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SCHEDULE OF SERVICESFOR SEPTEMBER

SHABBAT NITZAVIM / VAYEILECH 3 Friday Evening 6:30 PM

Kabbalat Shabbat

4 Saturday Morning 10:30 AM

Shabbat Morning ServiceSaturday EveningSELICHOT 8:00 PM - Short Film and Dessert Reception9:45 PM - Havdalah and Service of Selichot

Torah: Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-6 3:9

SHABBAT SHUVA / HAAZINU10 Friday Evening 6:30 PM

Shabbat Shuvah Service

11 Saturday Morning 10:30 AMShabbat Shuvah Morning Service

Torah: Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10, Micah7:18-20, Joel 2:15-27

SHABBAT YOM KIPPUR17 Friday Evening 8:00 PM

Kol Nidre

18 Saturday Morning 10:00 AMYom Kippur Services

Torah: Deuteronomy 29:9-14; 30:11-20 Haftarah: Isaiah 58:1-14

SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED SUKKOT24 Friday Evening

Fourth Friday7:00 PM - Dinner 8:00 PM - Service , Oneg and Laughter with Lenny Shiller

25 Saturday Morning 10:30 AMShabbat Morning Service for Chol HaMoed Sukkot

Torah: Exodus 33:12-34:26 Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18-39:7

The Bulletin Union Temple of Brooklyn

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism

SEPTEMBER 2010 ELUL 5770TISHREI 5771 Vol. 162, No 1

See page 4 for complete High Holy Day schedule

SUKKOT CELEBRATIONS

Sunday, September 19 In the AM:

Brotherhood Bagels and Building the Sukkah

Wednesday, September 22nd 6:45 PM Cheese & Fruit Reception

7:30 PM Festival Evening Service

Sunday, September 26thVisiting the Sukkah

SHEMINI ATZERET-SIMCHAT TORAH

Wednesday, September 29th 5:30 PM

Consecration for KinderKef, first and second graders

6:00 PM Pot Luck Family Dinner for all

7:30 PM Service: Hakafot and Consecration, Music and

Dancing

See page 6 for further details.


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This Fall, Union Temple is holding a gala Open House. In fact , September 25-26, the weekend after the HighHoly Days, and right in the middle of Sukkot, will be a whole Open House Weekend. We start off on Satur-day with a special family-friendly Chol HaMoed Sukkot service, complete with youth songleader. On Sunday,from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., we throw open our doors to the community for a veritable festival of Reform Jew-ish culture.

Open House highlights include:

A new, outside sukkah to be constructed by Brotherhood possibly mobile, so it can be taken back in-side the building at night.

Decorating the sukkah . At the Open House, the Religious School s and Sisterhood will supervise ourkids in creating harvest-themed decorations and hanging them in the new sukkah .

Raffle for all attendees. One lucky congregant (or prospective member) will win a discount off Templemembership or Religious School tuition.

Tours. Temple Administrator John Golomb will reprise his ever-popular trek through the hidden spacesof our vast edifice. And our intrepid 7 th graders, experts by now, will lead a guided tour of the ReligiousSchool.

Activity tables showing off all the programs and activities going on at the Temple, including AdultEducation, Social Action, the Religious School, the Fourth Fridays program, family services, the artsat Union Temple, and more.

Guest tables. Weve invited the Eastern Athletic Club and the American Cancer Society, our friendlytenants, to set up shop at the Open House and promote their services. Does everyone know that Templemembers get a significant discount at the health club? They will now.

Goodie bags. Union Temple is providing eco-friendly grocery bags, emblazoned with our logo, forfree, so our visitors can carry all the literature they pick up at our displays.

Schmoozing with the Rabbi. Guests can take a moment to sit and chat with Rabbi Goodman, perhapsover coffee, in a comfortable corner of the Social Hall.

Coffee and bagels. What else?

Save the date Sunday, September 26, 2010!

