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VOLUME XLVI NO. 5• 16 SHEVAT – 13 ADAR 5778 • FEBRAURY 2018

Friday, February 2, 6:00 PM, Kabbalat Shabbat Program, Kabbalat Shabbat Service 7:00 PM,

Oneg Shabbat to follow Scholar-in-Residence Weekend: Putting God on the

Guest List with Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin Camp Harlam Shabbat Across the World

Susan Detwiler will bless the Shabbat Candles Birthday Blessings for the month of February

Saturday, February 3, Service-in-the-Round 11:00 AM, Lunch and Learn 12:00 PM with Scholar-in-

Residence, Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin “Yitro,” Exodus 18:1-20:23, Isaiah 6:1-7:6, 9:5-6

Friday, February 9, Service, 7:00 PM, Oneg Shabbat to follow Rabbi Robinson will speak

Hannah D’Argenio will bless the Shabbat Candles Saturday, February 10, Torah Study and

Service-in-the– Round Combined, 9:30 AM “Mishpatim,” Exodus 21:1-24:18;30:11-16,

II Kings 12:1-17 Friday, February 16, Service 7:00 PM,

Heritage Night, Oneg Shabbat to follow Rabbi Robinson will speak

Cheryl Hampson will bless the Shabbat Candles Saturday, February 17, Torah Study and

Service-in-the-Round Combined, 9:30 AM “Terumah,” Exodus 25:1-27:19, I Kings 5:26-6:13

Friday, February 23, Service, 7:00 PM, Oneg Shabbat to follow Rabbi Koppel will speak

Audrey Nisbet will bless the Shabbat Candles Saturday, February 24, Shabbat Study and

Schmooze, 9:30 AM, Morning Service, 11:00 AM The Bat Mitzvah of Audrey Nisbet, daughter of,

Emily and Bruce Nisbet will be celebrated “Tetzaveh/Zachor,” Exodus 27:20-28:9, Esther 7:1-10

Are you ready for summer yet? I know I am! I miss the sun, the warmth, and the chance to be at camp. Yep, I still go to camp! Specifically, to Camp Harlam, our reform movement camp in the Poconos. There is nothing like being at camp, with the kids, the other faculty (rabbis and cantors and educators from around the re-gion), and the staff experiencing Judaism in an authentic way. Does that mean that our experi-ence in Wilmington is inauthentic? Hardly, but when I go as faculty to Harlam, I see Jewish children and teenagers—including many of our own kids—celebrate Shabbat and celebrate each other, use Hebrew expressions like cheder ochel (dining hall) and nikkayon (cleanup) and recite prayers such as hamotzi and birkat hamazon as casually as they would use English. Certainly theirs is a normal camp experience, filled with hiking and rock climbing, boating and swimming, arts and crafts and music and exploring the wonders of technolo-gy; but all of this is enhanced with song sessions after meals, spending time with young Israeli men and women and talking with them about ha’aretz--the Land of Israel, and gathering for Shabbat, dressed all in white, on a hill overlooking the green mountains of the

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Poconos, celebrating under a canopy of leafy trees and blue sky. Their experience at camp—their Jewish ex-perience—delivers a kind of authenticity one cannot capture easily at home or in synagogue or even in a camp ‘full of Jews.’ Their experi-ence is unique and special, and one I would encourage you to consider for your own chil-dren this year. Talk to anyone who’s sent their kids to Harlam, and they’ll wax rhapsodic about what a positive experience they had; how fun it was, and the friends they made. And you might see that their connection to Judaism is that much deeper. I’m proud to say that, once again this year, I will be there as faculty second ses-sion. This adds another dimension for the kids; a chance for them to get to know me (and I get to know all of them!) in a different, more re-laxed setting. And I have watched more than one student go from child camper to young staffer to become bright, mature, engaged adults, whose best friends are still the ones they made at Harlam (or Kutz, or 6 Points Sports, or 6 Points Science & Technology, or our brand new 6 Points Creative Arts Academy in West Chester, PA!). It’s always a joy to see what camp makes of people. If you are interested in sending your children to either Camp Harlam (or 6 Points Science and Technology or 6 Points Sports, or 6 Points Creative Arts Academy or Kutz) this coming summer, please see me or talk to one of the many parents here at Beth Emeth who have sent their kids year after year to that special place. In addition, this month our first Friday night service will participate in Camp Harlam Shabbat Across the World; so if you’re curious or an alum, please join us! There is ample scholarship money available for Harlam as well as our other Reform Movement and Jewish Camps. Your children deserve to have not only a fun summer, not only an authentic camp experience, but an authentic Jewish ex-perience at camp.

