NEWS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA THE SHOFAR 46 / A Publication of the Jewish Community Federation of Greater Chattanooga Volume 21 Number 3 November 2007

Middle Eastern Celebration for Live Generously. Women of All Ages It Does a World Sunday, November 4 Noon, Jewish Cultural Center ofGood. Venture into Middle Eastern culture along by Robert Snetman with other women. Learn how to belly dance, get your hand or foot hennaed, and enjoy a 2008 Annual Campaign Chair sumptious Middle Eastern lunch. As you may have surmised by now, my columns have all dealt with playing off the components of Cost: $8/person the Campaign's theme. So, I thought it only fitting RSVP today to AnnTreadwell: 493-0270, ext as we wind down the Campaign that I talk about the "feel good" part of what it is we 13; [email protected] do - living generously. If there's one thing I have heard from those who have taken the time to read my writings and give feedback, it is my sense of honesty and passion for our cause. As I journal my thoughts en route to San Antonio, my sense is that I have struck a chord with many of you about Jewish philanthropy and why we do what we do. Card Night Selfishly, I feel a real sense of satisfaction knowing that as a community we are Thursday, November 8 thinking and talking more about what a good thing we have in the Federation and the 6:00 p.m., Jewish Cultural Center importance it plays in our community's lives. Day in and day out, the Federation embodies every word of our Campaign. As an organization, we "Get It, We Do It A night of cards and vegetarian chili for and We live Generously." community members 21 and older. Choose your favorite card game, and play for prizes.Win "But giving isn 't limited to just finances. Indeed, living gen­ or lose, you'll eat well and have a great time! erously can, and should, mean giving of yourself-—with time, emotion, and compassion to one another for the greater good Cost: $ 10/person (for chili, soda, beer, and poker chips) of our Chattanooga community, Israel and the world " RSVP by November 5: to Laura Israel 493-0270, ext. 11; [email protected] Ask three people what living generously means to them and you're likely to get three different responses. Likely everyone's knee-jerk reaction to living gener­ And Coming Early Next Month... ously is our ability to give financially. Certainly in the case of the Campaign, this is the primary focus because it is the lifeblood of our existence, and perhaps the easiest Scholar-in-Residence way each of us has to fulfill the mitzvot of enabling others to do for a community what we may not otherwise directly do ourselves. There's little argument that finan­ Rabbi Brad Hirschfield cial philanthropy is a great way to endorse and sustain. Sunday, Dec. 2 - Tuesday, Dec. 4 However, at the risk of sounding like Oprah, I do believe in the goodness of people and our abilities to make a resounding difference in the world. To me, living

see LIVING GENEROUSLY, page 5 Details, page 6 Federation to Receive Attention Procrastinators! it is not too late to register for the GA, the world's largest Jewish Prestigious Sapir Award gathering, coming to Nashville. The November 11-13 This award, bestowed by United Jewish event kicks off with an after-sundown concert on Communities (UJC) recognizes Campaign November 10. Call Michael Dzik, 493-0270, ext. 15 achievement and innovation. Chattanooga about registration. More about the GA, pages 2-3. was one of five small communities (out of 65) IN THIS ISSUE to be tapped for this honor in recognition of Federation News Page 2 Newcomers Page 14 the success of the 2006 Annual Campaign. General Assembly News .. Page 3 Community Voices Pages 14-15 Campaign News Pages 4-5 Mazel Tovs/Condolences .. Page 15 Federation Programs Pages 6-7 Nurse's Notes Page 16 Michael Dzik and other Campaign workers Strong Voices Pages 8-9 Congregation News Pages 17-21 Social Services Page 10 Hadassah News Page 22 will accept the Sapir Award on behalf of Congregational School Page 11 BulletinBoard Page 23 the Federation at the General Assembly AlephBet Pages 12-13 Community Calendar Page 24 in Nashville this month.

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT by Susan DiStefano president@jcfgc. com This is my last opportunity to talk with you about the United Jewish Communities that Chattanooga is providing more than 50 volunteers to help during the conference. (UJC) General Assembly (GA). This realization may not seem like such a big thing, This GA is unique because Nashville is the smallest Jewish community ever but for me it's huge. Chattanooga has been involved in the planning process of the to host the event. In fact, even when you combine Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis, General Assembly for more than four years! Now, on November 11 -13, all the many and Knoxville, you still have one of the smallest Jewish communities ever to host a hours of planning come to fruition. I remember Michael Dzik telling me during a General Assembly. That the hosts are a consortium of communities is also a first for discussion of the GA, then a few years away, that I would be Federation president the General Assembly. when it convened. It seemed like a lifetime away, but as I see in so many areas of my So what is the Tennessee General Assembly? It is a conference that starts life, time flies! this year on Sunday night, November 11 and runs through Tuesday at noon on No­ vember 13. The conference attracts about 4000 Jewish delegates, mostly fromNort h "...when you combine Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis, America, but also fromcommunitie s around the world. Everyone is invited...especially and Knoxville, you still have one of the smallest Jewish YOU! You will have the opportunity to hear some of the best speakers in the world communities ever to host a General Assembly." talk about a variety of Jewish and international topics. There will be great food, entertainment and lots of fun. So, what has Chattanooga's role been? Federation Executive Director Michael We have a large group going from Chattanooga (see list on facing page), Dzik, Local GA Chair Henry Stoloff, Women's Philanthropy Chair Helen Pregulman and we would love to add you to our delegation. If you need a financial subsidy, Major Gift Event Chairs Charles and Betty Lebovitz, the Federation staff, and I have contact Michael at 493-0270 ext. 15. Register online at ujc.org. If you miss the online been attending meetings, making conference calls, and visiting Nashville and the deadline, Michael can also help you get registered. Opryland Hotel to ensure that Chattanooga is well represented. I am proud to say See you in Nashville!

Both Susan and Michael's columns this MESSAGE month are about the General Assembly in Nashville, November 11-13. When the largest FROM THE Jewish gathering in the world is in your backyard, there's not much else to talk about! EXECUTIVE But don't just read about it; drive the two DIRECTOR hours to see it for yourself. Register today by Michael Dzik or even the day it begins! mdzik@fcfgc. com

Last month I wrote about our wonderful Chattanooga community and the many gardless of value). To give you an idea of how wonderful this award is, only five benefits we each enjoy because of the generosity of our community. We are so small Federations—out of 65— received this honor last year. It's great that we will fortunate that our community is now further enhanced with a once-in-a-lifetime op­ have so many Chattanoogans there when we accept this award. portunity. Chattanooga, along with Memphis, Knoxville and Nashville, is co-hosting the 2007 United Jewish Communities' annual meeting, the General Assembly (GA). "Being immersed in your Jewish interests with other like This is the 76th annual GA and the first and only to be hosted by more than one minded people is not only rewarding but energizing. Those community, much less an entire state. So, how does this event increase the benefits who experience it firsthand will take their excitement to the of being Jewish in Chattanooga? community for years to come." First, nearly 50 of us are going to volunteer and/or attend the GA. To my knowledge, the most involvement we've had from our community was 10 people What happens at the GA? Are the topics and speakers on the cutting edge? when the event was in Atlanta in 1999. Next, our local leaders have had the unique Absolutely. Will there be high level dignitaries on hand for us to hear their com­ opportunity to plan this incredible event. Henry Stoloff, our Chattanooga chair, has ments? You bet. Will there be a private Grand Ole Opry event just for us? Right on! worked diligently to inform and recruit community members about this important Even though the GA begins on November 11, is it too late to still attend? No way; it's Jewish gathering. The ripple effect from this four-year effort will reach even those not too late. If online registration (at ujc.org) has closed by the time you receive this who never heard of the GA. Being immersed in your Jewish interests with other like issue of the Shofar, just give me a call, and I'll tell you how to register. In addition, minded people is not only rewarding but energizing. Those who experience it first­ there is a day-of registration table at the GA so you can just show up, pay, and attend. hand will take their excitement to the community for years to come. I'm looking forward to sharing many lifelong experiences with all of you This year's GA also provides us the opportunity to show off Chattanooga to later this month in Nashville. a world audience. We are in the final stages of completing a new Federation bro­ chure as well as a Jewish Chattanooga video. We will connect with 4000 delegates through the Tennessee booth in the World Market Experience in the convention the Numbers center. And there will be a special Tennessee reception for Sunday night so that all of our four communities can interact and glow in our successes. It is our time to shine! :*,: Number (as of Oct 23) Another wonderful achievement by our community will be recognized at the of Chattanoogans GA this year. The Sapir Award, given each year to communities which exemplify campaign achievement and innovation during a given year, will be awarded to Chat­ attending the 2007 GA tanooga! . This is not only about the dollars raised but also the impact on a community - through growth in numbers of volunteers as well as new gifts to a campaign (re­ in Nashville this month.

