Some Reform Jewish History On a visit to the Yeshiva University Museum of Jewish History, the following information was observed. This information is a compila- tion of informational posters in the museum.

David Einhorn (1809-1879), a native of Bavaria, was an early champion of . Denied a rabbinical position in Europe on account of his radical views, Einhorn immigrated to America in 1855 and became of the Har Sinai Congregation in . Einhorn’s passionate denunciation of slavery endangered his safety in Baltimore and prompted him to settle in Philadelphia in 1861, where he became rabbi of Congregation Keneseth Israel, Philadelphia. Five years lat- er he moved to New York as rabbi of Congregation Adath Israel, later known as Temple Beth El. B’er Isaac Meyer Wise (1819-1900) emigrated to the US from Bohe- mia in 1846 for lack of professional opportunities and settled in Albany, Chayim NY, where he became rabbi of Congregation Beth El. He introduced far-reaching liturgical reforms, which included playing choral music in the services and allowing men and women to sit together. When his Bulletin reforms met with disapproval, Wise formed a new congregation, Anshe Emet. IN 1854 Wise took over the rabbinical leadership of Congrega- tion B’nai Jeshurun in Cincinnati and began to publish a weekly, “The American Israelite”. After the Civil War, Wise renewed his campaign to unite con- 107 Union Street gregations, which was partly fulfilled when, in 1834, thirty-four Reform Cumberland, Md. 21502 congregations convened in Cincinnati to establish the Union of Amer- 301-722-5688 ican Hebrew Congregations. Hebrew Union College, the first Jewish www.berchayim.org rabbinical seminary in America, was established in 1875. If you remember your B’er Chayim history, Rabbi Wise was invit- ed to attend the dedication of our building in 1867. November 2015 Cheshvan - Kislev 5776 And, very appropos of comments being made around the country in this age, George Washington, in a letter to the Newport in Rhode Island on August 18, 1790, wrote the following:

“May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the goodwill of the other inhabitants - while everyone shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid.”

From the Rabbi This year the Community Thanksgiving Service sponsored by the Greater Cumberland Area Ministerial Association will be held at the Central Assembly of God on Bedford Road on November 24 at 7:00 pm. B’er Chayim has always had a strong presence at these events. I had the distinct pleasure of coordinating the services as president of the Ministerial Association for the past several years. I fought hard to make sure the words spoken were as broad based and comfortable for the widest range of religious expressions here in Cumberland. It is my fervent hope that this practice will continue. Given all the Thanksgiving conflicts at the end of the month, the Adult Education regulars and I will set a date for the November session in a week or so. Rabbi Stephen L. Sniderman

DONATIONS President’s Corner Yahrzeits With the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Donor In memory of biennial approaching (the gathering is being held in Orlando November 4-8), I was inspired Stuart Goldfine Robert Goldfine to check out the URJ website to see what topics Fred Schindler William B Schindler were on tap for the upcoming meeting. There I Sondra Schindler read about the three priorities—Strong Congre- Ronnie Schindler gations, Tikkun Olam, and Audacious Hospitali- Judi Lazarus-Hagg Bertram Lazarus ty—the URJ has laid out for the next five years. Aaron & Adam While all three have value, the one that immedi- Dr. Paul Snow Amy Meltzer Snow ately spoke to me in terms of our own congrega- Sandra Shapiro Philluamana Dipilato tion is that of audacious hospitality. At the 2013 Ferne Jaffe Robert Kaplan biennial, URJ President Rick Jacobs introduced Marlene & Lester Sallerson the idea of audacious hospitality by referring to Seymour Sallerson the story found in Genesis of Abraham and Sar- Polly Jo Hightower Charles M. Alpert ah, who on a hot day in the desert run after three Mary Glenn Earl Glenn wandering strangers to insist that they come Debbie Lang William Learish inside for food and rest. Rabbi Jacobs noted in his remarks that Abraham and Sarah do not Mazel Tov wait for the three travelers to knock on their door asking for help. Instead, they go out to meet the To Spencer Sniderman on his Bar Mitzvah strangers where they are. That is a message that and to his parents, Rabbi and Corinne bears repeating and a way of being that is all too Sniderman easy to fall short of. As members of B’er Chayim we should all feel called to the mission of auda- cious hospitality. More than just a friendly hello President’s Corner (cont.) to those who come to Friday night services, this May all of us at B’er Chayim not only welcome kind of open, welcoming spirit requires an active, those who show up at our door, may we—like genuine, and ongoing effort to invite others to be- Abraham and Sarah—go out into our Jewish come an integral part of our community. It means community, meet those who are unaffiliated or opening our doors, our hearts, and our minds to less involved than they might be, and invite them new people and new ideas. in. (Cont. previous column) Deb Litman November 2015