Quote of the Month “Change is inevitable, enjoy it.”

Dr. Brian Smith

Learning on Lea in the Spring Want to know Leonard Cohen’s music? What about breaking our gods? Or the role of non-Jews in the Bible? See Rabbi Koppel’s article and watch for a detailed flyer about our Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin, joining us Friday, February 2 thru Sunday February 4. The Sunday program is co-sponsored by Brotherhood. Want to stretch your brain a little bit around things that are completely different from your everyday life? Come any Saturday morning We call it Torah study, but it’s a chance to exercise our brains by trying to figure out what the writers of the bible were trying to tell us. Saturdays at 9:30 AM. And if you’re looking to step out in the evening, to try something different, here are some upcoming programs in March and April. More on these to come.

Dybbuks, Demons & Golems, Tuesdays, March 6 and April 3, 7:00 PM

Peacemakers & Prophets, Wednesdays, April 11, 18 and 25, 5:30 PM

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FAMILY PROMISE NEWS Upcoming Dates: Our first hosting week in 2018 begins on April 22. Other hosting weeks this year begin on September 23 and Decem-ber 30. New volunteers are always wel-come. There are so many different ways to support Family Promise and have a personally rewarding experience during our hosting weeks: set up sleeping rooms, drive a van, purchase supplies, visit in the evening, sleep overnight, and prepare and serve meals. Training sessions are being planned for new volunteers as well as current ones. Please contact Judith Insinga at jjschnit-man@yahoo.com or 302-764-4093 if you have any questions about Family Promise or for more information about volunteering opportu-nities. Catholic Charities can pick up furniture donations. Call them at 302-764-2717 to schedule a pick up and tell them you heard about it from Fami-ly Promise. By partnering with Catholic Chari-ties, Family Promise families will receive items for their homes when they move into them.

The Caring Committee

The Caring Committee provides opportuni-ties to help members of our CBE community in a variety of ways. They include making soup and meals, writing cards and making calls, consoling the bereaved, distributing holiday gifts and visiting members of our community in facilities and their homes. The Committee meets monthly from September through May. New committee members are always welcome. Our next meeting is Sunday, February 25 at 11:00 AM in the Board Room. Contact Judith Insinga at jjschnit-man@yahoo.com or 302-764-4093 for more information about the Caring Committee

Caring Committee Soup Chicken and vegetarian low-sodium and glu-ten-free soups made by Caring Committee

members are available in the Beth Emeth freezer. Any congregant who would benefit is welcome to help themselves to containers of soup. If you know someone who might benefit from receiving soup, please contact Judith Insinga at 302-764-4093, and the Committee will arrange for delivery.

Campaign for Reform Equality

At the recent Biennial, URJ President Rick Jacobs declared that the URJ is doubling down on its investment in Israel. ARZA will be spearheading the effort entitled “The Campaign for Reform Equality.” We shall show that we remain unified and

committed to the building up of a Jewish state for all Jews. ARZA President, Rabbi Josh Weinberg said “It is time for American Jews to proclaim for the whole world to hear the bibli-cal phrase ‘I am your brother Joseph.’ We care deeply despite everything and we will not abandon you. It is time for Israel to acknowledge past behavior and move forward in the spirit of true partnership, mutual respect and love.” Joining ARZA is one way of being a part of this campaign; each member adds another voice in this call for Reform Equality. Please send a check to the Temple office for $50 marked for ARZA membership for you and your family.

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"Silly Purim's Serious Message" I'll be in Israel during Purim which will be cele-brated at the end of February. I once mentioned that while in this country kids dress as Queen Esther, Haman (boooo!), Mordecai and King Ahaseurus; in Israel they dress as Star Wars characters, cowboys…everything but. Purim is fun. Purim also has a serious side, a message about assimilation. It almost seems as if Israelis are also assimilated, taking the western culture's movies and television to "dress appropriately" for the occasion. Esther tried to hide who and what she was. She did a pretty good job until it was absolutely vital for her to tell the king that she was one of the people Haman sought to destroy. Her uncle Mordecai was insistent that she approach the king even though without being summoned, she could have paid with her life. Ultimately Es-ther knew her mission was integral to her very being. We've been around longer than most, if not all, people in the world. Maybe it's because we've always known that our mission to be a light to the nations and proud of our history is integral to our very being.