-Beatrice Hanks, Treasurer

Officers Column

Fall into theTemple Open House


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ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 8th 8:00 PM - Evening ServiceThursday, September 9th9:00 AM - Services for Kids (Tots 4th floor; Ages 6-12, 3rd floor)10:00 AM - Morning Service in the SanctuaryPlease join us after the service for Kiddush

YOM KIPPURFriday, September 17th 8:00 PM - Kol Nidre, SanctuarySaturday, September 18th9:00 AM - Services for Children and their FamiliesToddlers: 4th floor Ages 6-12: Social Hall10:00 AM - Morning Service, Sanctuary1:00 PM - Prayers and Meditations1:30 PM - Social Action Forum3:00 PM - Afternoon Service5:00 PM - Yizkor; Neilah, HavdalahLight Break-The-Fast in the lobby following Havdalah

THE FESTIVAL OF SUKKOT Wednesday, September 22nd6:45 PM - Cheese & Fruit Reception7:30 PM - Festival Evening ServiceThursday, September 23rd10:30 AM - Festival Morning Service

SHEMINI ATZERET-SIMCHAT TORAHWednesday, September 29th

5:30 PM - Special Consecration for KinderKef, 1st, & 2nd graders 6:00 PM - Family Pot Luck Festival Dinner 7:30 PM - Festival Service, Hakafot, Consecration

Thursday, September 30th10:30 AM - Festival Morning Service - Yizkor

Schedule of High Holy Day Services


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Lauren PhillipsStudent Cantor We are delighted to welcome Student Cantor Lauren Phillips to our Union Templefamily. Lauren is entering her third year at the School of Sacred Music of Hebrew Un-ion College - Jewish Institute of Religion. Last year she served as Student Cantor of the Port Jewish Center in Port Washington, NY. Lauren graduated from Tufts Univer-sity with a major in Music and a minor in Communications and Media Students. Shealso holds an MM in Vocal Performance from The Boston Conservatory. She has wonnumerous vocal competitions and awards, and has put together an impressive array of roles in opera and musical theater. In May of 2006, Lauren made her Lincoln Centerdebut as a featured soloist in a Gala Concert at Alice Tully Hall with the Zamir ChoralFoundation. Other notable concert appearances include solo recitals with the Fridaysat Noon series at Manhattans 92nd Street Y and the Sundays@3 series with theGreat Neck Park District; the soprano solos in the Gilbert and Sullivan Light OperaCompany of Long Island's touring revue show; a Gala Chanukah Concert at Congrega-tion Mishkan Tefila in Chestnut Hill, MA; and the soprano solos in Handels Messiah with the Long IslandChoral Society. Favorite stage credits include the title role in Princess Ida, Lucy Brown in Weills TheThreepenny Opera , Gretel in Humperdincks Hansel und Gretel, Laetitia in Menottis The Old Maid and theThief , and Mrs. Nordstrom in Sondheims A Little Night Music . With a gorgeous soprano voice and sweet per-sonality, Lauren holds great promise in the Cantorate, and we look forward to having her with us. Laurensfirst weekend with us will be the Labor Day Weekend, which includes not only Shabbat Evening and Morning,but Selichot as well on Saturday night. And then, of course, a mere four days later, well be into Rosh Hasha-nah. We wish Lauren Bruchah Habaah , a very warm welcome.

Carole GouldReligious School Principal

Our new educator, Carole Gould, is a longtime member of Congregation Beth Elo-him and a Park Slope resident. She has two sons: Sam, 25, is a second year Colum-bia University law student and Ben, 21, is a senior at Emory University in Atlanta.Carole, is a 5 th-year rabbinic student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. She holds a masters degree in Jewish education from theJewish Theological Seminary of America. As part of her studies, she worked withthe programming director at the 92 nd Street Y, where her duties included organiz-ing the Ys annual family Hanukkah and Purim celebrations, and working on a newShabbat initiative. She has taught in nearly all the Brownstone Brooklyn syna-gogues: Beth Elohim, Kolot Chayeinu, Brooklyn Heights Synagogue and KaneStreet Synagogue. She has taught children from preschool age through high school

about Bible, Hebrew, holidays and more. She has taught adult classes on Jewishphilosophers and Shabbat, and led Rosh Chodesh womens learning groups. She has led a weekly Shabbatmorning minyan at Beth Elohim for nearly 10 years. Her educational philosophy is focused on experientiallearning: creative, interactive, hands-on programming for children and families. First Friday Family Shabbatwill be an important part of this years program. We encourage all congregants to join us on the first Friday of the month as our students help to lead the service.

Carole will be working in tandem with her friend and classmate Dr. Ann Landowne, our former educator,to ensure a smooth transition for our Religious School. We welcome Carole, and look forward to a happyassociation for all.

