seeing thehistorical sites, becoming familiar with the truism thatno one will help the Jews except the Jews, brings thefundamental importance of Israel’s existence intosharp focus.

The Schiffers and the Weiners’ children werebrought up in predecessor Temple Emanu-El. Jessicaand Jamie, and Stacey and Scott, became B’naiMitvah under the watchful eye of Rabbi Emeritus

Stuart Geller. When we firstplanned the trip, we immediate-ly decided to reach out to RabbiGeller when we came toJerusalem. Advanced planningand coordination made that pos-sible as we followed a long lineof Temple members who havevisited with Rabbi Geller inJerusalem.The trip was a comprehensive

tour of Israel from Tel Aviv toHaifa to the Upper Gallilee andthe Golan Heights to the DeadSea and Masada, and to

Jerusalem. The tour continued down through theNegev to Elat, but unfortunately, work prevented usfrom making the trip to the South. Another time.Being first-time visitors, we decided to join a tour andchose Margaret Morse Tours. They were terrific andprovided a family-like atmosphere throughout thetour. The tour also provided fantastic guides who werebeyond knowledgeable and who were fiercely com-passionate and committed to Israel.

What struck us was the diversity of the Jewishpeople. Jews from everywhere live in Israel. The con-cern of anti-Semitisim does not exist. Fear does notexist. Commitment to the existence of the State ofIsrael and to peace is palpable. We were able to be atthe Western Wall in the Old City as Shabbat was ush-ered in on Friday night. The joy and excitement of the

literally thousands of diverse Jews racing to the Wallto pray as Shabbat began was unforgettable.

Highlights of the tour - besides a wonderful visitwith Rabbi Geller in Jerusalem (the manknows everything that is going on. You would thinkhe still lives in Lynbrook) - included a visit toIndependence Hall, two internment camps created bythe British before independence where Jews who justsurvived the Holocaust were imprisoned as illegalimmigrants, the Rabin memorial, The AlyononInstitute where the freedom fighters made bullets, theGolan Heights, the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea,Masada, the Western Wall and tunnel, and, of course,Yad Vashem.

Meeting with Rabbi Geller after 10 years wascertainly a highlight of the trip. We caught him up onthe kids and he caught us up on his life in Jerusalemwith his family. If you go to Israel, be sure to visithim. But the main highlight of the trip had to be thevisit to the Golan Heights.

We were lucky to have the head guide who tookus to a memorial at the Golan Heights overlooking the

Valley of Tears. At the memori-al, you see the tanks used in thevarious wars and you look overthe border at Syria. As we werebeing given the history of thearea, we found out that a famousgeneral was coming to give aspeech to some of the soldiers. Itturned out that the general wasAvigdor Kahalani, one of themost famous Israeli generals andtank commanders who laterbecame a cabinet official.

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Light on the Darkest NightIn the Jewish calendar, Chanukah’s eight-day cel-

ebration begins the evening of the 25th of Kislev. Themonths of the Jewish calendar are based on the cyclesof the moon, so the 25th is always four days before thenew moon, the darkest night of the month.The Good Fight: What Chanukah Celebrates

Chanukah celebrates two things: a miracle inwhich one day’s worth of oil burned for eight days,and the victory of the Jewish freedom fighters overthe Syrian-Greek forces that tried to wipe out Judaismin the second century BCE. In this way, Chanukahmarks the very first battle fought neither for territory,nor for conquest of another people, but in order to

achieve religious freedom.The Maccabees Get Their Due

For almost 2,000 years, Chanukah was known asone of the minor holidays of the Jewish calendar.Then, gradually, beginning in the late nineteenth cen-tury, Jews began to pay more attention to the story ofthe Maccabees. And, today, it is arguably the mostcelebrated of the Jewish holidays (or at least it’s in ahead-to-head tie with Passover). What happened?