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Chattanooga Volunteers/Attendees REGISTER TODAY! Registered for the GA Bob Berz Betty Lebovitz Robert Snetman Claire Binder Charles Lebovitz Bonnie Stoloff Shayna Bleich Lauren Lebovitz Henry Stoloff Amy Boulware Michael Lebovitz Stuart Bush Alice Morgan Bev Coulter Sheila Nunley Susan DiStefano Cecile Parris Jennifer Dzik Cindy Powell Genera Ml Michael Dzik Helen Pregulman Rabbi Meir Goldstein Roy Rosenfeld Ann Treadwell November 11-13, 2007 Lynn Hochman Henry Schulson Rosalyn Vogel Andy Hodes Rachel Schulson Dana Waxier We are almost a( our goal o Rebbetzin Evelyn Hyman David Schwartz Richard Waxier David Israel Pris Siskin David Winer Laura Israel Robert Siskin Elaine Winer Thanks forth e great response Scott Israel Helen Smith Finette Winer Alan Lebovitz Stan Smith Sanford Winer from our Host Communities! Alison Lebovitz Amy Snetman Richard Zachary We can't get there without you! Thanks to all who are Ten Great Things About Having the working so hard to make 2007 GA in Tennessee: the TN GA a huge success! 1. Get your country groove on. The music of Tennessee will be all around us, from the country singers who will lead us in the national anthems, to the See you at Opry land Nov, 10-13, 200 host community event at the famous Grand Ole Opry on Monday night, to the bands that play at the hotel bars. 2. Discover a new generation of Jewish philanthropists and activists. From Jonathan Greenblatt, who founded Ethos Water to Sara Chasen, whose Coming to the Gaylord volunteer work in Mississippi after Katrina put her on a new career path, Opry land Resort the GA will spotlight individuals under 40 who are making their mark. and Convention Center

3. Find sessions for every interest. You name it... there's something for everyone at the GA. It's an unparalleled opportunity to meet with col­ leagues working on similar areas of concern and grapple with cutting-

edge issues. ; i NASHVILLE * ':. . • i. 'SVJ :,:• J- :. .; h\} 4. Take home new ideas and new skills. Share best practices at sessions m\ rtitwRj il-l I, • on topics including enhancing campaigns with collaborative giving, evaluat­ ing communities with the Federation Peer Yardstick, engaging young adults, strengthening the overseas case for giving, building connections with Israel, and much more. Welcome To Tennessee by Henry Stoloff, Chattanooga General Assembly (GA) Chair 5. Hear unique points of view. Meet a young Ethiopian woman who is a Hillel [email protected] director. Hear from the founder of a program that brings young Israelis together to rejuvenate neglected communities. Be inspired by the coach of the Tennessee Vols If you sense an impending rise in the Jewish population of Tennessee, you are basketball team. Be entertained by a young man who wrote, produced, and directed correct. In a few short weeks, our state will have hosted more than 4,000 Jewish an Academy Award-winning short film about competing falafel stands. These indi­ visitors, many of whom are visiting Tennessee for the first time. We viduals, and other speakers, will bring their unique points of view to the GA plenaries. look forward to the opportunity to make a positive, lasting impression on our guests. Come and enjoy it with us. 6. Open yourself to a spiritual perspective and new vision of the Jewish future. Hundreds of Tennessee volunteers and delegates will welcome the General This year's GA has a renowned scholar-in-residence whose views and teachings Assembly to Nashville, among them many fromou r Chattanooga community. Don't will frame the GA. Rabbi J.J. Schacter, senior scholar at the Center for the Jewish miss this incredible opportunity. There are prominent national speakers, informative Future at Yeshiva University, will challenge our assumptions, push us to develop new workshops, shopping, and great entertainment. models, and expand our thinking. On Sunday evening, November 11, find out what artists like Josh Groban, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Kenny Rogers and 7. Learn from the experts, schmooze with friends. We will hear from leaders in Wynonna Judd share. (Hint: it has something to do with Jewish songwriters). the U.S. and Israeli governments and get updates from experts in a variety of impor­ The Opening Plenary, "One People, One Destiny,"on Sunday afternoon fea­ tant areas. But the GA is more than a learning opportunity—it's the year's most tures Rabbi Dr, Jacob Schacter, the GA Scholar-In-Residence and Bruce Pearl, important networking event. inspirational speaker and coach of the UT Men's basketball team. Governor Phil 8. Hear more about what's going on at UJC. What's the Center for Jewish Phi­ Bredesen and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, are also invited to speak at lanthropy? C3 Consulting? We'll all learn more about what our colleagues in other the Opening Plenary. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Israeli Foreign Minis­ areas are up to, and we'll provide a venue for serving the federation system. ter Tzipi Livni are invited to speak at the closing plenary on Tuesday afternoon. On Monday evening, attendees are invited to the famed Grand Ole Opry to 9. Explore the power of the collective. Where should we focus our collective hear country western stars and other musicians like Israeli hip-hop violinist Miri efforts, and how can we work together more effectively to help those in need? Ben-Ari. This special show is being presented exclusively for GA attendees and will Where will our community differences demand that we work individually? How can include "commercials" highlighting each of the four host communities, Chattanooga, we harness the growing culture of individuality among donors? Join us to examine Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville. our renewed theme: "One People, One Destiny." There are breakout sessions, Jewish learning sessions, and forums offered 10. Build the Future. The actions we take, the decisions we make, and the commu­ throughout each day of the GA. The Global Jewish Marketplace houses over 70 ^ nities we build will shape future generations of Jews. Be part of the largest annual vendors wtih products and services that matter to you. gathering of Jewish communal volunteers and professionals. Hear the facts, tackle Join us at the 2007 UJC General Assembly on November 10-13 when we the tough issues, and participate in the exciting and meaningful debate about the welcome and host 4,000 Jewish guests from around the world. Who knows? You federation system and the future of our Jewish community. might even run into Elvis. November 2007 The Shofar 3 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN NEWS

Honor Roll of Annual Campaign Contributors Pledges are as of October 23. Names will be repeated each month until all 2008 campaign contributors are thanked. If your name is not listed here, and you feel that it should be, or you would like to pledge, please contact Michael Dzik at 493-0270, ext. 15 or [email protected]. Tl Chai Society (an increase of 18% or more) * Campaign Worker

Trustee/King David ($100.000+) Mensch($500-$999) Charles Lebovitz Isidore Frumin Larry and Toby Saunders Moses and Leba Lebovitz Trust Tl Howard Grody Harold and Yuppie Shavin Michael and Carolyn Insler Tf Fern Shire Jerusalem ($25.000 - $99.999) Paul Lefkoff *Alvin Shoenig *Alan Lebovitz TfJim and Jill Levine *Sid and *Karen Simon Betty Lebovitz Marvin and Charlotte Nathan Tf Alan Stein *Michael Lebovitz *Barbara Oxenhandler Diane Stoller *Helen Pregulman Tl Sandy Pulliam-Chambers Tf Joel Susman Men/in Pregulman Al Rhodes Tom and Trudy Trivers *Priscilla Siskin Clayton and Janice Rhodes Herman Trotz Robert Siskin *Alan Richelson and Lynn Howard Tl* Jennifer Waxenberg Jo Ann Richelson Albert Wolff Lion/Maior Donor ($5.000 - $24.999) Henry Rubenstein Anonymous Norman and Peggy Hofferman *Amelia Allen Ruth Holmberg Alivah($250-$499) *Claire Binder f! Ira Kraus Joy Adams Michael Monen *Stuart Bush Ernie Kresch Susan Anderson Tl Mollye Norman Chazen Family Foundation TfAlisoh Lebovitz Tl Robert Bernhardt Gershon Perry T!*Leonard and Valerie Chill ?f Lauren Lebovitz *David and Brenda Binder Tf Dale and Cynthia Powell Stanley and Gail Dressier Tl Scott and Lynda Norman Barbara Bohn John and Kathy Raisin *Charles and Elizabeth Glick Irvin and Judi Pressman Jerry Bohn Irv and Elizabeth Resnick *Lynn Hochman Louise Spector Bob Brook Tf Bob Rogers Marilyn Center Charles and Melinda Rosenthal Hatikvah ($2.500 - $4.999) Amy Cohn Libby Rubin Suzanne Cohn Judith Sachsman *Jeff Balser Tl Stephen Lebovitz Jerry Finkle Eric and Lisa Schubert Sam Banks Howard and M.J. Levine Tl Estelle Frank *Henry Schulson "Tf Andy Berke Selma Paty Ida Gault Rachel Schulson Robert and Jane Berz Miriam Richelson L.B. and *Sherry Gilbert Mark and Sandra Shapiro Gail Cohen *Roy and *Jackie Rosenfeld Irwin Ginsburg Ti Clara Shoenig Herbert Cohn Richard Schulman Tl Nada Ginsburg TJ Becky Solomon Keith and Laura Lea Dressier Gerald and Sheila Sear Israel Goldberg Mary Spector *Tl Michael and *Jennifer Dzik Jim Shire Marjorie Goldberg Robert and Doris Streiter Ival and Doris Goldstein TfRobert Snetman Tf Shelton and Susan Goldblatt Tf Ned and Felicia Sturzer TfMichael and *Lynne Herman *Sanford and *Elaine Winer Tl Howard Gropper Tf* Gail Susman *Colman Hochman Ellen Hays Jay and Mary Susman Tl Bill Hillner Alan Waxenberg Pomearanate/Maccabi ($1.800 - $2.499) Tl Saul Hyman Tf Danny Waxenberg *Dana Waxier Anonymous (4) Frank and Bertha Miller Tf David and Paula Israel Morris Weinberg Monique Berke TlArvin and Lillian Reingold Alan Jacobson *Bruce and Starr Weiss ?f Andy Hodes Judy Richelson Millie Lander Joe and Mary Wise TfScott Israel Martin and Shelley Simms Brenda Lefkoff Tf Todd and Rebecca Levin Mel and Sonia Young Deene Leventhal *Richard Zachary Ruth Longway Charles and Miriam Levine

