Temple Sholom T he in Broomall SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 ELUL/TISHRI/HESHVAN 5776/5777 Temple Tiding s

HIGH HOLY DAYS 5777

S’lichot, Saturday September 24

Erev Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, October 2

Kol Nidre, Tuesday, October 11

Sukkot, Sunday, October 16

WHAT’S INSIDE 2 Rabbi’s Message 20 80’s Party! Tanakh Class 21 Preschool Registration Info 3 Notes from the Cantor 22 Rimon & Noar Board Message 23 Rimon Welcome Back Brunch 4 Director’s Corner Summer Tzedakah Community Coordinator Noar Pizza Party 5 High Holy Day Volunteer 24 Mitzvah Meals Opportunities Oneg Sponsors CELEBRATE SIMCHAT TORAH Sanctuary Minhag 25 September B’nei Mitzvah 6 Celebrating the High Holy Days 26 October B’nei Mitzvah & RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 7 Welcome New Members 27 October B’nei Mitzvah cont. CONSECRATION Mazel Tov! Havdalah in the Home 8 S’lichot 28 Jr. ToaSTY Kick Off Event 9 Sukkot & Simchat Torah 29 Jr. ToaSTY & ToaSTY 10 Sisterhood News 30 Interfaith Shabbat Sunday, October 23 6 PM 11 Sisterhood Welcome Dinner 31 Interfaith Sukkot Celebration 12 Inclusion & Special Needs 32 Intro to Judaism Update Trip to Israel Featuring the Hilltoppers 33 Bark Mitzvah 13 Hilltoppers Program: Dr. Kerbel 34 Temple Board music of the: 14 Conversations with Men DMAX Foundation Sisterhood Book Club 35 Tzedakah Discussion Group Recent Deaths Ken Ulansey 15 Shana Tova Cards 36 September Yahrzeits News from the Library 37 October Yahrzeits Quartet Sisterhood Gifts 38 Temple Funds 16 Happiness & Memorial Cards On-going Collections JNF Trees & Water for Israel 39 Donation Form For the entire Holy Day 17 Women’s Spirituality 43 High Holy Day Schedule Schedule, turn to page 43 18 Preschool News 44 September Calendar 19 Infant Center 45 October Calendar

1 F ROM THE DESK OF RABBI PETER RIGLER Friends, We do not need to wait Another summer has gone by and I until the High Holy hope it was filled with good things Days to expose our- for all of us! As the days begin to get selves to this kind of shorter, the students head back to experience – nor school and shore traffic dissipates, should we. There are we again realize that this time of endless opportunities year is filled with great potential. Our kids have the to be deeply affected at ability to wipe the slate clean in school and start all our core, but the tradi- over again and we have that same chance! I hope that tions, the sounds, even you will use this time to reconnect with your syna- the name of our holy gogue family and find meaningful programs, services days, have already and activities that will inspire and enrich your life. (Yamim Nora’im) – The Days of Awe. If As this Tidings hits your mailbox, we are ascending you think about the through the month of Elul and this no ordinary month. most awe inspiring If I had to choose one word to describe Elul it might moment of your life, 5776 Family Service. Wonder what be, “Preparation.” As we leave this month, we mark you’d admit that you they’ve got planned for this year! the Rosh Hashanah, the head of the year — a time for were never quite the which to prepare ourselves. We know how to prepare same. for a trip or to prepare for the first day of school. We have instructions from the surgeon to prepare for a L’Shalom and L’shana Tova medical procedure but what does it mean to prepare ourselves for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? What ~ Rabbi Rigler is supposed to happen on those most sacred of days? [email protected] Think of it like an interview for a job you really want. Before the interview, you’d spend time anticipating the types of questions you’re likely to be asked. You’d consider your answers and you’d try to put yourself in the interviewer’s seat to see what you look like from her/his point of view. Do the same during these next several weeks in anticipation of Rosh Hashanah.