Two things changed in the late nineteenth centu-ry. First, Christmas gift giving became more popularthroughout Europe and North America. Many Jews,seeing how attractive Christmas was to children,found new meaning and usefulness in celebratingChanukah. The miracle of the burning oil and the vic-torious story of the Maccabees could easily be inter-preted as anti-assimilationist, and became a tool forstrengthening Jewish identity.Rules Governing the Lighting the Candles• Insert the first candle farthest to the right, addingcandles to the left of the first one each night.However, when lighting the candles, start with theleftmost candle (the one that represents the currentnight), and keep going to the right until all the candlesare lit (eight on the last day).• The light from these candles shouldn’t be used toread by. You shouldn’t even use the Chanukah candlesto light other candles; so in order to light them in thefirst place, you use an extra candle, called the sham-mash.• The chanukkiah should be placed in a window toproclaim the miracle of the burning oil publicly. Ofcourse, during times when a public announcement ofone’s Judaism would be dangerous, this rule isrelaxed.• The candles should burn for at least a half hour, sodon’t blow them out as soon as you’ve finished open-ing presents!• When Chanukah takes place on Shabbat, light theChanukah candles before the Shabbat candles.Traditionally, you don’t light any more candles afterlighting the Shabbat candles.

(Judaism for Dummies)

Basically, we heard a firsthand account of tank battlesfrom the 1969 war and the 1973 war from the manwho practically held off the Syrians single-handedly.You cannot imagine a more compelling account ofwar and the need for peace as well as vigilance. It waslike listening to Patton. We saw a true Israeli hero andlearned firsthand why Israel’s survival is critical.

Another personal highlight was the opportunitythrough the tour for Gail and Sheryl to become B’notMitzvah. Both received hand-lettered certificates by ascribe following the ceremony. Many other women(and some men) also participated. It was an unexpect-ed treat provided by Margaret Morse Tours (and a lotcheaper than a party back home!).

The Schiffers and the Weiners had an unforgettabletrip to Israel. We renewed our ties with Rabbi Gellerand became fully aware of what the Jewish peoplehave gone through just to have a place to call home. Itis a trip that will impact our lives forever.

~ Larry Schiffer

Chanukah

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Caring CommunityThe holiday of Chanukah is an eight-

day festival of lights that celebrates therededication of the Temple. Chanukahcommemorates a successful Jewish rebel-

lion against the Syrians. This battle was fought overreligious oppression and the desecration of theTemple. During this holiday season, we as ReformJews can rededicate ourselves to Tikkun Olam (repair-ing the world). To this end, the Caring Communityand the Religious School will be hosting a program“Bullying isn’t Kosher” for our students and parents.

How can we help our children who may be vic-tims of bullying, may be bullies, or may see bullyingand don’t know what to do? If you have a child in reli-gious school grades 3 - 6, join Rabbi Jacob, RabbiBennet and the Caring Community on Sunday, Dec. 4from 9:30 - 11 AM for this special program.• Bullying encompasses various types of behaviors:physical attacks, destroying personal property, verbalabuse, starting rumors, name calling, and verbalattacks online.• 2010 statistics on bullying show that one in sevenstudents in kindergarten through 12th grade is either abully or has been bullied.• About 56% of all students have witnessed bullyingat school.• There is an increased incidence of bullying in grades4 - 8.

Learn more at www.bullyingstatistics.org andwww.stopbullying.gov. ~ Ellen Tolle

Caring Community Program Contacts:

Please refer to our new Temple directory for phonenumbers or email addresses.

• Driving congregants to services or local doctorappointments: Glady Ellinport• Taking bimah flowers to local nursing homes: ElyseTrevers• Sassy Survivors (Meetings and support for womenwho are cancer survivors): Doris Tipograph, ShelleyMann• Sharing is caring (Support and guidance for congre-gants who want to talk to someone that has gonethrough similar medical testing/treatment. Callsremain confidential): Charlotte Hettena• Prayers of healing: Sylvia Dultz• Shiva set-up: Dahlia White

Hands in the dough!Upper School Bakes for Caring Community.

Madrichim CoordinatorWork Sunday Mornings

To Help Coordinate Our Student Assistants.

Contact: Donna: digby185@aol.comPaul: paulkantro@hotmail.com

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Donations Todah Rabah ~ Thank you!