Welcome to Union Temple


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Come one, come all! Free Parking Available!Please let us know you are coming and what you will bring.Union Temple will be serving drinks and a wonderful dessert

Name_________________________________________#adults______#children_____

I will bring:___________________entree_____________________side dish___________________salad

mail us this form or contact us via email ([email protected] )

Wednesday, September 29th

Union Temple of BrooklynSimchat Torah Celebration

Pot LuckDinner6 PM

Festival ServiceNew Student

ConsecrationParade of the Torahs

7:30 PM

Union Temple of Brooklyn 17 Eastern Parkway (at Grand Army Plaza)

Brooklyn, New York 11238-5699Telephone:(718) 638-7600 Fax:(718) 783-9151

[email protected] www.uniontemple .org

SpecialConsecration for

KinderKef, first, andsecond graders

5:30 PM


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After a long, simmering summer, it is pleasant to turn our thoughts to the cooler days of autumn and the hope-ful days of our coming new year. Sisterhood hopes that, despite the record-breaking heat, you had a happy andeventful summer that has left you rested and ready to join us in an exciting new season.

As always, Sisterhood is entering this time of hope and renewal with plans for stimulating programs that will bea delight and will broaden our horizons. In addition to our popular Rosh Chodesh Seders, we have many sur-prises in store for you, so watch this space and your mail for more information. We hope you'll be with us for allour events. You'll find that they are very special times of warmth, friendship, and sharing. So be good to your-self, and if you are not yet a part of our warm circle of friendship, please join now. If you are already a member,please renew promptly. It's as simple as writing a check for $36 to Sisterhood of Union Temple. Think about itfor only double chai you can perform the mitzvah of bringing hope and help where they are needed by addingyour voice, your heart, and your hands to ours, as together we reach out to perform tikkun olam .

We are pleased to announce the election of Peggy Lebenson as Sisterhood's new treasurer. We thank PurlaineLieberman for her years of hard work and service in that office, and we welcome her to our board. With great

joy, we congratulate our Co-President Susanne Singer and Henry Singer on the birth of their beautiful new

granddaughter, Shira, sister of the adorable Adi Emma, and daughter of Bonnie and Lior Shine.Sisterhood wishes everyone a happy, healthy, successful New Year. May 5771 be a year of peace in our hearts,our homes, and our world. L'Shanah Tovah!

-Barbara Brett, Recording Secretary

Sisterhood

Join Sisterhood for a Stimulating Year

Shanah Tovah ! And welcome back from your summer activities. I hope they wereall enjoyable.Brotherhood has an active year planned. On Sunday morning, September 19th(the day after Yom Kippur), we will start off with one of our favorite Brotherhoodactivities, building a sukkah. And of course there will be bagels and coffee, and talk about our plans for the coming year. The following Sunday, September 26th , Un-ion Temple will have a membership open house. Brotherhood will be participating,to talk about our activities and invite new members to join us.

I will be leading a book discussion about the novel Homesick by Eshkol Nevo onSunday, October 3rd . Its the first example of contemporary Israeli fiction in ourBrotherhood book discussion series. The novel focuses on the lives of several peo-

ple in a small town between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv: two students who have justmoved in together, their landlords (a young couple with two kids), an Arab construc-tion worker whose family lived in that house until they fled during Israels war of independence, and a familyacross the street whose older son died fighting in Lebanon. The characters take turns narrating the story, oftengiving different viewpoints of the same events as they interact. And of course, everyone is welcome to cometo our book discussions (even if you havent read the book, though I recommend it!)

I look forward to seeing you at all of our Brotherhood activities and events.

-Steve Segall, Brotherhood President

Brotherhood

The Brotherhood Gets Hom esick


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Abe BarnettDr. Robert FriedCarole GouldBeatrice HanksJeannie HanksJannette KatzEllen Kolikoff

Julia KolikoffDr. Ann LandowneNicole LebensonDr. Gail LevineDr. Leonore MaxMarvin PolonskyDemetria Royals

Jean ShafferHoward and LindaSimkaHenry SingerSheila SolowJeff SteinDenise Waxman

On behalf of the entire congregation, Rabbi Goodmanthanks and commends those congregants who con-ducted Shabbat services this summer.