A disciple asked her Rabbi about a verse of Torah. “The V’ahavta reads: – asher Anochi mitzavcha hayom al l’vavecha – Place these words, upon your heart. Why does Torah tell us to “set them (al l’vavecha) upon your heart?” Why does it not tell us to place these holy words (bilvavecha) in our hearts? The Rabbi answered, “It is because, as we are, our hearts are closed, and we cannot place holy words in- side them. So we place them upon – on top – of our Temple Sholom’s hearts. And there they stay until one day, our hearts Legacy Program break open, and the words fall in.”

This year, allow me to suggest a goal: Open your heart to the possibility that you will hear something and that TANAKH STUDY WITH you’ll respond. When you walk out of services, com- RABBI RIGLER mit to being affected. Deeply read and consider the words of a prayer that speaks to your heart. With more Most Wednesdays than your ears, listen and allow the words and music at 10:30 am at the Temple to challenge you.

2 NOTES FROM CANTOR JAMIE MARX If we only breathe in, or if we only sometimes our lives feel very much in our control breathe out, we can’t survive. “Life is and sometimes ... well, they don’t. but a breath,” the sages teach us, not in its insubstantiality but in being a If any one day could be said to encompass the totality swing of the pendulum, two halves of of a year’s experience, it would be Yom Kippur. We a coin spinning in the air, paired are reminded of the highs and the lows, the rueful opposites that form a complete whole. failures and the grace of good fortune, the birthdays We must breathe in and breathe out. we celebrated and the losses we mourned, the easy In life, we will sometimes create and rest of a day and the heart-pounding struggle of a sometimes destroy, sometimes have cause to grieve difficult few minutes. We take those twenty-four and sometimes have a reason to celebrate. It’s a hours to remind ourselves not only of what we did delicate balance, always moving back and forth, wrong, but the reason why it matters that we do never quite predictable, like the Olympians on the better. The world beyond us is a mystery -- but the beam moving now with careful steps and now with here-and-now of life, the sheer difficulty of being boundless energy. alive, is something that all humanity shares. We can choose to make it better for ourselves alone, but the Yom Kippur brings that back-and-forth to the world is poorer for that choice. Our lives are made forefront of our thoughts. We spend the day in more difficult too with that choice too. We shouldn’t reflection, thinking on the ways in which we failed to promise that we will be good all the time -- no one do our best in the year that passed. We take the time can make that claim -- but we can strive to swing that to consider how we might do better in the year ahead. pendulum ever closer towards perfection. We acknowledge that it’s on us to improve -- it’s our responsibility to change. But we also call on God to And through all of the ups and downs, we will make the world better, to save us from ourselves. We continue to breathe in and breathe out. ask God to write us in the Book of Life for the year to come, even though we are imperfect souls who ~ Cantor Jamie Marx have sinned. Our liturgy speaks to both ideas: that [email protected] we’re in control and that God is in control, because

FROM THE TEMPLE BOARD: SECURITY TASK FORCE UPDATE As I write this, in the heat of summer, September have helped us to install some useful is rapidly approaching with its shorter days, cooler improvements and we are thrilled with the results. breezes (I hope), back to school and Temple activities. As fall approaches, along with the If you are interested in joining our committee or holidays (coming this October), my thoughts turn would like to chat about safety and security, please to safety at the Temple. I am sad that our world contact me or Executive Directory, Abbey Krain. today makes it necessary to think about this topic, but I am glad that we have a committee to address A special thank you to those who have been an active the issue. member of the committee: Abbey Krain and committee members: Steve Granoff, Dan Haas, Nancy Temple Sholom’s Security Task Force meets Hays, Cindy Meyer, Jim Meyer, Carl Miller, Hallie regularly to discuss how we can maintain an O'Shea and Mitch Wolfson. adequate level of safety at the Temple while continuing to be the warm, vibrant and inclusive On behalf of the Temple Board of Trustees, have a community we have always been. Over the past healthy and happy fall and Happy New Year. few years we have worked hard to beef up security. In addition to implementing our Fob system, we ~ Margaret Husick, have written and been awarded a grant from Executive Board Member at Large Homeland Security. The monies from that grant