GENERAL FUNDNAME: IN MEMORY OF:Virginia Boockvar Herman BoockvarBruce Colfin Sylvia ColfinAlex Elman Ida ZisselmanJanet Ettelman Gary KernerDiane H. Gold Allan R. GoldEdwin Krawitz Ann KrawitzBarbara Kornfeld Anna LevitskyFaith Leicht Hyman J. EhrlichArthur Levine Samuel LevineJody Linsky Gary KernerRosalie Machalow Sally ZevinerSheryl Mallah Milton RobertsBarbara Mandell Sylvia FeldtElsie Mosler Peter Rosenberg

Ernest MoslerMarge Nordell Jane Sanzone’s Mother Alan Novak Abe FriedmanDee Novak Mildred Tonkel KislerSheila & Lenny Plotkin Shirley NewmanBlanche Robinson Celia Dora SteinbergDeanna Rovner Sally Green

Shirley NewmanEdith Sheidlower Aminadov GlanzMarlene Shulman Helen KleinAbby Tedesco Moe MoskowitzCraig Weiner Sidney WeinerPhyllis Zulkowitz Jane Sanzone’s Mother

IN HONOR OF:Judy & Al Bernstein Rachel Leonard’s WeddingJanet Ettelman Alyssa Karfinkel

Adam GlickmanSylvia Fitlin Temple Am EchadMarge Nordell Paul Sanzone *

Rachel Leonard’s WeddingJune & Ira Resnick Donna Levy

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIN MEMORY OF:

Judy & Peter Farkas Liza SteinfeldIN HONOR OF:

Sandy & Gene Alexander Dr. Rachel Dultz * Pat & Stu Glass 65th Anniversary Of

Maddie & Al FriedmanAl Friedman’s 95th birthday

Lynn & Gary Grossman Matthew ShifflettMichelle Schifflett Matthew ShifflettBarbara Stern Marriage of Sandi Simons'

Son Larry To Christine

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIN MEMORY OF:

Gilda Deckel Harold DeckelRosalind Silverstein

TIKKUN HA BAYITIN MEMORY OF:

Ronnie & Marc Bendeth Gary KernerPat Horowitz’ MotherIN HONOR OF:

Alan & Sheila Nussbaum Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schuchman

Mr. & Mrs. Steven SchlaffBat Mitzvah of Mr. & Mrs.

Fassenfeld’s Granddaughter, Alexis

FEED THE HUNGRYIN MEMORY OF:

Aileen Hallow Bernard HallowMarge Nordell Gary KernerAlan & Sheila Nussbaum Pearl KashmanJudith Rammer Elias BobeCarole Schrager Gary KernerFlorence & Aaron Steiger Ernie Boyd Brother &

NephewAndrea & David Flaxs'

MotherPhyllis Tureen Michael Finkelstein

IN HONOR OF:Janet Ettelman Brian Ettelman's MarriageRhonnie Fishman & Arlene Reich Stu Bailin *

Marsha Stern *Alese & Jack Gingold Jon Sobel's BrithdayJane & Stephen Miller Carolyn & Joe Stein's

Granddaughters' Bat Mitzvah

Sheila & Howie Becker'sGranddaughters' Bat Mitzvah

Ebony's Marriage to AleemBrian Ettelman's Marriage

David & Elsie Napell Feed the HungryMarge Nordell Brian Ettelman's MarriageArliene & Michael Reich Paul Sanzone *

Rachel Leonard’s WeddingDavid & Julie Yuni Feed the HungryPhyllis Zulkowitz Brian Ettelman's Marriage

* Well Wishes

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TEMPLE AM ECHAD CALENDAR

DECEMBER 2011 ~ KISLEV/TEVET 5772Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 319 AM TorahStudy & Service

7:15 PM

Family Shabbat Service

4:12 PM

4:15 PM

9 AM Torah Study & Service

7 PM ShluffyTime

9:30 AM

Religious/Hebrew School

Parent/Student Learning

“Bullying isn’tKosher”

12 PM

Vendors’ Fair

7:15 PM

Beginning Hebrew

4:30 PM

Hebrew School6:15 PM

Upper School

10 AM SSSH

6:30 PM New/LifeMember Dinner 8 PM Shabbat

Service

9 AM Torah Study & Service

7 PM Men’s Club bowling

7:15 PM

Beginning Hebrew

8 PM Temple Board Mtg.

10 AM Adult Ed.

4:30 PM

Hebrew School6:15 PM

Upper School8 PM Sis. Board

Mtg.