Marriage Re-Consecration Service

Ah, the cold winter nights! Doesn’t it make you want to rekindle the warmth of romance? And what better way is there than to join other couples

in re-consecrating your marriage vows in our sanctuary at Beth Emeth on Friday April 20 dur-ing the 7:00 PM Shabbat evening service. If your wedding anniversary in calendar year 2018 is a multiple of 5-years (e.g. 5, 10, 15, 20 years, etc.), then you’re eligible to participate! The service is both beautiful and meaningful

and a wonderful opportunity for families to share their love. For more information or to sign up, contact Esther Timmeney at 302-478-0363 or e-mail esthertimmeney@gmail.com.

Save the Date! Please plan to join us at CBE on Saturday evening, April 21 for a fun-filled art auction featur-ing live and silent auctions, great food and entertainment.

There will be art for every taste and budget in-cluding Judaica, sports and music memorabilia, collectible works and much more. Additional details will follow soon!

Do a Mitzvah, Sponsor an Oneg

Do you have a special event com-ing up? A birthday, anniversary or baby naming? Why not honor it by

sponsoring a Friday night Oneg Please do a mitzvah and call the temple office at 302-764-2393 to select a date.

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One of the great pleasures of my rabbinate has been having the opportunity to repeatedly learn from beloved teachers and colleagues over the years. It is in this spirit that I was so excited to be able to invite Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin to be our Schol-ar-in-Residence this year. I first knew Rabbi Salkin during my final year of rabbinical school, when he came to be our Scholar-in-Residence at the con-gregation I was serving as a student rabbi. Little did I know then, that I would work with him the next year when I would become the Assistant Rabbi at his congregation. Since then, I’ve learned with and from him in var-ious workshops, I’ve read his books, followed his blog (Martini Judaism: for those want to be shaken and stirred), and have gotten much from what he’s had to say and how he frames his ideas. I have learned much from him over the years: from his wisdom about making meaningful B’nai Mitzvah in his well-known book Putting God on the Guest List, his insights about the meaning of masculinity in today’s world, the role of Israel—and teaching about Israel—in difficult times, combatting anti-semitism, the role of the non-Jew in Jewish life, and (most recently) his insights about #metoo and how to create a truly equal place for women in to-day’s world and in today’s synagogues. And I can-not wait to learn more when Rabbi Salkin comes to Congregation Beth Emeth February 2 to 4. Our weekend together will be filled with opportu-nities for learning and engagement: Our weekend will begin on Friday, 2/2 at 6:00

PM when we welcome Rabbi Salkin with a wine and cheese reception before services. This informal gathering will be a chance to meet our scholar and schmooze. As this is the first Friday of the month, all children can gather in the far part of the social hall for fun Kabbalat Shabbat activities, including games, art pro-jects, and snacks.

At 7:00 PM we will all come together for our Kabbalat Shabbat service and celebration of Harlam Shabbat Around the World, during which communities and individuals around the globe will be celebrating URJ Camp Harlam’s 60th anniversary. This will be part of our regu-

lar first Friday service (and will be great for ALL people, not just Harlam campers, families, and alumni). During the service, Rabbi Salkin will tell a story.

Following Services, we encourage all to stay for a dessert and drash, so to speak, as Rabbi Salkin’s teaches us with a talk titled, “Some of Our Best Friends.” Jewish history is more than “they hated us; they tried to kill us; we won; let’s eat!” We deserve to meet gentiles in Jewish history who were our friends.

On Saturday at Noon, we will gather again for a Lunch and Learn program, with Rabbi Salkin teaching us that “The Gods Are Broken!” Many know the story of Abraham shattering his fa-ther’s idols. It might even be Judaism’s most famous (non-biblical) story. But it is not really a children’s story. It is the most important Jewish story, and it has deep implications for us today.

On Sunday at 9:30 AM, in a Brunch and Learn co-sponsored by Brotherhood, Rabbi Salkin will explore with us the music of Leonard Cohen with “Fixing the Broken Hallelujah.” The music of Leonard Cohen is rooted deeply in the Jewish tradition. How does his life and work bear testi-mony to Judaism and what Jews can say to the world today? (Bagels and Lox will be available for $5)

Rabbi Salkin and I had the chance to catch up with Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman, who was our Rabbinic Intern when we worked together in Long Island, at the recent URJ Biennial Convention in Boston. We hope you will join us for any or all of these exciting programs for our Scholar-in-Residence Weekend, supported in part by the Keil-Herrmann and Bernard Kreshtool Memorial Funds. While I of-ten talk about the education of our kids, some of my most fulfilling work is with Adult Learning—come to this, or any of our Adult Learning programs, and see why.