Sunday, November 1 10:30 am Religious School

Monday, November 2 7:00 pm Adult Hebrew

Friday, November 6 7:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service Oneg - Griffith/Schwartz Family

Sunday, November 8 10:30 am Religious School

Monday, November 9 7:00 pm Adult Hebrew

Wednesday, November 11 6:30 pm Mahjong

Friday, November 13 7:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service Oneg - Brock Family

Saturday, November 14 10:00 am Torah Study

Sunday, November 15 10:30 am Religious Scool

Monday, November 16 7:00 pm Board Meeting

Friday, November 20 7:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service Community Oneg

Sunday, November 22 10:30 am Religious School

Monday, November 23 7:00 pm Adult Hebrew

Tuesday, November 24 7:00 pm Community Thanksgiving Service CENTRAL ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Friday, November 27 7:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service Oneg - Clarke Family

Saturday. November 28 10:00 am Torah Study

Sunday, November 29 Religious School Vacation Monday, November 30 Adult Hebrew Vacation

Gathering info for Temple History If you or a member of your family had a life cycle event at Temple B’er Chayim, Temple Beth El or Beth Jacob Synagogue please send them to Doug Schwab at [email protected], or 835 MacDonald Terrace, Cumberland, MD. 21502. He is in the process of trying to compile a book on the history of the Cumberland Md. area Jewish Community. If you have any information or pictures of the Temple or sanctuary during one of these life cycle events, please contact Doug. 2015-2016 Oneg Schedule

November 2015 May 2016 6 Griffith-Schwartz Family 6 Clarke Family 13 Brock Family 13 Hurwitz-Schwab Family 20 COMMUNITY ONEG (Manasse) 20 COMMUNITY ONEG (Dubins) 27 Clarke Family 27 Bernice Friedland & Beshie Mandell

December 2015 June 2016 4 Brieloff Family 3 Brieloff Bar Mitzvah 11 HANUKKAH POTLUCK – COMMUNITY 10 Hohing Family ONEG (Board of Directors) 17 COMMUNITY ONEG (Smith-Drelich) 18 Sallerson Family 24 Litman Bar Mitzvah 25 Griffith-Schwartz Family July 2016 January 2016 1 Feinstein Family 1 New Year’s Day – No Shabbat Services 8 Lang Family 8 Aiden Dickson 15 COMMUNITY ONEG (Bernice/Beshie) 15 COMMUNITY ONEG (Brock) 22 Margie Hartman 22 Hurwitz-Schwab Family 29 Schaaf Family 29 Michael Manto August 2016 February 2016 5 Andrews Family 5 Valeria Arch & Leslie Leibowitz 12 Lang Family 12 Redding/Wollett Family 19 COMMUNITY ONEG (Manto) 19 COMMUNITY ONEG (Griffith) 26 Manasse Family 26 Litman Family September 2016 March 2016 2 Litman Family 4 Smith-Drelich Family 9 Griffith-Schwartz Family 11 Dubins Family 16 COMMUNITY ONEG (Clarke) 18 COMMUNITY ONEG (Lang) 23 Brock Family 25 PURIM HAMENTASCHEN ONEG (Litman) 30 Smith-Drelich Family

April 2016 October 2016 1 Sallerson Family 7 COMMUNITY ONEG (Hurwitz-Schwab) 8 Dezen/Bauer 14 Schaaf Family 15 COMMUNITY ONEG (Schaaf) 21 COMMUNITY ONEG (Sallerson) 22 Erev Passover – No Shabbat Service 28 Shapiro Family 29 Elena Manasse

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AS HOSTS AND HOSTESSES FOR OUR COMMUNAL ONEG RECEPTIONS.