Chavarim($1-$249) Ben Gurion ($1.000 - $1.799) Anonymous Harold Deitch Dan and Beth Lebovitz Backer Richard and Ann Levine Lee and Iris Abelson Tl Nancy Dinberg Robin Balser Donald and Judith Mackler Richard Abelson Sara Dinberg Dana Banks Michael and Liz Mallen David and Bobbie Aborn David DiStefano Ti Barry and Alexis Bogo Betsy Pregulman Murray and Barbara Aborn Tf Ervin and Sue Dolob Morton Center Maurice Richelson DebbyAlper Tf Dot Dubrow Steven and Beverly Coulter Marty and Jackie Scheinberg Joseph Barack Tl Deborah Dunn *Susan DiStefano TfAmy Snetman Raul and Wendy Beker Tl Irving Eichenthal Reuben Dubrow Neil and Cheri Spitalny Boris and Elena Belinskiy Barbara Ellis Joe and Fran Dzik Tf Karen Stone Earl Berkun and Deborah Levine Eric Ellis Tl Norman and Wesley Galen Ben and Sandy Tabakin Todd Berman Martin Fanburg Barry Gold Lynn Whisman Shayna Bleich and Morgan Howard Rita Fanning Victor Hanan David and *Finette Winer Edward and Helen Brody Debbie Fassino Tf Candy Kruesi Charlie Brookmeyer Leonard and Ellen Feldheim Erika Brouner Tf Glenn and Janet Felton Mensch ($500-$9991 Tl Chaim and Ronni Charyn Vivian Fine *Owen Allen Tf Warren Dropkin and Rose Chawkin Myndie Franks Merle Backer Donna White-Dropkin TJ Bernard Cohen Tom Freeland Carol Berz Ted Feintuch Larry and Gay Cohen Melissa Gettis Max Brener David Friedrich continued on facing page 4 The Shofar November 2007 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN NEWS

Honor Roll

Chavarim($1-$249)

Harold and Nancy Goldberg Tl Barry Parker Support our community newspaper! Jay Goldblatt Cecile Parris Use the insert in this issue to place your Chanukah greeting Sonya Golden Janet Perfetti in the December Shofar. Deadline: November 16 Marvin Goodstein Ifwin and Phyllis Perlman Phone orders accepted (Visa or MC) Pamela Gordon 11 Sharon Plainstein f! Martin and Sallye Gordon Esther Pollock Tl Bernice Greenfield Sidney and Rhoda Posner "Tf Yetta Gropper Esther Prebul-Greenwald LIVE GENEROUSLY, from front page Gabriela Halfin Lillian Price generously is an active passion. It requires consistent forward movement through Roy Hames Mary Prigoff deliberate contemplation and execution. The old adage, "it's better to give than to Angeline Harrower Rochelle Prigoff receive" couldn't be truer. But giving isn't limited to just finances. Indeed, living Terry and Cori Hasden Eric Richelson generously can, and should, mean giving of yourself—with time, emotion, and com­ Wesley and Nikki Hasden Joel Rind passion to one another for the greater good of our Chattanooga community, Israel Sally Hendrick Beth Roberts and the world. Martin Hershey Kim Roberts As we enter into the last act of the 2008 Annual Campaign, I hope that you Vivian Hershey Gayle Roistacher will join me in living generously in all respects and join my team as a volunteer for the Jon and Shannon Hillner Sam Roistacher 2009 Campaign. Send a message to your peers that you are here to make a lasting Tl Melody Hodes David Rose difference from generation to generation by doing your part. "Getting It" and "Doing Tl Betty Hyman Art and Kathryn Rosenberg It" is a marathon and not a race. Little by little, more of us are living generously and Leonard and Sharon Israel Jim and Janiece Rosenbloom doing a world of good. Doesn't it feel good? Mark Issenberg Morton and Ethel Rosenthal Harvey Jacobs Alan and Harriet Ruderman Janice Jacobs Orazio and Alyssa Russo C^Cs Lon Jacobs Sheryl Sauceman Rick Jacobs Barry Scnulman Charlotte Jacobson Sande Schulman Christine Jany Tl Katie Schwartz Why Live Generously? A Testimonial Lois Kiselik Phyllis Schwarz Robert Kiselik Sylvia Saloshin from Someone Who Benefits from Ronald Kiselik Ray Sear Eugene Kleiman J. Harold Shalett Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kodsi Marion Shuman Those Who Did It: ^^ Ezra Lander Ben and Cindy Sirota My name is Harry Lakow, Jr., and I have lived here for years. I would like to Frances Lander Meir and Florence Sloan Donna Lawson comment on the Federation's social worker, Amy Boulware, and nurse, Cindy Stanley and Helen Smith Powell. I had a heart attack and have no family in Chattanooga. Tl Bruce and Carol Lebovitz Ramon and Helen Solomon Amy stepped forward and helped me in many difficult situations. The Noreen Leibowitz David Solovey William Lefton first thing she did was to be there when I was in the rehab hospital and felt like Kenan Speal there was nobody there on my side. I was lost and bewildered. There were David and Susan Leininger Alena Stahl Dave and Kate Lennard many situations there that were overwhelming, and I felt I had lost control. Amy Judy Stahl came one day and sat down with me, and we had a discussion. The best part of Tl Leone Lerner Paul Stahl Anita Levine that was that she understood Yiddish when I spoke to her. Within two hours Robert Stahl everything was cleared up. There were no more problems, and the staff was Harold and Merrill Levine Dianna Stein Leslie Levine much more cooperative with me. I felt like I had someone who was looking out Joel Steinbach for my best interest. ?! Gail Lindsey John and Victoria Steinberg Tl Ira and Catherine Long One day Amy was there and saw the food they were serving me. That Roslynne Steinberg situation was remedied in a hurry! I had wonderful meals prepared by the Ray Long May Streiter Linda Lutin Federation's Alice Morgan that I could actually enjoy! It made a much speedier Ann Treadwell recovery come about. Another time they called me in for my team meeting. Tl David and Sara Mayo Dot Trotz Tl Tracy McCarley Amy was prepared with questions that even they couldn't answer. What they Alex and Kelley Tucker all found out was that I had a person looking out for me. They thought they could Carole McNabb Lester Votava Terry Melvin quick step us, but in reality we were able to work together to help my recovery. * Ruth Votava Finally, I went home. I was prescribed a whole packet of pills, and I Jed and Phyllis Mescon Beth Walling Anne Mittleman didn't know what to do. I called Cindy Powell and she helped organize my pills Susan Waxenberg so that I knew exactly when to take each one. Also, Cindy kept track of my Max Mittleman Tl Richard Waxier Pat Lowry and Stuart Myers blood pressure and my health and even helped make my new hospital bed more Tl Flossie Weill comfortable. Cindy keeps track of my doctor's appointments, contacts the doc­ Anne Morris Tl Don and Rachel Weir Elizabeth Monson tors, and coordinates my care. Abe and Freda Wender We are so fortunate to have these women in our community helping Jo-Ann Morris Tf Curtis Williams Marguerite Moses people through some of the most difficult times of their lives. I really needed TfSara Williams Tl Lena Mott someone to help me through the maze of confusing things. I want to thank Cindy Rosemary Wolff and Amy for all the help, encouragement and support they have given me. It has Tl Stan and Rita Nash Tf Tres and Sunny Wood Tl Sheila Nunley made the transition following bypass surgery much easier. I am grateful for Sid Wugalter everything they have done. Wilma OCallaghan Samuel Wyner Tl Barbara Paper

Get It! Do It! Live Generously: It Does a World of Good. Chattanooga Annual Campaign Total as of October 23: $832,357!