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Stories can be wonderful. What are our tradi-tions if not a collection of stories. Almost every sermon you or I have ever heard includes a story of some rabbi or another. They can teach us, they can entertain us, they can inspire us and some of the spoken word stories that started so long ago have been crafted to become our To-rah, our Psalms, our Megillot. And that’s just in the realm of Judaism. Stories have always been told, and hopefully always will; they can be a foundation for a community. Stories can also have a polarizing effect, that can tear a commu-nity down. Lashon Hara, hotzaat shem ra and rechilut. Three types of stories that can do damage to a community and the people living in it. Lashon Hara is the telling of a story that, while true, puts the person at the center in a bad light. Hotzaat shem ra, is the telling of untruths and rechilut is plain gossip, which in many cases can be a com-bination of the other two. They are all detrimental to the relationships between the speaker, the center of the story, those who have repeated it, and even everyone who ever heard it. There is no way, regardless of how hard we try, to un-hear, or un-see something. The damage is done. It can be corrected, it can have extenuating cir-cumstances, it can be denied, it can even be for-given, but it cannot easily be forgotten. These are the stories that we must all strive to stop. Stop yourself from telling them and stop others from telling them. You don’t have to know if a story is true, or not, to stop it’s spread. There is a chapter in the book, This House We Build: Lessons for Healthy Synagogues and the People Who Dwell There, (Bookman, Ter-ry and Kahn, William: The Alban Institute, Hern-don VA 2007), about detrimental communica-tions. This is a book that Rabbi Robinson has made available for our newest board members, but perhaps it is something we all could learn from. This chapter suggests a rule for communi-cation, “…do not talk about another person unless that person is present or has given per-mission.” Think about that for a minute. How diffi-

cult it would be to do this. Think about every time you mention an encounter with someone to another. That’s not to say that every men-tion is itself gossip, but it is an opportunity for an expression of someone’s life other than your own, that can form opinions, consciously or not, in the mind of the listener without the subject being present and in a position to put that statement in the correct light. The book uses as an example a situation where you might mention that you had a lovely dinner with someone, and the person to whom you are speaking, had attempted to make plans with your dinner guest for that same day and they turned them down saying they didn’t feel well. Now your guest may well have been try-ing to spare the feelings of the other friend, or they may very well have not felt well that morning, but at this point, it doesn’t really mat-ter does it? Even something this innocuous has now created bad feelings between people who were, in their own way, trying not to hurt the other. These types of stories can create havoc. Then there’s the type of stories that are re-peated, time and time again, perhaps not even remaining the same story, but growing with the retelling. Many traditional stories are like this as well, right? How many people believe Paul Bunyan’s, “Blue,” was bigger than a house? It can be cute and funny when we’re talking about folk tales, but not as much when we’re talking about real people. A story is told, then the story is slowly over time made to sound worse, then there are new people add-ed to the story… the next thing you know, it barely resembles the original story. These

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In memory of the departed whom we now remember...We share in the recent bereave-

ment suffered by members of our temple family and extend our

sincere condolences to: The Congregation on the death of our

member, Marian Stein

(Continued from page 6) happen everywhere. We’ve all heard a story where by the time it comes back around to us, it’s completely blown out of proportion. There’s even a children’s game called “Whisper down the lane,” where the point is to see how different a story can be just going around a room once. Imagine if this story was going around an entire community; then imagine that this was being spread outside of the community where the possibility of it’s being corrected is severely di-minished. The book also has an example of a story, of… a Rabbi. “This reminds us of the Hasidic story of a person who went to a rabbi and confessed, “I have been guilty of gossiping against my friend for months, and now I wish to undo the wrong I have done. Please tell me what to do.” The rabbi told him to bring a feath-er pillow and said, “Go outside, rip the pillow open and shake out the feathers.” The man did this and asked the rabbi, “Now what should I do?” The rabbi told him “Go outside and gather all the feathers, and then return them to me.” The man looked startled and asked, “But how can I gather all the feathers now that they are scattered to the four winds?” The rabbi an-swered: “Now that you have spoken gossip, how can you recall it, since the rumors you started have now been spread by others to every corner of the community?” Stories, like most things, can be used for good or evil. Let us strive to rip open as few pillows as we can.

Pretzel Challah by Jan Rood-Ojalvo taken from

Reform.Judaism.org.

