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RABBI Bennett F. Miller ASSISTANT RABBI Rebeoca L Dubowe .~~ CANTOR Gershon Silins ADMINISTRATOR Gail R. Kroop RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTOR AN5He:~~" Susan Kushner ~BULLETIN MEMORIAL TEMPLE PRESIDENT Founded 1859 Kemeth A. Gordon 222 Livingston Avenue· New Brunswick, NJ 08901 • (908)545-6484· (908)545-3775 TOO· (908)745-7448 FAX 17 CHESHVAN - 16 KISLEV 5754 - 1993 NOVEMBER 1 - 30 BETWEEN US ••. WORSHIP SERVICES In just a few days a group of us from the Temple will leave for San Francisco to participate in the Union FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 8:00 P.M. of American Hebrew Congregations CHAYE SARAH - Gen. 23:1 - 25:18 Rabbi Miller will speak: Biennial Convention. Representa "UPDATE ON THE UAHC" tives from over 800 Reform Congre Babysmlng Is ayallabl. during "rylces - see Insld•. gations will gather to learn, study, Candle Blessing: Georgi Davis and Hillary Erdberg discuss, share and explore the mean SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 11:00 A.M. ing of being Reform in the 1990's and B'N'AI MITZVAH OF BENJAMIN DAVIS and EVAN ERDBERG the future of liberal Judaism in America. It is an exciting and vibrant FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 8:00 P.M. convention. Here we study with the TOLEDOT - G.n. 25:19 - 28:9 scholars of our movement and semi FOLK CELEBRATION FOR SHABBAT nary. We share ideas about syna Candle Blessing: Sandra Mitzner and Dian. Turkln gogue activities with representatives SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 11 :00 A.M. from allover North America, and we B'NAI OF BENJAMIN MITZNER and ASA TURKIN celebrate being Jews. I will tell you this - there is no other comparable FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 8:00 P.M. feeling of Jewish pride than when VA YETZE - G.n. 28:10 -32:3 you sit in worship services with four Rabbi Dubowe will speak: thousand other Jews who share your "CAN WE CHOOSE THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH?" ideals and sense of purpose. Babysmlng Is avallabl. during serylces - see Insld•. I wish that every member of Candle Blessing: Carol Epst.ln and Kar.n MIII.r our congregation would attend at least SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 11 :00 A.M. one of these conventions. How very B'NOT MITZVAH OF EILEEN EPSTEIN and GERRI MILLER proud and thrilled you would be. I am so pleased that our delegation grows FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 8:00 P.M. each time that such a convention is VAYISHLACH - Gen. 32:4 - 36:43 held. What we learn is that Anshe COLLEGE HOMECOMING SHABBAT Emeth is making its mark in our Candl. BI.sslng: Sh.lly Dubin movement, is a leading participant in SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27 11 :00 A.M. determining the direction of Reform BAT MITZVAH OF STACIE DUBIN Judaism, and can stand tall as one of the flagship congregations in North America. We will tell you all about the convention at services on Friday, November 5. Please do plan on join ing us to hear the report. p~~;;tL WORSHIP SERVICES - NOVEMBER 1993 OFFICER'S MESSAGE FRIDAY, November 5 - Update on the UAHC. At a recent dinner party the conversation centered Rabbi Miller will report on the Biennial Convention of on a feeling that our society was hanging by a thread, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations that was with not a great deal of comfort that the thread isn't held in San Francisco at the end of October. Nearly 4,000 close to breaking. For some members of society the delegates representing over 800 Refonn congregations thread is very personal, with no more separating them from disaster than the loss of the next weeks paycheck gathered to discuss the challenges and issues before the or a stay in a hospital. For others, the thread is more of Refonn Movement in the 90's. Our Temple had a a feeling of isolation from community and family. delegation of officers and trustees attending and repre My own personal thread, connecting me to my senting us in the deliberations. family and my community, has been strengthened by FRIDAY, November 12 - Join with your families in a my involvement with our temple and Judaism. Do you wonderful celebration of Shabbat. This is a marvelous merely drop your children off at religious school and way for young families with children to become familiar never go into the building? Is your attendance at temple with the Shabbat experience. limited to the High Holidays? Are your friends self FRIDAY, November 19 - Can We Choose the Hour indulgent, selfish people to whom the tenn Tzedakah is of Our Death? more foreign than the foreign tenns on a restaurant What does Jewish tradition say about voluntary active menu? Imagine what a few hours spent with your euthanasia-assisted suicides? Under what circumstances, children