November 2007 The Shofar 5 FEDERATION PROGRAMS

more about the GA. The Fedeeration will host Rabbi Brad Hirschfield for a Scholar-in-Resi- dence program (details below). Plan to attend one, some, or all of his programs. This is a return engagement for Rabbi Hirschfield, and I'm sure you'll see why we invited him back! by Laura Israel The annual Chanukah Celebration is December 5 at the Jewish Cultural Program/Campaign Associate center. This year's event will begin at 6:30 (just after Hebrew School and Minyan) lisrael@jcfgc. com and will feature a performance by the Chattanooga Girls Choir. We will be lighting the second Chanukah candle together as a community, and we will also have games, It's difficult to believe that we are already in November. We have several exciting crafts, and goodies for the kids. A dinner of oven fried chicken, green beans and of events scheduled for these last weeks of the year, so add them now to your calendar. course, potato latkes will be served. The Community Card Night on November 8 will be an evening of fun for all. Finally, on December 9 from 10:00-11:30 a.m., we will be hosting a General We will have several tables set up with cards and chips, and those at each table will Assembly Appreciation Brunch at the Federation for all community members who choose which game they play. Dinner will be served, and we will end the night with volunteered or attended the General Assembly in Nashville. The GA would not be lots of fun prizes. possible without our community's support, and we want to take this time to thank November 11 -14 is the General Assembly at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in those who were involved. Nashville. I know you have heard a lot about this event, and I hope you will be able Please contact me if you have questions about any of these events: to join us for these phenomenal days of education and entertainment. See page 3 for 493-0270 ext. 11 or [email protected]. Happy Thanksgiving! Hirschfield Returns to Chattanooga for Scholar-in-Residence Program Brad Hirschfield, an acclaimed thinker, speaker, rabbi, and commentator on religion, society and pop culture, will bring his unique take on the American spiritual landscape and Scholar-in-Residence on political and social trends to Chattanooga next month. Schedule of Events Hirschfield is a sought-after media analyst and has often been quoted on topics ranging from religion and violence to the Jew Crew Event - From The Maccabees to changing role of religion in America. The co- Christmakuh: Who Are We? host of the popular weekly radio show, Hirschfield and Kula, airing on KXL in Port­ Sunday, December 2 land, Ore, he brings a fresh approach to the 12:15 p.m. Mizpah Congregation issues dividing our country and world. Ranked No. 37 in Newsweek's "Top 50 Rabbis in Community-Wide Event - You Don't Have to America," he is the only rabbi to have been wMnBKUKKKmm featured on ABC-TV's "Nightline UpClose." Be Wrong For Me to Be Right: Finding A frequent guest on Court TV, he has appeared on CNN, PBS, MTV, and NPR, and Faith Without Fanaticism was a regular on WWSB-TV (ABC affiliate) in Florida. Featured in PBS-TV's Sunday, December 2 "Frontline: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero" and "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly," he can often be heard on Westwood One and Air America radio networks, and is 6:00 p.m., Jewish Cultural Center frequently quoted by the press. Hirschfield is the President of CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learn­ Women's Event - Why I Am A Feminist: A ing and Leadership, a leadership training institute, think tank and resource center. Traditional Jewish Approach Recognized as one of the nation's leading Preachers and Teachers by Beliefhet.com, the Web's most popular religion website, he conceived and is featured in a landmark Monday, December 3 interfaith TV series with religious leaders entitled Building Bridges: Abrahamic Per­ Noon, Mizpah Congregation spectives on the World Today, airing on Bridges Television (American Muslim TV) in 2006-2007. Now in its second season, the series reaches more than 2.5 million Leadership Event - Jewish Leadership in the households. st Hirschfield challenges people's long-held opinions, assumptions and beliefs. 21 Century: Challenges and Opportunities A leader for pluralism and interfaith dialogue, he says that we must own the dark side Monday, December 3 of all our religious traditions or we risk the same kind of hatred that destroyed the 6:30 p.m., B'nai Zion Synagogue Twin Towers. "Religion drove those planes into the buildings, but it can also provide the catalyst for building a better world." A speaker at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music and Colloquium in Young Leadership - From Addis Ababa to Morocco and the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions in Barcelona, he was Chattanooga: Why We Do What We Do featured in the acclaimed documentary, Freaks Like Me, where he explores our Tuesday, December 4 fear of the "other," and helps us grapple with "difference." He is presently co- producing a film on religious fanaticism in America entitled The Fierce Believers. 8:00 a.m., Location not finalized at press time Hirschfield has addressed audiences at the Aspen Institute, the Washington National Cathedral, the Islamic Society of North America, and at many leading uni­ Community members are welcome to attend versities and religious institutes. Author of the forthcoming book, You Don't Have To any or all of these events for no cost. Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism (Harmony, Jan. 2008), he conceived and is the editor of Remembering for Life (CLAL, 2006), a new Transportation available with advance notice. book on the challenge of Holocaust memory in the 21st century, and is the co-author RSVP REQUIRED of Embracing Life & Facing Death: A Jewish Guide to Palliative Care (CLAL, [email protected]; 493-0270, ext. 10. 2003). An Orthodox rabbi, he received his MA. and M.Phil from the Jewish Theo­ logical Seminary, and his B.A. from the University of Chicago.

The Shofar November 2007 FEDERATION PROGRAMS

Eat Well Now and Ensure that Others Eat Well All Year! Join walkers from B 'nai Zion Synagogue ind Mizpah Congregation for the Seventh Annual Grateful Gobbler Walk for the Homeless

Walk, Roll or Stroll Thanksgiving Morning, November 22 8:30 a.m. at Coolidge Park Your purchase of Thanksgiving pies A three-mile non-competitive family walk supports the Mitzvah Meals*program Pick up shirts at Coolidge Park ORDER (BYNOVEMBER16) FOR YOURSELF AND/OR AS A GIFT! Wednesday, November 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pies must be picked up at the Jewish Cultural Center on Wednesday, November 21 between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Pies can be delivered if Late Registration is 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on the day of the walk arranged in advance.) First 2000 walkers to register will receive free tickets to *The Federation cooks and freezes Mitzvah Meals to have on hand for those Rock City s Enchanted Garden of Lights! who are ill, recovering from surgery, just home from delivering a child, or are homebound. Volunteers help cook the meals but food, staff time, and meal Registration forms are available at both B'nai Zion and Mizpah, delivery costs add up and we can use your help! who are sponsoring this event along with area churches. Clip and mail today! For more information call: B'nai Zion Chair- Ruth Votava (899-6418) PIE ORDER FORM Mizpah Chair-Andy Hodes (595-7355)

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experiences and stories with a new friend can shield you. One such friend crossed my path only last week. Her life experiences, belief in the future and joy of life helped me put fear in my pocket. I rediscovered that the beauty of giving to others is contagious. My favorite new television commercial is for an insurance company. You know the one. Some­ Otrong one does something nice for another, a stranger sees the act and then does some­ thing nice for yet another person. The cycle of giving continues through the commer­ cial. In the past few weeks I have had a couple random acts of kindness dropped in voices my lap. It's a great feeling. Pass it on. I have. I discovered the beauty of an almost grown child regaining some personal by Ann Treadwell freedom and discovering new ways to communicate. I know I shouldn't admit this Strong Voices Coordinator but I can't wait until my son Jacob has his driver's license. I am craving the release atreadwell@fcfgc. com from being the chauffeur and those mundane car conversations. I am looking for­ ward to our next level of conversation and interaction, times when we are together Strong Voices offers creative, engaging programs for the adult community. by choice, not just en route somewhere. Each month's programs revolve around a particular theme. This month's Beauty seems to elude many of us or some of us choose to dwell on those theme is the Middle East. things that are ugly. Granted it is easy to dwell on the ugly. The media tends to dish it Beauty. I've decided that I need a dose of beauty in my life on a regular basis. I'm out regularly. We are obsessed with the decorative, which of course can lead to not looking for "easy beauty," e.g. pretty sunsets, fine art, cute children, or lovely individual matters of taste and subjective ugliness. Words about each other in the pets. I am looking for the beauty that touches one's soul. Sometimes this kind of form of gossip can lead to ugliness. beauty is spiritual, perhaps as part of a religious service or event. Sometimes this This month we celebrate the Middle East. Too often we think of things that beauty comes in the form of an awakening to a concept or a new belief. Sometimes are ugly— turmoil, death, conflict, chaos and destruction—when the Middle East this type of beauty comes from a hard fought battle with reality. Beauty can mas­ comes up in conversation. So with my quest in mind, I ask that you come visit us as querade as ugly in an attempt to make us work at its discovery, the process being we explore the beauty of the Middle East, inclusive of all of its diversity. Middle more important than the product. In any case, a mandatory dose of beauty is a new Eastern dance, an exhibit celebrating Middle Eastern poetry, the movie Promises, life quest for me. and an afternoon coffee tasting are among the things we have planned. I discovered that the beauty of a new friendship can limit fear. Sharing past Beauty. It does make life worth living. Men's Cooking Night Federation Plans Mission to Prague and Israel October 23, Jewish Cultural Center The 2008 Federation Mission trip offers you choices. Visit both Prague and Israel or meet the group in Israel for a shorter getaway. There are travel subsidies available, Bruce Weiss, right, and we are taking reservations now for this fantastic opportunity. Check the options led a class for men below and get on board! like Richard Zachary Choice #1 who like to cook. Leave Chattanooga the morning of June 15 arriving in Prague on June 16. Spend The group also three full days in Prague seeing sights such as: Old Towne Square, the Maisel, Pincus enjoyed eating and 13th Century Alt-New Synagogue(s), Hradcany Castle, St Vitus Cathedral, the the chicken and Charles Bridge, and the Terizin Concentration Camp. We will depart for Israel on steak fajitas they Thursday, June 19 and arrive back in Chattanooga on June 27. prepared with Cost excluding airfare is $3,500/person for double occupancy (additional $1,075 for Bruce's guidance. single room). All breakfasts and most lunches/dinners are included in the cost. Air­ fare: $2,400. Upgrades to business/first class available; you may book your own flight using frequent flier miles.