Ingredients: 1 package dry yeast 1 1/2 cups warm water 2 tablespoons sugar 5 to 5 1/2 cups flour pretzel salt (or extra coarse salt) olive oil

Directions:

1. In large bowl of an electric mixer with a dough hook (or by hand), mix yeast, water, sugar, and flour until dough forms a ball. (Add water or flour, as needed.)

2. Knead until smooth and elastic.

3. Place inverted bowl over dough and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough, divide into two parts.

4. For each challah, divide dough into 3 equal parts, roll into ropes, pinch three ropes togeth-er and braid. Pinch at the end and tuck ends under.

5. Place both challahs on greased baking sheet, about 3 inches apart. Let rise until almost double, brush with olive oil, and sprin-kle with salt.

6. Bake at 375°F for about 1/2 hour or until golden brown (and loaves sound hollow when tapped on bottom).

7. Cool on rack.

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...to Kirstin and Matthew Rosner on the birth of their daughter, Oliva Mae. Olivia joins big brother, Conner.

Sisterhood Corner

Join us on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - Bak-ing at Ronald McDonald House of Delaware - 9:00 AM - Come join us for a fun and mean-ingful morning at the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware. We spend the morning in the kitchen baking sweet desserts and deli-cious breakfast and lunch casseroles for the families and volunteers at the House. This has been a wonderful experience for many of us and we keep coming back to bake for these families again and again. Please contact Missy Rosenthal by emailing her at mmrosenthal@comcast.net for more information or to RSVP for this event.

Sisterhood Donor Event "Life is a Big Canvas. Throw all the paint on it you can." With Danny Kaye on Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 6:30 - 9:00 PM at Congre-gation Beth Emeth. Join us for a delicious din-ner and a painting pottery party to celebrate and support Beth Emeth Sisterhood. A talent-ed artist will be at the event to help us create one-of-a- kind pieces. This is the perfect Mother's Day gift for yourself or a favorite mother, sister, daughter, granddaughter, etc... in your life! Bring your family and friends for a night you won't forget! Pencil the date in on

your calendars! Your invitations should arrive in March. Please contact Missy Rosenthal at mmrosenthal@comcast.net for more infor-mation.

Due to Popular Demand! Sisterhood tour of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 1:30 PM (90 minute tour begins at 1:45 PM), the price are: $16 Adults, $15 Seniors and Youth (13-21); $11 Children (12 and under) We will have a guided tour by one of the mu-seum's experienced docents. The tour offers an overview of 350+ years of the American Jewish experience, from 1654 to the present. Covering all three floors of the Core Exhibition, the tour explores key artifacts and stories in the context of the ongoing challenges and opportunities presented by unprecedented freedom. If you are interested in joining us for this amazing trip, please contact Missy Rosenthal by emailing her at mmrosenthal@comcast.net or calling her at 610-209-9383. If we have enough interest, we can charter a bus to go to the museum together. Otherwise, we can all meet at the museum at 1:30 PM. The muse-um is located at the corner of 5th & Market Streets in Philadelphia. You do not have to be a Sisterhood member to join us! Family and friends welcome! For more information on the museum, visit their website at: https://www.nmajh.org.

Thank you to our March Ushers

March 2 Sheila Hochhauser and David Margolies

March 9 Lisa Kane

March 16 Shoshana Kohn

March 23 Mindy Frankfurt and Randal London

March 30 Jill and Art Neilson

Sisterhood Garage Sale

The Sisterhood Garage Sale will be held on Wednesday, May 2 and Thursday, May 3. The hours for Wednesday, May 2 from 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM and on Thursday, May 3, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Set-up days are on Sunday, April 29, Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1.

Lend a Helping Hand: Volunteering at the JFS Village

Jewish Family Services of Dela-ware’s Bran-dywine Village Network (BVN) is Delaware’s first Village, designed to help older adults remain independent

at home. Through a network of professional and volunteer support, Brandywine Village Network provides personalized assistance customized to members' needs. The power behind BVN is our volunteer team. BVN Volunteers are individually assigned based on volunteers’ unique skills, interests, and availability. Volunteers assist members with a wide array of needs including friendly check-in phone calls, providing transportation to appointments and help with things like shop-ping, light cleaning and yardwork. Some of our volunteers help BVN members by preparing meals, providing companionship, and helping with electronics and technology. As every BVN member has their own aging con-cerns and needs, there are many different kinds of volunteer opportunities available to lend a caring and helping hand.