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BRINGING OUR DIRECTOR’S CORNER COMMUNITY TOGETHER Friends, Wow! I cannot believe that summer is As the New Year approaches, I thank coming to a close and the New Year is each and every one of you for making beginning. I hope you had a wonderful this past year an enriching, fulfilling summer filled with all good things. and enjoyable year for our Temple. I Summer being over means back to look forward to all that comes to us in school, back to a more structured this New Year, and am thankful that routine, and back to cooler weather we are a community that is really here (which I could not be happier about)! for each other for the good, the challenging and The summer at Temple Sholom has everything in between. been booming. We have been getting ready for the High Holy Days which kick off with S’lichot on Please know that I am always available to speak September 24 (see page 8 for more information). We with you in person, via phone and/or email. have been planning for what will be a very exciting Whether you have a question, a comment, an idea, or year! September 15 starts our Introduction to just want to come in and chat, I look forward to Judaism Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Beth Janus. listening and responding to you. Together, we strive Page 32 has all the details. Don’t miss the annual to make Temple Sholom the best community we can Bark Mitzvah on October 30 where your pet finally be. Each year we learn, change and grow. becomes a Jewish Adult! See page 33 for the particulars. I am excited to see everyone back at I am fortunate to be a part of this Temple Temple Sholom. Please stop by and say hello next community, and look forward to the coming year time you are here. If you have any questions about with all of you. these events or any others, please do not hesitate to reach out! B'shalom and L’shana Tova, ~ B’shalom, Marissa Kuperschmidt ~ Abbey Krain [email protected] [email protected]

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DO A MITZVAH! HIGH HOLY DAY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

High Holy Day Gardening High Holy Day Ushers

Join us on Thursday, September 22 at 11:00 am Do you enjoy meeting and greeting people? We will work together to further beautify our Would you like to help welcome your fellow grounds in anticipation of the High Holy Days. congregants during the High Holy Days? If so, you may really enjoy ushering. We are also Together, we will plant our festive mums. looking for High Holy Day parking lot ushers and We will also do some light gardening in volunteers to direct traffic, as well as people to preparation for planting on Sunday, September 18 help us inside the building. from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Please click here to learn more and sign up: Please RSVP to: [email protected] http://www.signupgenius.com/ High Holy Day Chair and Machzor/Prayer go/60b0948a4ae2aa31-high1 Book Set Up and Breakdown: Sukkah Building/Decorating and Take If you like to organize, and don't mind a little Down: heavy lifting, we welcome you to help us set up the chairs and set out the machzors (prayer books) We would enjoy your help as we build our Sukkah for Rosh Hashanah on Saturday, October 1 at 2:00 with our Brotherhood on Sunday, October 16 at p.m and breakdown on Tuesday, October 4 9:00 a.m. and take it down on Sunday, October 30 starting at 9:00 a.m. at 9:00 a.m.

Help will once again be needed to setup for Yom Kippur on Sunday, October 9 at 2:00 p.m. and breakdown on Thursday, October 13 starting at 9:00 a.m.

Please RSVP to: [email protected]

SANCTUARY MINHAG (CUSTOMS) AT TEMPLE SHOLOM

At Temple Sholom, we observe the following customs (minhag) regarding entering the sanctuary during services: People are not permitted to enter the It is recommended that children under 12 sanctuary when: years of age attend Family Services which o the congregation is standing are held for those families with children o the ark is open o the Rabbi is speaking younger than 12 years old and who wish to o the choir is standing up and singing come as a family. We ask that parents be o or at times that would be disrespectful – at the discretion of responsible for the behavior of their the sanctuary usher. children.

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CELEBRATING THE HIGH HOLY DAYS AT TEMPLE SHOLOM Dear Temple Members: guest ticket may be purchased for them. Children who are 24 years or younger may attend services as Erev Rosh Hashanah begins on Sunday, October 2. part of the family unit and will receive a ticket in the In keeping with the recommendations of the mail. Religious Practices Committee, the Board has developed the following Temple Policies regarding The Family Service is recommended for families the High Holy Days. Please keep in mind that the who wish to attend services together with children High Holy Days are a time when most of our under 12 years of age. So that the Family Services members attend services, and our space is limited. may be fulfilling for everyone, we ask that parents Further, they are a quiet and reflective time. be responsible for the behavior of their children. It is recommended that Adult Services are for those High Holy Days Policies and Procedures congregants 12 years and older.