Choice #2 Warren Dropkin Leave Chattanooga the afternoon of Wednesday, June 18 arriving in Israel on June observes Bruce's 19, meeting those Chattanoogans arriving from Prague and returning to Chattanooga technique. on June 27. Cost excluding airfare is $ 1,900/person for double occupancy (additional $500 for single room). All breakfasts and most lunches/dinners are included in the cost. Air­ fare: $2,100. Upgrades to business/first class available; you may book your own flight using frequent flier miles.

While in Israel, visit Independence Hall, the Old City and Western Wall (with a private underground tunnel tour), Masada/Dead Sea/Ein Gedi, Jeep tour of the North, Yad Vashem, the Hertzl Museum, Tzfat, wine tasting and much more.

For questions, subsidies and more details, please contact Michael Dzik. David Israel, Bob Brook, and Roy Rosenfeld watch blue skies sssiliss' at «e, before helping Bruce sothin' but blue skies prepare the meal. #o i\ Mil.. *

November 2007 STRONG VOICES

Sggg This Month's Strong Voices Theme: The Middle East

Community Events Just for Fun Middle Eastern Celebration (for Women of all Ages) BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Sunday, November 4, Noon at the Jewish Cultural Center Coffee Tasting See front page for details. Thurs., November 15, 2:00 p.m. at the Jewish Cultural Center Card Night Jennifer Stone of Stone Cup will offer samples of various coffees, including a Thurs. November 8, 6:00 p.m.at the Jewish Cultural Center Middle Eastern blend, and talk about what makes a good cup of coffee. See front page for details. Cost: $3/person RSVP AnnTreadwell: [email protected]; 493-0270, ext 13 Nourish Your Mind Chattanooga Chew Chew Join us as we eat our way through Chattanooga and beyond. We'll meet at a different restaurant on the second Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. to Middle East Poetry Exhibit wake up bored palletes. November 5 through December 14 Upcoming Lunches Thursday, November 8 Middle Eastern The exhibit, open to the public, features poems from all over the Middle East trans­ lated from their original languages to English with the assistance of Israeli Karen Thursday, December 13 Tea Party Alkalay-Gut, who teaches poetry at Tel Aviv University. Alkalay-Gut chairs the Is­ rael Association of Writers in English, is Vice Chair of the Federation of Writers Cost: Dutch Treat RSVP by the second Monday of the month. We must Unions in Israel, and is a board member of the Yiddish Writers Association. know if you plan to meet us at the restaurant or carpool from the Jewish Cultural Center. Driving directions provided when you RSVP. Art Talk: Glass Blowing RSVP AnnTreadwell: [email protected]; 493-0270, ext 13 Monday, Nov. 26, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Ignis Glass Studio Hands-on lesson in glass blowing from the experts. Meet at Ignis Glass Studio Middle Eastern (Belly) Dancing (get directions from Ann when you RSVP). Space is limited! Jillanna Babb-Cheshul of Merry Bellies teaches this drop-in, one-hour class every Cost: $35 (includes refreshments and your original piece) Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.. Pay as you go at $5/class. Join the fun! Questions? RSVP by November 19 AnnTreadwell: [email protected]; 493-0270, ext 13 Contact Ann Treadwell.

OFFERED TWICE TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR SCHEDULE! Foodie Movies This popular afternoon film series, presented on the last Thursday of the month, is Jewish Geneaology Workshop now expanded to offer an evening screening as well. Enjoy a movie that reflects Monday, November 5, 7:00 p.m. the monthly Strong Voices theme, and a delicious dinner. Start with the movie at 3:00 p.m. and end with dinner. Or, start with dinner (available starting at 5:00 p.m.) Wednesday, November 7, 3:00 p.m. and watch the movie at 6:00 p.m. A speaker or discussion follows each screening. Barbara Paper, trained in documenting Jewish geneaology, will help you go Cost: $8 for dinner and movie (movie only: $3). Purchase series for only $25! through the process. Workshop will include a packet of materials to get you RSVP by the last Monday of the month. Ann Treadwell: [email protected]; started. 493-0270, ext 13. Cost: Free RSVP AnnTreadwell: 493-0270,ext. 13; [email protected]. Upcoming Foodie Movie Screenings Thursday, November 29 (Note fifth Thursday this month): Promises Thursday, December 20: The Black Stallion (children welcome) Great Decisions: Inspiring Learning About the World NEW DINNER OPTION! An Eight-Part Series at the Jewish Cultural Center Monthly Community Dinner Great Decisions takes you beyond the headlines! Each participant receives a book that provides essential historical background, relevant facts, present and future policy Last Thursday of Each Month options, and analyses to help you assess the challenges ahead. 5:00 p.m., Jewish Cultural Center An afternoon session begins at 3:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. Give yourself a break each month with a reasonably priced, delicious dinner at the A second session, for evening participants, begins at 6:00 p.m. A light dinner is available Jewish Cultural Center. The dinner offered to movie-goers at the once-a-month from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m for all participants for a minimal fee. Start in the afternoon and end Foodie Movie gathering is yours to enjoy as well. For just $6 per person, dine in with dinner, or come for dinner and stay for the evening session. Some sessions will be style. If you decide to view the movie, you can pay an extra $3 and stay. moderated, and others will feature a Great Decisions video about that month's topic. Next Community Dinner: Thursday, November 29 RSVP AnnTreadwell, 493-0270, ext 13; [email protected] Next Great Decisions Sessions Tuesday, November 6: The U.S. and the Middle East Tuesday, December 11: Helping the World's Endangered Children Intergenerational

Are you a teen, 9th grade or older, looking for social Adults and Aleph Bet Children's Center students come together at 11:30 a.m. on the time with other Chattanooga Jewish teens your age? second Wednesday of each month to read, create, and dine together at the Jewish Cultural Center. Adults of all ages are encouraged to be buddies to these inquisitive and fun little people. Cost: $6 for lunch The Jew Crew Wants You! .CREW Next Intergenerational Gathering: Find out more: [email protected] Wednesday, November 14

November 2007 The Shofar 9 SOCIAL SERVICES

Social Services -Senior Programming Next Chai Steppers Event: Tuesday, November 20 -Intergenerational Programming -Family Support Program: Middle Eastern dance performance -Community Partnering -Friendly Visits -Excursions Menu: Turkey, dressing, sweet potato casserole, -Advocacy cranberry sauce, green beans, pecan and pumpkin cake

by Amy Boulware Cost: $6 Social Services Director aboulware@jcfgc. com Many of you have read the articles about the Federation receiving grants from the Chai Steppers Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging as well as the Community Foundation October 16, Jewish Cultural Center to help fund our Care Network. We are thrilled to receive this money to develop a cutting edge program to help create a sense of community for everyone we serve. In keeping with October's theme of Mexico, the guest "With the knowledge that everyone isn 't able to make speaker was Marisela the same time commitment to volunteering, we have Quijano, Deputy Counsul options that will fit any lifestyle." of the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta. These are just words, though. It is important that you know exactly what the Here she holds a poster of Care Network means—and how you can help. The Federation is committed to cre­ Frida Kahlo, the artist on / ating long term relationships with all of our clients. We want to provide services that whose life the October's wrap around each individual so that he or she feels supported and included in our Foodie Movie was based. community. In order to make this happen, we are developing a three-tier volunteer system. With the knowledge that everyone isn't able to make the same time commit­ ment to volunteering, we have options that will fit any lifestyle. Just like the old slogan, Uncle Sam Wants You, we want you too! Please take some time to consider where you might fit into our Care Network.

Friendraisers These volunteers will each make at least one phone call or visit to no more than four clients per week. Each volunteer will go through Care Network training, which includes dignity training, how to acquire appropriate client informa­ tion, visitation and telephone protocol as well as relationship building with aging adults. These volunteers will be a crucial part of the team that helps keep our clients as active and healthy as possible. ,. • .:',;. Pinatas were the center­ pieces at the October 16 Family Fun Days This program gives parents with young (or not so young) children Chai Steppers. Ms. an opportunity to develop relationships with older people. While some of our clients Quijano's table also are frail or homebound, a large number are vigorous active people who enjoy meet­ featured two carvings ing and interacting with children. These fun days could involve visiting someone for which she spoke about to his or her birthday, where we supply the cake and party favors, or visiting with a the group. holiday basket. It could even be a planned activity at the center where we bring the generations together for an event or party. These fun days will happen periodically throughout the year. - Mitzvah Days For those who are able to give us one or two days a year, Mitzvah Days are the option for you. These are intensive day-long service activities where people of all ages are able to come together for a common goal. Each Mitzvah Day will have a different theme.

Whether you are only able to volunteer occasionally or have the time to phone and visit weekly, we have a place for you. Please contact me at 493-0270, ext 16 to sign up. If you know of someone who could benefit from a visit, phone call, or just wants to meet new people, please let me know that as well. Bringing generations together can only help build a better tomorrow.