1:30 PM Feed theHungry cooks

6 PM Youth ~ Soap Molding

7:30 PM ONESY

10 AM SSSH

7:30 PM

Choir Rehearsal

5 PM Youth GroupShul-in8 PM

Shabbat Service

9 AM Torah Study10 AM

Bar Mitzvah of Brian Petterman

9:30 AM Religious/Hebrew School11:45 AM

Men’s Club Chanukah Party

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7:15 PM

Beginning Hebrew

8:15 PM

Religious SchoolCom. Mtg.

10 AM Adult Ed

4:30 PM

Hebrew School6:15 PM

Upper School

Chanukah1st Candle

1:30 PM Feed theHungry cooks

6:30 PM JointChanukah Dinner7:30 PM ONESY

10 AM SSSH

7:30 PM

Choir Rehearsal

8 PM

Shabbat Service

9 AM Torah Study & Service

9:30 AM

Religious/Hebrew School

Book Fair10 AM FamilyB’nai Mitzvahclass11:15 AM JuniorCongregation

1:30 PM Feed theHungry cooks

6 PM Youth ~ Soap Molding

7:30 PM ONESY7:30 PM Sis. Book

Review

Chanukah8th Candle

10 AM SSSH

8 PM Admin.

NO SCHOOL

4:11 PM

4:11 PM

OFFICE CLOSED

1:30 PM Feed theHungry cooks

URJ/WRJ Biennial in Washington, D.C.

4:19 PM

8 PM

Shabbat Service

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THE BULLETINA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF TEMPLE AM ECHAD

700 Copies Printed • 575 For MembershipTemple Office Phone: (516) 593-4004

www.am-echad.org • e-mail: templeamechad@gmail.comAffiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism

Rabbi Glenn JacobJerry Korobow, Cantor

Bob Kahan, Executive DirectorRabbi Debra Bennet, Religious/Hebrew School Principal

Sue Chaplick & Barbara Goodman, Nursery School DirectorsDr. Stuart M. Geller, Rabbi Emeritus

Harold Saperstein, z”l, Rabbi EmeritusAbram VosenGoodman, z”l

OFFICERSRichard Braverman & Abby Himmelstein ................Co-PresidentsMichael Scholnick & Marty Zaslansky......Finance Vice PresidentsStephen Miller.......................................Membership Vice PresidentBruce Silverman.................................................................TreasurerJack Gingold.......................................................Assistant TreasurerJudy Bernstein....... .............................................Financial SecretaryArliene Reich.....................................................Recording SecretaryShari Cooper..................................................... Sisterhood PresidentWarren Cooper.................................................Men’s Club PresidentTess Lewin-Jacus...................................................ONESY President

Editors: Judy Bernstein, Susan LukaskeStaff: Bryna Paskoff

Please send submissions for the January Bulletin to templebulletin@gmail.com by Monday, December 5.

Emma Lazarus, Poet of Exiles

A new exhibition held inconjunction with the125th anniversary of the dedication of the

Statue of Liberty.

Known for more than a century as the author ofthe lines “Give me your tired, your poor, your hud-dled masses yearning to breathe free . . . ,” the poetEmma Lazarus gave voice to the Statue of Libertyand generations of newcomers to America.However, few people know her fascinating story,her Sephardic background, her American roots, andher work for Jewish causes and a Jewish homeland.Learn how Emma Lazarus’ journey inspired her tocraft an enduring message on exile, refuge, and thepromise of America.

~ Sunday, December 25 ~“I Lift My Lamp:” A Statuesque Chanukah

A day of homage to Emma Lazarus and the Ladyof the Harbor featuring statue-inspired crafts,

tours and films.

26 Battery PlaceBattery Park City, NYC

www.mjhnyc.org

The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League,

1936-1951November 4, 2011 - March 25, 2012

The Radical Camera offers a comprehensive lookat the Photo League, a group of politically engagedstreet photographers, most of them Jewish, firstgeneration Americans, who captured city life fromthe end of the Great Depression to the start of theCold War. The exhibit features more than 140works by some of the most noted 20th-century pho-tographers, including Berenice Abbott, SidGrossman, Lisette Model, Aaron Siskind, PaulStrand, and Weegee.

1109 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY

www.thejewishmuseum.org