To assist all congregants with questions or concerns, Babysitting is available during Adult services on Ushers will be stationed throughout the Sanctuary, Rosh Hashanah morning and on Yom Kippur lobby and parking lot. morning. Registration is required in advance. Contact the Temple Office regarding the fee and to All congregants must bring your personalized, sign up. nontransferable tickets to each service. Your ticket is required for entrance. Tot Services on Rosh Family and Tot Services Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as well as the evening service on Rosh Hashanah do not require a ticket. We invite all families with toddlers and preschool children to attend a special service in the Sanctuary Our Temple building, as well as the doors to the on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In order to Sanctuary will open one hour before the service allow us to set up for Adult Services, we will ask all begins. This allows us to prepare for your arrival. to leave the Sanctuary when Tot Services are finished. You may hold seats for your immediate family only. Parking on the Temple Grounds Once Services have begun, entry into the Sanctuary will be at the discretion of the ushers. It is our Parking spaces are limited and are available on a policy that no one is to be admitted while the first-come, first-served basis. When our property is congregation is standing, when the Ark is open or full, you will be allowed to drop off your during the Rabbi’s sermon or Cantor’s Sermon passengers at the door and then park in the Anthem. Little League parking lot at the corner of Church Lane and Marple Road. Cars If you bring cell phones, beepers and other illegally parked in the neighborhood will electronic devices into the building, please make be ticketed. All others may park in the large lot in certain they are set to “inaudible.” the back. There will be no parking on the grass or on any blacktop that is not striped. When parking on the Tickets for High Holy Day Services will be issued to street, please be sure not to block our neighbors’ members in good standing only. driveways. The Marple Township Police will patrol, assist and help direct traffic. A limited number of guest tickets are available to purchase for relatives who live outside of our service Parking for People with Physical Disabilities area. The fee for guest tickets is $200 each. Please contact the Temple Office to purchase guest tickets. The smaller parking lot at the front of the Temple, spaces along the side and in front of the Annex will be According to Temple policy, children of member reserved for physical disability and emergency families, 25 years and older, are independent adults. parking. Spaces are limited. To request Disabled If adult children live outside of our service area, a Parking, you must be a driver with physical

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disabilities and have a Person with Disabilities License Plate or a Disability placard to display in the car. Parking Welcome to our newest members: reservations will be honored up to 30 minutes before the start of services. After that time, the ~ The Berkovich / Leff Family ~ parking space will be released to other Afraim & Alison, Jake & Karlie congregants. We appreciate your respect of our parking lot ushers and hope you arrive on time. ~ John & Susan Farber ~

Wheelchair/Limited Mobility/Special Needs ~ The Harding Family ~ Seating Michael & Laurie, & Shane

Requests for special seating will be accepted on a ~ The Lisa Family ~ first-come, first-serve basis. These special seats Steven & Stephanie, Steven & Elliott will be honored up to 30 minutes before the start of services. After that time, the seats will be released ~Mark & Sheila Plafker ~ to other congregants. Please be respectful of our ushers and arrive on time. ~ Evelyn Weissman ~

We will not be able to accept dues payments at High Holy Day Services. Please make all arrangements with Abbey Krain, Executive Director, at 610-356-5165, ext. 103 or Betsy Blackburn-Goslin, Temple Bookkeeper, at 610-356-5165, ext. 111 prior to September 11. To: Marissa Kuperschmidt on her recent engagement to David Kimmel All area College Students are welcome to join us for all services. Please call the Office to register To: David & Laurie Albert on their son, Daniel who their name(s). College or university ID are earned his Masters’ degree from UMass Boston required. College of Advancing and Professional Studies in Critical and Creative Thinking Best wishes for a happy, healthy and sweet new year. To: David & Laurie Albert on the marriage of their son, Joshua, to Mandy Lowell ~ The Clergy and Staff of Temple Sholom To: Jeff & Patty Kaplan on the birth of their grandson, Alexander Burnett