Thank You to OurSummer Shabbat Leaders

Religious School

New Leadership at the Religious SchoolThe medieval Jewish philosopher, Maimonides, wrote in his great work, Mishneh Torah :

The Sages say, "Much wisdom I learned from my teachers, more from my colleagues, from my pupils most of all." Even as a small piece of wood kindles a large log, so too small pupils can sharpen the minds of their

teachers, so that by the students questions, they elicit glorious wisdom.I am profoundly grateful for this opportunity to serve as the new educator at Union Temple, where I will buildon the excellent work of my predecessor, colleague and friend Ann Landowne.

A short biography: My parents did not belong to a synagogue nor keep a Jewish home, apart from Hanukkahcandles and the occasional Passover seder at a relatives house. My Jewish learning began when my two sonsstarted religious school at Congregation Beth Elohim. When I brought Ben to his kindergarten class, I wouldlinger, exploring the classroom; finally, his teacher invited me to work as her student aide. With the children, Ilearned Jewish holidays, history and prayer. Continuing my learning, I earned two master's degrees, in Jewisheducation and in Bible, from the Jewish Theological Seminary and I am a candidate for rabbinic ordination,with Ann, at Hebrew Union College -Jewish Institute of Religion in May, 2011.

I have a deep hunger to understand the ways of the world and, after much searching, I discovered Judaism asthe path to do so. I bring to my task as educator this profound need to learn, to teach and to do. As Maimonidessays, teaching is a great way to learn. I anticipate with joy learning with you and your children.

I welcome all your questions and concerns. Feel free to contact me at [email protected] .

Lshanah Tovah Tikateivu

May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year.

-Carole Gould, Educator, Rabbinic Intern


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Tzedakah

HENRY and SUSANNE SINGERon the birth of their new granddaughter

SHIRA SHINEin Israel this past July.

Shira's parents are BONNIE & LIOR SHINE,and her sister is ADI EMMA SHINE.

and toJEANNIE HANKS

daughter of Stephen & Beatrice Hankswho graduated Brooklyn Technical HS in June

and is off to Tulane University.

UNION TEMPLE MEMORIAL FUNDDonated by ................................................................................ in memory of Mrs. Corinne B. Lewis ............................................................................... Priscilla R. ShererMarilyn Sue Goodman ............................................................................... Mary ScheimMarilyn Sue Goodman ............................................................................... Bernard ScheimSherry Rosenberg ....................................................................................... Eva GoldstoneDenise Waxman ......................................................................................... Dorothy Abner WaxmanAnna Budd and George Hausman .............................................................. Lena HausmanHerb Karlitz ................................................................................................ Irwin KarlitzAnna Budd and George Hausman .............................................................. Gilbert HausmanBeverly Silverman ...................................................................................... Norman SilvermanJean Pierre Halioua .................................................................................. Felicie and Moise Halioua

HAPPY DAY FUNDDonated by ................................................................................ in honor of Eric N. Sommers .......................................................................................... Lee Jennings ConversionJoyce M. Charles .......................................................................................... Union TempleJonathan D. Kurfirst ..................................................................................... the birth of Blythe Lansner

RABBIS DISCRETIONARY FUNDDonated by ................................................................................ in honor of Patrice Schuster ................................................................................. Rabbi Goodmans 25th Anniversary

in the RabbinateDr. Mark J. Schpero and Lynne J. Schpero ....................................... David Garlicks ConversionNancy and John Berenbaum .............................................................. Rabbi Goodmans 25th Anniversary

in the Rabbinate

DR. A. STANLEY DREYFUS LECTURE FUNDDonated by ................................................................................ in memory of Marianne C. Dreyfus .................................................................................... Dr. A. Stanley DreyfusEleanor R. Forman ....................................................................................... Dr. A. Stanley Dreyfus

SISTERHOOD MEMORIAL FUNDDonated by ................................................................................ in memory of Barbara and Hy Brett in memory of Joseph Zink .................................... Lina and Adam Wallace

SISTERHOOD HAPPY DAY FUNDDonated by ................................................................................ in honor of Henry and Suzanne Singer ......................................................................... Josh Simka's graduation from high school

and his acceptance to JulliardHenry and Suzanne Singer .......................................................................... Hy and Barbara Brett's grandson

Sam's Bar Mitzvah

Mazal Tov to


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memory of a loved one please e-mail the temple [email protected]

or leave a message with the temple office.