We welcome all volunteers! Please inquire about opportunities to help fulfill BVN’s mis-sion to enable older adults to “age in place.” A BVN coordinator would love to speak with an-yone interested in being part of their village team. Please call them at 302-478-9411 or email them at bvnncc@jfsdelaware.org.

Camp Harlam Nestled in the foothills of the magnificent Po-cono Mountains in Pennsylvania, Camp Har-lam provides the finest in Jewish Camping. Established in 1958, Camp Harlam has devel-oped a strong tradition of success and excel-lence based on a highly skilled staff dedicated to the spiritual, physical, social and emotional well-being of each child, while building lifelong relationships between friends. Camp Harlam is one of fifteen Union for Re-form Judaism (URJ) overnight camps around the country Camp Harlam since opening has grown to its present size with a 300-acre facili-ty, a population of approximately 550 campers each session, and a staff of over 225 excep-tional role models. The Camp Harlam family consists of smaller communities within Junior Camp, Senior Camp, and the Gesher (Counselor in Training) Program. Junior and Senior Camps are further broken down into units based on a child’s school grade to create a more intimate and age-appropriate experience for the campers. For more information on Camp Harlam, please visit their website at: https://campharlam.org.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Parties When planning your son’s or daughter’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah parties, please consider using our lovely facilities. Our so-cial hall will accommodate a large group of family and friends. Caterers are wel-

come; rental is reasonable; there is room to dance, plenty of parking and a great staff to help make your party a success.

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List of Funds to Donate to at CBE

ABLEMAN LITURGICAL ARTS FUND - Pro-vides programs, contemporary worship or special musical events during Jewish Music Celebration. PAUL AND LILLIAN CRAMER MEMORIAL FUND - To purchase equipment, and to enrich school educational programs; to fund capital improvements and maintenance to Temple property. FAMILY ASSISTANCE - For needy families. HARRY AND ESTHER JACOBS MEMORIAL FUND - For Adult Education and other special programs. KEIL-HERRMANN MEMORIAL FUND - To support annual Scholar-in-Residence lecture series. BERNARD KRESHTOOL MEMORIAL FUND - For Living Judaism programs such as Adult Jewish Education. MILTON & HATTIE KUTZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND - To help defray expenses of our youth at Jewish camps, conclaves, Gratz High School, as well as school tuition. EDITH LABOVSKY MEMORIAL FUND FOR STUDENT VISITS TO ISRAEL – Assistance for Youth and Family Education. DR. LEO AND JULIA B. BLUMBERG SCHOLARSHIP FUND - For the same such purposes as the KUTZ FUND. DIRECTOR OF LIFE LONG LEARNING DISCRETIONARY FUND - for the Religious School LIBRARY FUND - To purchase books for the library. MARGARET MAY MEMORIAL JEWISH FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION FUND - For Jewish educational programs. MAZON - A Jewish Response to Hunger - fundraising to help solve the problem of hunger. RAYMOND AND ESTHER MCDONALD MEMORIAL FUND - For activities relating to the State of Israel. RABBI GRUMBACHER MUSIC FUND - To promote Jewish music with guest musicians and purchase music. PRAYER BOOK FUND - funding for prayer book and bookplates call the office for pricing. RABBIS'/CANTOR’DISCRETIONARY FUNDS - To support Jewish causes, pursue

acts of loving kindness, etc. Rabbi and Can-tor has a separate fund. ROSENTHAL JEWISH BOOK MONTH LECTURE FUND - To promote Jewish Liter-ature and a biannual lecture. SOCIAL ACTION FUND - To be used at the discretion of the Social Action Committee for local groups in need i.e. Sojourner's Place. TEMPLE FUND - Undesignated Contribu-tions - for general congregation purposes. VANCE BOLEN MEMORIAL FUND - To support Cadet Aides. PEARL K. BREGMAN MEMORIAL FUND - fund available for use by the Caring Community Connection Committee. ALICE SCHIFF MEMORIAL FUND – needs recommended by the Endowment Fund Committee and the Board of Trustees. ADULT AND YOUTH CHOIR FUND – to promote and support the Adult and Youth Choir needs. LEONA ELKINS SCHOLARSHIP FUND – awarding need based scholarship to stu-dents of CBE studying Hebrew or advanced Hebrew Studies at CBE, Gratz Hebrew High School or education programs in Israel. RABBI HERBERT E. DROOZ & FLORENCE Z. DROOZ FUND – awards for scholastic excellence. JUDGE STIFTEL AND YAFFEE FUND – needs recommended by the Endowment Fund Committee and the Board of Trustees. THE HARRY & BLANCHE WOLPERT FUND - Family assistance fund . STAT FAMILY GIFT FUND- Religious School camp and Israel trip scholarships HAROLD & BEATRICE SNYDER CAMP HARLAM FUND- For Camp Harlam Scholar-ships. MILTON & GAIL WAHL FUND - subsidize the publishing of The Orbit. THE MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANCE FUND - to assist families or individual to pay the minimum dues. CARING COMMUNITY COMMITTEE – To support the Beth Emeth community with care baskets, driving needs, food, cards, etc… THE CONGREGATION BETH EMETH EDUCATION FUND – or supplies and programs for educational needs.