Care Packages for U.S. Troops Received With Appreciation

Dear Jewish Community, Center as well. We've shared the contents of the packages with the people Thank you so much for your generous gift of magazines. The soldiers really coming through our compound on the way back to the U.S. Just about everything appreciate it. May God bless you. has been put to good use and enjoyed! Sincerely, Once again, thank you for your kindness! Lt. Victoria Fischer Sincerely ITl(SW) Steve Sestrich Hello, USNR I am writing to thank you for your care packages on behalf of the 120 members of Navy Customs Sierra, Bravo, and HQ companies, as well as the thousands of servicemen who have passed through our compound. We have posted all the cards The Federation would like to add its thanks to the community for its generos­ in the boxes on a wall for all to see. The ones from the children were particularly ity. We had an overwhelming number of items donated for the care pack­ adorable, and we have hung up the banner sent to us by Aleph Bet Children's ages, had plenty of volunteers to help sort and stuff the boxes, and then you came through with donations to help cover mailing costs. We are proud to be part of the Chattanooga Jewish community!

10 The Shofar November 2007 CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL

Congregational Religious School Update by Rabbi Meir Goldstein Shalom chaverim! CJCRS is well underway and much Torah study is at hand. We have a fine staff of teachers, administrators, madrichim, and other volunteers that promises another engaging year at the Religious School. Torah study is for everyone, for children and adults. You are invited to join us for adult education in the morning. Come learn and show your kids how much fun it is. t

m Jason Hillner 's second grade class.

Third, fourth, and fifth graders bury their sins and water new beginnings.

Rabbi Lief, under the sukkah, discusses the luluv and etrog. Thank You... The CJCRS will send out notecards for all contributions received. We would like to thank Mr. Robert Dunn for graciously designing stationery and notecards for this wonderful endeavor. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders bunch lulav and etrog. The following donations have been made to the CJCRS: In Honor of Tres Wood's Bar Mitzvah: Jackie and Roy Ronsenfeld Fern and Jim Shire In Memory of Betty Dolan Ronni and Chaim Charyn

Special thanks to: -Tres and Sunny for loaning us their Israeli Flag -Susan and Bill Hillner for hosting our ISJL Fellow, Andrew Terkel -Sue Cohn for help during registration -The members of the CJCRS Board for their assistance and support

CJCRS Wish List -Label maker -Israel Posters/Hebrew Posters -Mini refrigerator -Filing cabinet(s) and Lily Dropkin hard at work. -Office supplies closed storage items

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Nffl aleph bet ^••^ CHILDREN'PUN nBCM'SC CENTPCMTCE D by Shayna Bleich Early Childhood Education Director alephbet@jcfgc. com To celebrate Sukkot, the harvest holiday, each child made his/her own lulav and etrog and we built a sukkah. The children made beautiful decorations for our sukkah and for the one at B'nai Zion. Thanks to our Federation volunteer, Julianne Blouin, for all her help with the decorations. W Rabbi Meir Goldstein joins everyone in the B 'nai Zion sukkah.

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On October 2, Blue Room students walked over to join the Golden Agers for lunch in the B'nai Zion sukkah, where Rabbi Meir Goldstein and Pam Rushing joined Zach Easter us. We were treated to a delicious lunch prepared by Federation Kitchen Supervisor, paints his etrog. •• Alice Morgan. The children taught their new friends a song about Sukkot, and we all shook our lulavs and etrogs. The children also tested the B'nai Zion playground.

Students enjoy time in the sukkah they decorated at Aleph Bet

Golden Agers and Aleph Bet students had lunch in the B'nai Zion sukkah.

For Simchat Torah we talked about how we read the Torah each week. Just like a favorite game or story, when we finish it we love it so much that we start all over again. The children made their own little Torahs and Israeli flags. We cel­ ebrated by marching around and dancing. As we start at the beginning, the children helped follow the days of creation by making a mural. We also learned about Noah's Ark and all the animals on board by pretending to be the animals! We are looking forward to sharing Thanksgiving with all our Aleph Bet families on Friday, November 16. The children will make costumes and decorations and learn some Thanksgiving songs to share with their families.

Orfy Berke makes an Israeli flag Jayde Baron shows off her Simchat Torah flag and Torah. 12 The Shofar November 2007 for Simchat Torah. ALEPH BET CHILDREN'S CENTER

Aleph Bet Garden Project Underway, Supplies Needed We are very excited about working on an Aleph Bet garden garden. We appreciate Sue Henley, a Master Gardener, who has made recommendations on how we can be successful. • Lisa Fox, whose daughter Tori is a Red Room student, has also been helping as we start digging up the dirt and adding different nutrients. We still need 20 bags of soil and some winter cover crop seeds such as rye or Aus­ trian Winter Peas. We need four bags of compost and will be including grass clippings and leaves in our mix. Next time you bag up your "waste" send it our way! Since the garden is in the shade, we are seeking half whiskey barrels that we will place in sunny spots for additional flowers and vegetables. After the last frost this spring, we plan to grow some lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, vines, climbers, tomatoes and flowers so the children can experience where food comes from. Watch this space for reports on our progress.

Students till the soil in preparation for planting. Students are glad for the chance to play in the dirt.

Aleph Bet Wish List -Worn men's dress shirts for smocks -Gardening supplies (see article, this page)

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COMMUNITY VOICES

Eagle Scout Candidate to Create Nature Trail at Jewish Cultural Center D-DAY IN THE PACIFIC The Battle ofSaipan Eagle Scout candidate Jacob McKee (son of the Federation's Strong Voices coordi­ nator, Ann Treadwell) will be creating a nature trail at the Jewish Cultural Center this A NEW BOOK BY HAROLD J. GOLDBERG, month. The trail, specifically designed for pre-school children and older adults, will professor of history at Sewanee, the University of be approximately 250 feet, and include a sitting area, indigenous wildflowers, and the South and longtime member of B'nai Zion Synagogue nature learning spots. Want to help? Workdays are scheduled for Sundays, November 4, 18, and "The bloody seizure of Saipan by US amphibious forces in 25 from noon to 5:00 p.m. Jacob also is seeking donations for lumber, mulch, plantings, 1944 spelled certain doom for Imperial Japan. Harold and saw blades. Goldberg's riveting story of this conflict brings the dead back Contact Jacob at [email protected]; (706) 516-9955. to life by blending rigorous research with dramatic narratives by hundreds of survivors. He has written a superb account of a pivotal, little-known, and heart-breaking battle." ROBERT BACKER, ABR, CRRS — Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (ret.), author of Storm Landings: Epic Amphibious Battles in the Central Pacific Affiliate Broker, Licensed in TN and GA cloth $29.95 Full Time Realtor since 1997 Consistent producer in the top 5% of local Area Realtors Now available from Indiana University Press 800-842-6796; iupress.indiana.edu (423) 313-1637 DIRECT (423) 894-6762 BUS., (423) 892-4020 FAX andfromamazon.com [email protected] Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated Community Chanukah Party PRYOR REALTY, INC. Wednesday, December 5 2125 Hickory Valley Road Chattanooga, TN 37421 6:30 p.m, Jewish Cultural Center

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mr Attention High MAZEL TOV School Seniors ...to Caroline Mescon, winner of Baylor School's Templeton Noble Purpose In the January Shofar, we will begin profiling Scholarship. Caroline, daughter of Phyllis and Jed Mescon, received $5,000 toward Baylor tuition, for her essay about Whitwell Middle School principal, our community's high school seniors. Our Linda Hooper, and the way in which Linda's actions have demonstrated a records show that the following students will noble purpose. graduate this May: Jennifer Brouner Caroline Mescon ...to Bea Lurie, who has been named the new president and CEO of Girls Ethan Cohen Zach Schubert Incorporated of Chattanooga. SethEichenthal Michael Schulson Harry Epstein Hannah Schwartz Spencer Friedrich Sarah Seeber Jake LaBand Hannah Steinberg CONDOLENCES

Please contact Rachel Schulson (493-0270, ext. 12; ..to Sid Simon and family on the loss of Sid's mother, Jean Simon. [email protected]) with any additions or corrections to this list.

Take Advantage of Us! Our heartfelt sympathies are extended to the bereaved. Apply for a Federation subsidy for Jewish summer camp or travel to Israel Poetry Exhibit, Geneaology Application deadline: Workshop, Glass Blowing! December 15 See page 9 for details.

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November 2007 The Shofar 15 NURSE'S NOTES

Giving Thanks Safely by Cindy Powell The Community Nurse program is funded under an agreement with the Community Nurse Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability. Additional nurse@jcfgc. com funding is provided by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga and the many donors to the Federation's Annual Campaign.

Cindy Powell is a trained Community Nurse, serving the Chattanooga Jewish community. Her services include home and hospital visits, health screenings, and advocacy.