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The Bulletin Union Temple of Brooklyn

17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn NY 11238( 718) 638-7600

Fax (718) 783-9151E-mail [email protected]

Website Uniontemple.orgDr. Linda Henry Goodman

Rabbi

Lauren PhillipsStudent Cantor

Shinae Kim Temple Musician

Carole Gould Educator/Rabbinic Intern

Susan SporerPreschool Director

Doris KluegerPresident

Ellen Kolikoff Henry SingerJeffrey Stein

Vice Presidents

Steven SegallSecretary

Beatrice HanksTreasurer

Mike BaronHortense R. Hurwitz

Honorary PresidentsEleanor Forman

Honorary Trustee

David Rapheal Bulletin Editor

John GolombTemple Administrator

Martin KasdanFuneral Director (800) 522-0588

Zelda Elly ............................................................ September 1, 1945Sara Kirsch .......................................................... September 2, 1939Albert M. Kasdan ................................................ September 2, 1968Kate K. Kauffman ............................................... September 3, 1970Joseph D. Novich ................................................ September 4, 1948Stella D. Kahn ..................................................... September 4, 1969Jacob Lorence ...................................................... September 5, 1929

Bashe Kremer ...................................................... September 5, 1958Marion Frieman ................................................... September 5, 1974Harris Obstfeld .................................................... September 6, 1931Alyce Nicole Fogel .......... .......... ........... ........... .... September 6, 1958Cecilia Masur ...................................................... September 6, 1962Louis Lorence ...................................................... September 6, 1966William Bergman ................................................ September 8, 1926Michael Goldsmith .............................................. September 8, 1934Hattie Mayer ........................................................ September 8, 1963Sidney Berman .................................................. September 10, 1956Florence Beacon ................................................ September 11, 1992Julius Wechsler ................................................. September 14, 1943Lazarus Muscat ................................................. September 14, 1944Louis Kahn ........................................................ September 15, 1918Rosa Newman ................................................... September 15, 1926Helen Himmelreich ........................................... September 15, 1947Harry Rutenberg ................................................ September 15, 1967Jeanette Abromowitz .......... ........... ........... ......... September 15, 1977Max Kamen ....................................................... September 15, 1981Rabbi Simon R. Cohen ...................................... September 16, 1942Dr. Benjamin E. Wolfort ................................... September 17, 1950Irving S. Millman .............................................. September 17, 1977Vera Kamen ...................................................... September 17, 1989Charlotte Berko ................................................. September 18, 1976Samuel Schwartz ............................................... September 19, 1928Machen Rice ...................................................... September 23, 1910Max Dreyfuss .................................................... September 25, 1942David Kaufman ................................................. September 26, 1958Minnie Cowin .................................................... September 28, 1924Henrietta Van Raalte ......................................... September 28, 1927


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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

6:30 PMKabbalat Shabbat

4 10:30 AMShabbat Morning

Service8:00 PM

Reception, ShortFilm &

Conversation9:45 PM

Havdalah &Selichot

5 6Labor Day

7 8

8:00 PMRosh HashanahEvening Service

99:00 AM

Rosh HashanahServices for Kids

10:00 AMRosh Hashanah

Morning Service

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6:30 PMShabbat Shuvah

Service

1110:30 AM

Shabbat ShuvahMorning Service

129:30 AM

Religious SchoolFirst Day

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6:00 PMBoard ofTrustees

14 15 16 17

8:00 PMKol Nidre

189:00 AM

Yom KippurServices for Kids

10:00 AM

Yom KippurServices begin.Please see fulldays schedule .

199:30 AM

Religious School

20 21 22

6:45 PMReception7:30 PM

Sukkot Evening

Service

2310:30 AM

Festival MorningService

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Fourth FridayShabbat

7:00 PM Dinner8:00 PM Service9:00 PM Oneg &

Laughter

259:00 AM

Shabbat MorningHevre

10:30 AMShabbat MorningService for CholHaMoed Sukkot

269:30 AM

Religious School9:30 AM

1:00 PMSukkah &

MembershipOpen House

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6:30 PMReligious School

Committee

28 29 6:00 PMFestival Pot Luck

Dinner7:30 PM

Shemini AtzeretSimchat TorahEvening Service

Hakafot;Consecration

3010:30 AM

Festival MorningServiceYizkor

September 2010Elul 5770-Tishrei 5771


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