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THE IRENE PACKLES MEMORIAL FUND FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS- Contribu-tions made to this fund will enable our high school students to make the transition to col-lege more easily, with regard to their Jewish identity. THE LARRY ISAKOFF MUSIC PERFOR-MANCE FUND- income from this fund will be used to pay for musical events such as canto-rial and choir concerts, musical plays, etc. ARCHIVE FUND - to pay for archive activi-ties. YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING – for youth and family programs. THE HOLOCAUST GARDEN MAINTE-NANCE FUND – Maintenance of the Holocaust Garden THE TORAH REPAIR FUND – To repair the Torah. THE JERRY ARENSON LEADERSIP DE-VELOPMENT FUND- for leadership devel-opment THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND - to provide funds for Religious School and Camp scholarships. HOSPITALITY FUND – to help with noshes, onegs and other events.

A Note about Contributions We welcome all contribu-tions. If you wish the contribu-tion to be listed in The Orbit, there is a minimum donation of $10. This also covers the mailing of ONE acknowledge-ment card. Please be sure to include the address if the per-

son(s) are not members of Congregation Beth Emeth. The card is mailed when the check is received. It is important that, when you send in a do-nation, you write specifically how you want the donation listed. Please include a note with your check, printed clearly or typed, stating exactly how you want the contribution to read. For example: Mary and John Doe in memory of…, Mr. and Mrs. John Doe in honor of…, Mr. John and Mrs. Mary Doe in beloved memory of…. Please remember to write legibly and to list

which funds you would like your donation to go to. Please make your check payable to Congregation Beth Emeth. Also, The Orbit usually runs three weeks ahead of schedule so it may take three weeks for your donation to appear in The Orbit from the date you mail it. Thank you for your cooperation.

Religious School Fundraiser

Our annual Passover Candy Fundraiser is un-derway. This sale brings us 35% profit, so visit www.misschocolate.com for all of your Passover

candy needs. You can order from any of the Religious School children. Don’t know any Religious School children? No problem, the general “Student ID” is 959157.

Change of Address Reminder

Don’t forget to contact the temple office at 302-764-2393 to change your address or you may now change your address online. Simp-ly go to our website at www.bethemethde.org and log in as a member. You can manage your ac-count details online. If you have not yet logged in and need a password, contact the office and we will send you a link. You can also update your telephone num-ber or email address, the same way. Most of the temple correspondence is mailed third class. The post office does not forward any third class mail.

Aluminum Can Tabs Please continue saving soda, soup and other tabs and put them in the jar in the lobby at Beth Emeth. The tabs will be sent to the local Ronald McDonald House. The tabs are sold and the money helps support the won-derful work that the houses provide for sick children and their families.

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RABBI ROBINSON DISCRETIONARY FUND

In honor of Rabbi Robinson. Thank you for being such a big part of our wedding and for making the trip to Char-lottesville to officiate it! We wouldn't have wanted it any other way! From Ben & Kalika Goodman In honor of Rabbi Robinson from Daphne Kaplan & Stephen Scheffer In appreciation of Rabbi Rob-inson from Roberta Golinkoff In appreciation of Rabbi Robinson from Sandra & Charles Sobel

RABBI GRUMBACHER DISCRETIONARY FUND

In memory of Edythe Margolin from Richard & Marcy Margolin

BERNARD KRESHTOOL MEMORIAL FUND

In honor of the marriage of my granddaughter, Alana Kreshtool to Jeffrey Snyder from Connie Kreshtool Jeffrey & Heller Kreshtool