"Got no check books, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I got turkey, either keep it refrigerated on a tray, under cold running water, or in the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night." —Irving Berlin the microwave. When thawing in a microwave, finish cooking in a con­ ventional oven immediately. In addition to the sun, moon, and countless other blessings; I am especially mindful ~ Keep two cutting boards handy — one for preparing raw meat, poultry, in November of the blessing of serving as your Jewish Community Nurse. It has been a year now and my days have been rich and full. This work has been the and fish, and the other for cutting cooked food and preparing salads. After most satisfying of my 40 years in nursing. Thank you all for affording me the using utensils or cutting boards for raw food preparation or handling, privilege of serving you and for the kindness and support that you have shown. thoroughly wash these items before using them for the preparation or Hope you find the food safety tips a good reminder. May you have a happy and handling of any other food. safe Thanksgiving. — When preparing eggnog, hollandaise sauce, Caesar-salad dressing, or other recipes, that call for raw or undercooked eggs, use a pasteurized egg THANKSGIVING FOOD SAFETY TIPS product instead of regular eggs. Meat and poultry, the centerpiece of most holiday meals, can be a source of foodborne disease unless handled and prepared properly. Unfortunately, the hidden Turkey Tips dangers of bacterial contamination ~ Never cook a stuffed turkey or chicken in a microwave oven. Microwave in perishable foods are often cooking does not distribute heat evenly and can leave pockets of cold forgotten. Salmonella bacteria are inside the poultry. commonly found on poultry and are ~ Use a cooking thermometer to determine if the turkey is fully cooked. The among the most common sources of meat should reach 180° Fahrenheit (F), and if the bird is stuffed, the diarrheal disease in the U.S. stuffing must reach at least 165° F. Federal statistics show that millions — If a fully cooked turkey is purchased, pick it up hot and bring it home to of people become ill from foodborne eat it immediately. diseases, and as many as 5,000 die each year as a result of micro­ After the Feast organisms in food. Here are some ~ Don't allow cooked food to sit out at room temperature for more than two guidelines to keep in mind: hours. Leftovers should be refrigerated promptly after the meal. Freeze leftovers that won't be eaten within a few days. It's also a good idea to divide large amounts of leftovers into smaller portions for quick chilling. Food Handling and Preparation Leftover meat stored in the refrigerator should be eaten within three to — Purchase only government-inspected meat and poultry products. Check four days. the "sell by" date on all food you buy, and never buy packages if that date has passed. ~ Reheat leftovers to 165° F throughout or until steaming hot. Soups, sauces, and gravies should be brought to a rolling boil for at least one minute. ~ Wash your hands thoroughly before and after preparing any food product. — Never taste leftover food that looks or smells strange. When in doubt, ~ Never thaw meat or poultry at room temperature. When thawing a frozen throw it out!

Flu/Pneumonia Clinic October 15, Jewish Cultural Center

Justine Jacobs protects herself before flu season hits.

Mildred White was one of many who took Claire Binder and Fuzzy Spector advantage of the flu clinic. post-innoculations.

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"ICKROOM Beth Sholom Congratulates Raffle SERVICE Winners from Summer Picnic Lebovitz wins, donates first prize in annual fundraiser S&J Michael Lebovitz won first prize in Beth Sholom's annual "Discount" Drugs & raffle in August. The shul Sickroom Supplies thanks Michael for his gener­ osity in turning around and donating the $ 1000 prize back STANLEY NUSBAUM 629-7283 to Beth Sholom! Registered Pharmacist Calls Answered 24 Hours Daily Other prize winners City-Wide Delivery Service were: Harold Shavin, Phyllis Schwarz, A.Owenby, Ron Nusbaum, Herb Levy, Warren Dropkin, Jerry Bogo, Bob Berz, Barbara Oxenhandler, Claire Binder, and Valerie Chill, whose ticket was chosen twice! Beth Sholom thanks the community for its support. Save the Date! Beth Sholom Annual Family Latke Party

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K ^ 6 nai cLwn Congregation by Rebecca Levin BZ Celebrates Sukkot with Decorating and Dinner Under the Stars

Rabbi Goldstein shares Sukkot tradition Rabbi Goldstein and kids with students at Hebrew School. from Beit Sefer Ivri. i Mama Claire (Binder) with Norman Galen and Amelia and Eva Binder at the Sukkot Owen Allen join the kids for celebration. kiddush in the Sukkah. The BZ Sukkah wouldn 't be complete without help from Dzik family members, Michael and Rebecca.

••••*•• Hannah Berke enjoys dinner with Lily and Fern Shire. Emily Eichenthal smiles for the camera.

Orly Berke eats dinner at the Sukkot celebration with Abe and Levi Lebovitz

Jennifer Dzik and students, Arthur Eliza Lebovitz adds her personal and Murray Lebovitz, take a break touch to the BZ Sukkah. from their Sukkah decorating.

Rabbi Goldstein Shares Sukkot with St. Nicholas School Students

Days before Rabbi Goldstein's October 4 visit, St. Nicholas first and second graders decorated their school's firstsukkah . Assisted by Fern Shire (Mom to St. Nicholas student, Lily Shire) and Amy Snetman, they created fall decorations using or­ anges and cloves, pine cones, beautiful pictures and handmade paper flowers. Rabbi Goldstein led chapel, said special Sukkot prayers, and answered lots of questions. Other St. Nicholas classes have also had a chance to use the sukkah for studying, lunch time, and have enjoyed it so much, that it will be left intact as long An impromptu class picture in the Sukkah! as the weather permits.

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Walking With God - An Adult BZ Hosts Sub-Regional USY Education Opportunity Rabbi Goldstein is excited to share with the community this in-depth adult education Convention October 19-21 curriculum written by world-renown faculty on staff at the American Jewish Univer­ sity. In order to accommodate busy schedules, Rabbi Goldstein will present these classes in two six-session units. Each class will focus on Jewish texts in various fields including Torah, Talmud, Kabbalah, Philosophy, and Halacha; and participants will look at our relationship with the Holy One through each field.

First unit begins Tuesday, October 9th at 7:00 p.m. Second unit begins Tuesday, February 5th at 7:00 p.m.

All 12 sessions: $115 BZ Member, $135 non-member. 6 sessions: $75 BZ member, $85 non-member. If you are interested in joining this class, please RSVP to the BZ office at 894-8900.

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Q) & c iW& 0) BZ Education Director Pam Rushing Clayton and Janice Rhodes provided £ o and USY President Eleanor Epstein home hospitality for these USYers. P^Cj^ Wednesday 3" pv> November 14 S0 (0 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. CD

CD Shop.. .and stay for dinner with (ft the Beit Sefer Ivri family! 3-

Featuring new items from "The Source for CD Everything Jewish"... at discounted prices 3 oil Chattanooga USY members prepare to welcome more than Purchase Hanukkah gifts at the Grand 80 convention attendees! Re-Opening and receive free gift wrapping! o CO Special orders welcomed! 3 CD Amanda Boulware, qoeny '"ei^e}j-"siueujqsej^e^""qoen^ji Rhea Shulman, Becca Privett, Eleanor Epstein, Please Join Us For Family Friendly Programs! Seth Eichenthal, and Seth Balser listen attentively Shabbat Mishpacha - Noah's Ark: Friday, November 2nd at 6:00 p.m. at the Opening Convention Young Family Service and Kiddush Luncheon sponsored by Dr. Keith and Laura Lea Dressier, Saturday, November 17th at 9:45 a.m. presentation.

Junior Congregation will be held Saturday, November 10th & 17th at 10:00 a.m.

Rosh Chodesh - Bring in the new month with songs and community! Join Rabbi Goldstein as we sing out together to celebrate Rosh Chodesh, the new Hebrew month. We will gather at BZ at 12:00 noon on Tues. November 13th and Tues. December 11th! Dancing is BZ Childcare is Kid-Friendly! - Childcare programs are provided every Shabbat definitely on the during morning services. Kids can play, learn about our favorite Tanach (Bible) sto­ agenda as these ries), and enjoy crafts which are prepared by volunteers during the week. All activi­ Chattanooga ties adhere to the rules of Melichot which restrict thirty-nine categories of Shabbat USYers arrive for work. Please call the BZ office for more information about our childcare programs. the Saturday evening social! • •'——W"

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Bat Mitzvah of Karen Simon The Messiah and Me Just who is the Messiah and what is the Messianic Age? Join us this month on Join us on Friday night, November 2, Monday night, November 26 at 7:00 p.m. as we explore our Jewish texts and the First Friday of November, for a compare with Christian and Muslim ideas for answers to these challenging ques­ very special evening as Karen Simon tions. All are welcome! becomes a Bat Mitzvah. Services j begin in the Sanctuary at 6:00 p.m. and a traditional Shabbat dinner Grateful Gobbler sponsored by the Simon family will Mizpah Congregation is proud to be participating follow in Feinstein Hall. All are again this year in the Grateful Gobbler Walk, Roll, welcome to share in this wonderful and Stroll to help support the Chattanooga Homeless simchah, and we ask that you call the Coalition. ; Temple Office to make your reserva­ Join us in Coolidge Park on Thursday morn­ tions as soon as possible! ing, November 22 at 8:30 as we raise money to help the less fortunate in our community. Give thanks for your blessings by being a blessing unto others! Mizpah's Past Presidents Rabbi Lief was honored to have Mizpah's Past Presidents assemble in his office before heading upstairs to the sanctuary to hold the Torah scrolls for Kol Nidre. Celebrate simchas and other special occasions with the State of Israel $ioo Mazel Tov Bond An ideal way to commemorate the great moments in life while Seated: Herb Stoloff, Hal Schwartz, and MJ Levine. Standing: building Rabbi Lief, Howard Levine, Iris Abelson, Richard Zachary, Myron Kushner, Henry Stoloff, Mel Young, Lawrence Levine, Israel's Paul Lefkoff, and Warren Dropkin. future

Fixed annual interest rate for the life of the bond is determined one business day before College Homecoming Shabbat the beginning of the Sales Period. Matures 5 years from issue date. Interest not paid until maturity. Minimum Subscription: $100 and additional multiples of $50. Mizpah welcomes home all of our college students who will be in town on the weekend of Thanksgiving. Join us at Temple on Friday night, November 23 at This is a representative sampling of the securities offered. Issues subject to 7:30 p.m. as we hear about Jewish life at a variety of colleges and universities availability. Bonds will not earn or accrue interest after maturity. Interest rates are determined and announced prior to the applicable issue date of the bond. Bonds may from the students themselves! not be transferred, sold or pledged (except under certain limited circumstances). This is not an offering, which can be made only by prospectus. Read it carefully before investing to fully evaluate the risks associated with investing in State of Israel bonds.