working on a Tzedakah project or a caring if any, can one be allowed to either terminate their life or community project would do to define you and your request assistance in doing so? How much do we or can values to them. Imagine the message when you tell your children that you won't be sitting in front of the televi we or should we control? Is not all life a gift from God sion set tonight because you are attending a social action and ultimately God's decision as to it's end? Rabbi meeting or an adult education class at the temple. What Dubowe will present an overview of how Reform Juda an opportunity to teach your children the role that social ism has attempted to deal with these'-difficult issues that action has played in refonn Judaism. are currently being debated in legislative circles. I discovered, as many of those with whom I have FRIDAY, November 26 - We welcome home our col worked at Anshe Emeth, that as I began to reconnect lege students. We hope that our college students and with my Jewish self, I sensed the thread connecting me their families will join us in a celebration of Shabbat. to my community and family strengthen. There are This is a wonderful opportunity for them to listen and to countless ways in which your Judaism and connection speak about Jewish life on the college campus. with Anshe Emeth can begin to alleviate your feelings of isolation and frustration. Acting less selfishly brings BABYSITfING AVAILABLE! us less selfish friends; caring about our community During November, babysitting will be provided during brings us more caring friends; living a more Jewishly Shabbat Services on November 5 and 19. PletJSe call either centered life will make your famil y more central. In the Ann Thayer-Cohen at 819-0580 or Sara at 297-3864 to let coming year I urge you to use the resources of Anshe them know you will be bringing your children so that we Emeth, its people and it's programs to begin traveling a can be sure to have enough sitters. wonderful and fulfilling journey. Lee Livingston SECOND YEAR OF SHARING: Vice-President PRE-THANKSGIVING WORSHIP On Tuesday, November 23 at7:30p.m. attheUnited ADUL T EDUCATION UPDATE Methodist Church (on the comer of Livingston and Don't forget to mark your calendars for Sunday, December 5 from George Streets), we will continue our Year of Sharing 9:45 a.m. to 12:15p.m. for "Family Health Care-ImpactofNew program with services for Thanksgiving along with Legislation" , a roundtable discussion. Cantor Silins's Hebrew classes have been changed as follows: members of United Methodist Church and the Emanuel Beginning Hebrew Tuesdays at 11:30 am. Lutheran Church. The evening will include worship, Prayerbook Hebrew Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. music of our choirs, and refreshments. Intermediate Hebrew Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. There is no Beginning Hebrew on Monday evenings. USHERING SCHEDULE - OCTOBER 1993 Fri., Nov. 5 Sanctuary - Barbara & Malcolm Busch - liene & David Pincus The KEEPERS OF JEWISH EXCELLENCE series Lobby Delavan St. - Jodi & Jeff Woller presents Sat., Nov. 6 Sanctuary - Diane Turkin CALVIN TRILLIN Fri., Nov.12 Sanctuary - Joy & Louis Goldstein Lobby - Sindee & Abraham Sussman Monday Evening 8:00 p.m. Delavan St. - Sheila & Anthony Zackin November 1, 1993 Sat., Nov. 13 Sanctuary - Carol & Mark Epstein Karen & Ira Miller FROM KANSAS CITY TO "THE NEW YORKER II Fri., Nov. 19 Sanctuary - Sydney & Charles Brandwein • A JEWISH ODYSSEY· Lobby - Bonnie & Joseph Wohl Calvin Trillin, author of the weekly column, "Uncivil Liber Delavan St. - Nancy Lasher / Mark Donaghy ties," has been acclaimed in the fields of writing that are remarkably Sat., Nov. 20 Sanctuary - Shelly & Brian Dubin diverse. Fri., Nov. 26 Sanctuary - Phyllis & Michael Zieky As a writer who has published in The New Yorker for more Lobby - Stephanie Eberle/ than 25 years, he has been called perhaps the fmest reporter in Anamia Constantinescu America. His antic commentary on the American scene and his Delavan St. - Dina & Jeffrey Berger books chronicling his adventures as a "happy eater" have earned him Sat., Nov . 27 Sanctuary - Dianne Lior renown as a "classic American humorist." Born and raised in Please try to obtain a substitute if you are unable to usher when Kansas City, Missouri, he graduated from Yale in 1957 and after scheduled, and call Fred Greenstein at 249-6456 or Harvey Stone at serving in the Army joined Time magazine. From 1967 to 1982 he 613-0830. (When Fred or Harvey are not avallable, call the Temple produced a highly praised series of articles for The New Yorker omce at 545-6484.) called "U.S. Journal" 3000-word pieces every three weeks from somewhere in the United States. From 1978 through 1985, Trillin was a columnist for The Nation, and since 1986 the column has been ANSHE EMETH ARTISANS ALERT syndicated to newspapers.