CARING COMMUNITY COMMITTEE

Thanks to the Caring Commit-tee from Dorthy Akell

In loving memory of mother, Bella Demner McCoy from Eleanor & Lloyd Falk In honor of Ken & Leona Markiewitz's 60th anniversary from Martin & Shifrah Markiewitz and Family In memory of Marian Stein from Phyllis R. Lann In memory of Anne Gellender from Rose & Alan Ebner In memory of Florence Kaufman Farb from Sue & Chuck Milazzo and Family Wishing Ira Dicker a speedy & successful recovery from The Lost Tribe

FAMILY ASSISTANCE

In memory of Karl Katz, Jettchen Katz and Max Katz from Manfred & Barbara Katz

KEIL-HERRMANN MEMORIAL FUND

In memory of Stanley Hershon from Anita Hershon

MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANCE FUND

In memory of Naomi Goldstein from Bill & Riva Brown

SOCIAL ACTION FUND

In appreciation of the oppor-tunity to exhibit portraits in the Beth Emeth gallery from Paul Simon

TEMPLE FUND In memory of James Kaufman from Barbara Citron In loving memory of our dad, Donald Parsons, Sr. and David Scher from Don & Ethel Parsons In memory of Mildred Flippen from Dorothy & Richard Flippen In gratitude for the recovery of Judith Freda Gelb from Dr. & Mrs. Albert Gelb In memory of Nellie Bernhardt from Eleanor Matas In memory of beloved father, Martin J. Polikoff from Harriet B. Ansul In remembrance of Nate Barnett from Helen, Sandra & Lisa Barnett In memory of Henrietta Pessin from Herb Pessin and Family In memory of Anna Kafitin from Jeffrey D. Merritt In memory of Marion Zimmerman from Joseph Zimmerman In memory of Marion Zimmerman from Laurie Ross & Steve Zimmerman In memory of Edward Lawrence Ballen from Linda Seidenstat In memory of Phyllis Cobin and Carl Cobin from Malcolm & Susan Cobin In loving memory of Leon Chambers from Marcia & Paul Zimmet

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In memory of beloved grandmother, Helen Davis Johnston from Michael Stape In loving memory of Dorothy Gallant and Marjorie Wasserman from Pat & Bill Wasserman In memory of Leo Chirtel and Ralph I. Garber from Renee Chirtel & Family In memory of Joel Edward Antinoph from Richard Antinoph In memory of Meyer Masors & Ruth Sklut from Rob & Jan Goodman In memory of Erwin L. Pincus from Robert Pincus In memory of A. Roke Lieberman, Gerald Melamed and Joseph Melamed from Rosalyn Selber Lieberman In memory of brother, Arthur Fischer from Sara Hockstein In memory of Meyer Weiner, father-in-law, grandfather, great grandfather & great, great grandfather and Harvey Weiner from Shirley Weiner & Family In memory of Edythe Margolin from Steven, Heather, Will & Rachel Margolin In memory of Ethel Perry from Susan & Malcolm Cobin & Leatrice Weinstock In memory of Jack Brownstein from Susan & Steven Goodhart In memory of Dave Balick from Ruth Balick, Marc, Judith Jayne and Bruce

THE CONGREGATION BETH EMETH EDUCATION FUND

In memory of Helen Johnson from Ellen M. Johnson & Timothy Caspar

TORAH REPAIR FUND In loving memory of Kurt Rosenbaum, father & grandfa-ther (Poppie) from Inez Rosenbaum, Brignac & Heffernan Families TWINNING PROJECT Jack Blumenfeld & Karen Jacobs Alan & Joan Sloan Brooke & Chuck Carroll Connie Kreshtool Daniel & Susan Kreshtool Dayle & Michael Joseph Don & Barbara Goldberg Doris Heisler Dorothy & Richard Flippen Dr. Martin Wagner & Dr. Donna Hilton Eileen Conner Ellen & Stephen Pearlman Glenn & Laurie Silverstein Jennifer Whitesell & Todd McCubbin Joseph & Rebecca Scalio Joy Greenberg Honig Joyce & Harvey Rovine Laurie Ross & Steve Zimmerman

Leonard & Margaret Rosenbaum Lynne P. Ellick Marlene B. Kane Mitch & Marilyn Orlin Naomi & Robert Hershkowitz Norman Monhait & Marcia Halperin Perry & Sue Polss Phyllis R. Lann Richard & Judith Insinga Richard R. Antinoph Robert Locke & Sarah Thorne-Locke Rose & Alan Ebner Ruth Balick Sheila & Phil Weinberg Sue & Frank Rohrbacher Susan & David Hefter Susan & Sheldon Sandler Suzy & Rabbi Peter Grumbacher The Mendelsohn Family Zelda & Ed Wasserman