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Simchat Torah at Mizpah

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. • The Torah is a Tree of Life to those who holdfast to it and all of As seen on our website, mizpahcongregation.org: its supporters are happy! Here, our whole congregation holds Recent Bat Mitzvah Jordan Kahle and recent Bar Mitzvah Tres fast to the scroll as it was unrolled around the sanctuary. Wood hold up the tallit around our consecrants, Zoe McCarley, Carolyn Potts, Jake Levine, Laura Center, and Micah Hodes as they recite the shema for our congregation. * " Gerry Sadow and Ethan Goldblatt parade around the sanctuary during our Hakafot as Donna White-Dropkin follows close behind

Consecrant Micah Hodes goes in for a closer look at Genesis as his mother, Melody Hodes, and Hannah Steinberg hold their sections of the scroll Temple Youth Group to Visit Cincinnati DECOSIMO Visit the home of Reform Judaism, learn about American Jewish history, look up your own is proud to support the ancestors, hang out with your Jewish Community Federation friends, enjoy Graeters famous ice cream and eat spaghetti with chili of Greater Chattanooga on top. We'll do it all in Cincinnati Decosimo is a full service accounting firm that serves as we restore a past Mizpah businesses, individuals, and not-for-profit organizations in tradition with our trip on Chattanooga and throughout the region. November 9-11. Don't miss out on the fun! www.decosimo.com (423) 756-7100

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rWSS^H by Judy Sachsman, Past President

A special thanks to every Hadassah member who contributed to the Southern Re­ (899-7400) and Lynne Herman, Local Associate Chair (499-0228), are also available. gion fall board meeting in Chattanooga. Rabbi Lief, assisted by Rebecca Lief, con­ Remember, for every lifecycle event, membership in Hadassah fits every ducted the Havdallah service. Susan Anderson became a new Life Member in size and occasion! celebration of this event! 1 i # n

Ralph and Susan Anderson with Toby Saunders at the Dana Waxier and Judy Sachsman greet Rabbi and Rebecca Southern Region fall board meeting. Lief at the Southern Region fall board meeting. A central component of the board meeting was discussion of the new Sa­ rah Wetsman Davidson Tower at Hadassah Medical Center, revolutionizing inpa­ tient care in today's high-tech medical environment. As always, Hadassah and Hadassah Medical Center are on the cutting edge of medicine in the Western world! Amy Snetman and Fern Shire have volunteered to chair the April 2008 Donor event. Please call Amy (892-0036) if you are interested in attending a plan­ ning meeting on Tuesday, October 28. More programs scheduled for this new year of 5768 include Bingo, a health program, and other events which combine learning, good friends,an d updates about medical research. Annual members, take note of a special savings: With the first renewal notice, each member will be offered discounted dues of $30 instead of $36 if she renews within 30 days. The member can renew for $60 for two years or opt to renew for three years and send a $90 payment. Members who are really thrifty will become Life Members! Millie Lander, Southern Region Membership Chair (698-1613), can answer any questions. Toby Saunders, Local Membership Chair Rabbi Joshua and Rebecca Lief lead Havdallah.

Henrietta Szold Inducted Into National Women's Hall of Fame Hadassah founder posthumously honored in Seneca Falls, home of women's rights movement

Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold was inducted into the National Women's Hall In 1912, following a life- of Fame (NWHF), on October 7 in Seneca Falls, N.Y. Accepting this posthumous changing trip to pre-state Israel honor on her behalf was Nancy K. Falchuk, National President of Hadassah, which where she saw dire poverty and Szold founded in 1912. In the audience were Henrietta Szold's three great nieces, intractable disease, she founded her only living direct descendents. Hadassah, the Women's Zionist In her acceptance remarks, Falchuk stated that Szold richly deserves to be Organization of America. From honored by the National Women's Hall of Fame. "She dedicated her life to fighting the start, the organization served ignorance, injustice, anti-Semitism and disease. She never stopped fighting the fears a dual purpose - as a path to self- and hatreds that divide people and nations. [She followed] pursuits that would and community-empowerment for transform people's lives for the better and help repair the world." American Jewish women and as Henrietta Szold, 1860-1945, was an educator, social pioneer, editor and a provider of medical and social visionary figurei n modem American and Jewish history. Bom in Baltimore, Md., at services to the people of Israel. A Henrietta Szold the outbreak of the Civil War, she was the oldest of eight daughters whose parents fervent Zionist, Szold moved to had only recently arrived in the U.S. from Hungary. Growing up in an immigrant Israel in the mid 1930s and be­ community, she fast learned that education was empowerment and in 1889 opened came the first director of Youth Aliyah, the operation that brought thousands of a night school to teach new Americans English and civics. By the time the program children from Europe to Israel on the eve of World War II. was taken over by the City of Baltimore in 1898, it had more than 5,000 Jewish and Though her achievements were numerous and varied, perhaps her great­ non-Jewish graduates. With this project, Henrietta Szold not only established the est legacy is Hadassah, which today numbers 300,000 women with members in concept of night school in America, but she created a model for immigrant absorp­ every Congressional district in the U.S. Now in its 96th year, it has changed the way tion in the U.S. A trailblazer, she soon went on to become the first full-time (and American Jewish women view themselves and their world, and has contributed first female) secretary of the Jewish Publications Society. greatly to building the medical and social infrastructure of Israel.

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NOVEMBER 2007 CHESHVAN/KISLEV 5768

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 Shabbat Mishpachah 6:00pm, BZ

Karen Simon Bat Mitzvah 6:00pm, MIZP Intro to Judaism 7:00pm, MIZP Candlelighting 6:28 Havdallah 7:24 4 RS 5 6 Great Decisions: 7 Book Group/ 9 10 U.S. and the Current Events Chattanooga 9:30am, MIZP Middle East Chew Chew Middle East 10:00am/Noon, MIZP Jr. Congregation Poetry Exhibit (Middle Eastern General Assembly Middle Eastern (runs through 3:00pm and 6:00pm Mideast Dance 10:00am, BZ Celebration for Dinner, 5:00pm Lunch), 11:30am Begins in Nashville December 14) JCC 10:30am, JCC Women (all ages) JCC Shofar Deadline at sundown General Assembly Noon, JCC Golden Agers CRC Meeting begins at Sundown, 11:30am, JCC Intro to Judaism Creative Service Geneaology 5:30pm, JCC in Nashville Nature Trail Workshop Geneaology 7:00pm, MIZP 7:30pm, MIZP Workday 7:00pm, JCC Walking with God Workshop Card Night Noon-5:00pm,JCC 6:30pm, BZ 3:00pm, JCC 6:00pm, JCC Candlelighting 5:22 Havdallah 6:18 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 RS Mideast Dance 9:30am, MIZP 10:30am, JCC Young Family Kiddush Luncheon Golden Agers/ Coffee Tasting 9:45am, BZ Generai l Assembly; Federati on office Aleph Bet Program 2:00pm, JCC »pen limited hours on 11:30am, JCC Tot Shabbat iy 6:30pm, MIZP Jr. Congregation 10:00am, BZ Current Events Walking with God Noon, MIZP Intro to Judaism 6:30pm, BZ 7:00pm, MIZP Candlelighting 5:17 Havdallah 6:14

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 RS (Turkey Mideast Dance Train) 10:30am, JCC 9:30am, MIZP Thanksgiving Jew Crew Chai Steppers Current Events (Federation College 12:15pm, Food Bank Noon, JCC Noon, MIZP office closed) Homecoming Shabbat Nature Trail Pie Order Pickup 7:30pm, MIZP Workday CBS Bd Mtg 10:00am-3:30pm Noon-5:00pm, JCC 7:45pm JCC Candlelighting 5:13 Havdallah 6:11 25 26 27 28 Mideast Dance 29 30 December 1 NoRS 10:30am, JCC Golden Agers Foodie Movie: Promises 11:30am, JCC 3:00pm and 6:00pm Current Events Art Talk Community Noon, MIZP Dinner, 5:00pm JCC Nature Trail 6:00pm, Ignis Glass Workday Board Meeting Noon-5:00pm, JCC 5:30pm, MIZP Candlelighting 5:11 Havdallah 6:10

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