Please note that when a date identifies a community oneg and a person’s name – that indi- cates everyone attending services on that evening should bring something for the oneg and the per- son highlighted will bring a challah, a beverage and will set up/clean up. Paper supplies for all onegs are supplied by B’er Chayim, as are tablecloths and serving dishes. ...We Remember

Yahrzeits for week ending Yahrzeits for week ending November 7, 2015/25 Cheshvan November 28, 2015/16 Kislev 5776 5776 Diane Mirkin Bush Ann Spear Helene Manasse Milton Bernstein Dove Ber Klionsky Earl Glenn Hilda Irvin Rebecca J. Dantzic Fannie Wolf Branetta Hirsch Bertha L. Mendelsohn Bernard B. Lipson Hattie August Sy B. Pariser Norman Brock Sondra Schindler David Shear Jacob Goldenberg Morton Pallik Yahrzeits for week ending Rachel R. Kline December 5, 2015/23 Kislev 5776 Sophia Rosenbaum Schwartz Selma Berger Hannah Friedberg Platt Yahrzeits for week ending Barbara (Siegel) Schrier November 14, 2015/2 Kislev 5776 Milton J. Feldstein Carrie W. Bergman Harold Goodman Morris Mendelsohn Harry Stein Isaak Serebryanaya Israel Beerman Sam Beerman Frank Harry Feld Martha R. Lazarus Berrill Friedland Yoseph Lichtenstein Alene Marks Bessie G. Lyons Philip G. Miller Anna Jaffe Mirkin Ethel Mortkovitch Marion Beerman Ruvin Valdman Golda Gordon Ida Greenbaum Robert C. Hohing Ernest Luddeke William Luddeke The only truly dead are those who have been forgotten Yahrzeits for week ending November 21, 2015/9 Kislev 5776 Rebecca Parish Ron Schindler Ike Olin Hyman Gerson Sally Pallik Ricka Rosenbaum Millie Gottlieb Steinberger Lillian B. Holstein Dr. William Snow Directory: Whom To Call Ways In Which You Can Help B’er Chayim Rabbi Stephen Sniderman B’er Chayim Temple Home 107 Union Street 401 LeFevre Road Endowment Fund 301-722-5688 301-759-4454 Western Wall Memorial outside of sanctuary [email protected] Contact Treasurer Gayle Griffith for more information. President Deb Litman 301-729-2784 [email protected] Yahrzeit Plaques First Vice President Lee Schwartz Cost of plaque - $250 301-722-2284 (w) Preparation of plaque - about 1 month Second VP Doug Schwab Contact Gayle Griffith for more information 240-580-0403 [email protected] Corresponding Marilyn Brock Tree of Life/Memory Leaves Secretary 301-729-8257 Cost of leaf - $40, which includes engraving [email protected] preparation of leaf - about 2 weeks Recording Secretary Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab Contact Gayle Griffith for more information 301-759-9385 [email protected] Building Fund Financial Secretary Debbie Lang Contributions of any amount may be made and (Dues) 301-729-2042 may be given for general building use, or a spe- [email protected] Treasurer Gayle Griffith cific building project (subject to Board approval). 301-777-8598 (h) Contact Debbie Lang for more information 301-722-8345 (w) [email protected] Jane & Leonard Schwab Membership Bruce Dubins [email protected] Jewish Life Fund Plaques/Tree of Life Gayle Griffith This fund will be used to enhance Jewish life in 301-777-8598 (h) the B’er Chayim community. Please make checks 301-722-8345 (w) payable to the “Jane & Leonard Schwab Jewish [email protected] Life Fund” and send them to B’er Chayim. Religious School Deb Litman 301-729-2784 [email protected] Hadassah Bulletin Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab Cards and certificates for all occasions 301-759-9385 Contact Beshie Mandell for more information [email protected] Cemetery Larry Brock Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund 301-729-8257 This is a fund solely under the discretion of the [email protected] Rabbi. Contributions can be made to this fund Hadassah Beshie Mandell 301-729-2773 by making arrangements directly with the Rabbi. Grocery Scrip Elena Manasse The amount contributed is not disclosed to the 301-729-8308 membership, nor is the use for these funds. [email protected]

Board Trustees Shelly Smith Bruce Dubins Elena Manasse Marlene Sallerson Gregg Schaaf