To: Jeffrey Finklestein & Maura Strauman on the birth of their son, Henry Francis Finklestein

To: Bucky & Eileen Buckwalter on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Jordyn Elizabeth Fisher

Let's share our happy occasions, milestones and good news with one another. Please submit your information (anniversary, birth, graduation, new job, etc.) by Tuesday of each week to our Temple office: [email protected].

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Saturday, September 24

6:30 PM — Reception 7:00 PM — Showing of the film The Lady in Number 6 and discussion 8:30 PM — Service

The Lady in Number 6 tells the story of 109 year old woman Alice Holz-Sommer who is the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor. To get her through the horrific time in the concentration camps, she was drawn to music and put on over 100 concerts inside the camps. Today, she spends hours every day at her home in London behind the piano. This is her story of survival and hope through a time of fear and anguish.

Following the film, there will be a short discussion on how we can focus on the blessings and goodness in our lives even amidst our daily concerns and anxieties.

Please contact the Temple office with any questions. 610-356-5165 www.temple-sholom.org

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Join us for two special evenings to welcome the New Year, cooler weather, and the joy of Torah and the Sukkah!

Sukkot and Simchat Torah

Sukkot Simchat Torah Sunday, October 16 Sunday, October 23 Service at 5:00 Dinner in the Sukkah Lulav/Etrog set: $35 At 5:00 Dinner in the Sukkah Service and with our friends from the Kindergarten Family Management Consecration Center at 6:00 at 5:30 Contact the Temple office with any questions.

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SISTERHOOD NEWS

“A Few Good Women” postage!), they will be personalized to TSSH fit your specific needs by Shirley The movie title was A Few Good Men, but Birenbaum, mailed out by her and also Sisterhood could use a few more good women to acknowledged in The Temple Tidings. You can volunteer on our various committees this upcoming also order Jewish National Fund Trees, circles of year. Please pay your dues and join us for (what trees and groves in Israel. Contact Shirley at could be the only one of the year’s) Sisterhood [email protected] or call her at 610-328-2171. Planning Meeting on Thursday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. Thank you, everyone, for participating in Sisterhood’s major fundraising project of the That evening, we will finalize our year: Shana Tovah greetings. programs and fill in our slate for What a wonderful way to wish Happy New Year wishes to committees. This will be a Remember, our others! With great very important meeting, so Sisterhood is please make it your business to Your Sisterhood. appreciation from Sisterhood, attend. this project is ably handled by Without you, Elyse (and Daniel) Endy and After you mark your calendar for we are one others. September 22, be sure to jot down woman short! Thursday, October 20th for the The Gift Garden is open during Welcome Dinner. This event is offered regular hours and by appointment by free by Sisterhood to all paid up members. contacting Temple Sholom's office. For details, see flyer on the next page. Sisterhood members receive a special 20% discount, so be sure to purchase all your Sisterhood Book Club dates should be noted Jewish gift-giving needs at the Gift Garden. carefully, too, because the selections are sure to Manager Linda Phillips and her assistants look provide fantastic discussions. On Thursday, forward to serving you. September 8 at 7:30 p.m., we will discuss The Bridge Ladies hosted at Lori Rowling’s home. Celebrating a special event? Why not make it Other Book Club dates are November 10, January really special by purchasing invitations and other 12, March 9, and May 11. See page 14 for a list of paper goods necessities? All our invitations and this year’s Book Club selections. related products are offered to you at considerable discount. For your Bar/Bat Mitzvah While you’re planning your Sisterhood year, put or wedding needs, please contact Nancy Hays at yourself into a game playing mode for the Second [email protected]. Annual Game Night on Sunday evening, November 13th. Last year, we played Bridge, RummyCube, Sisterhood needs your support. Please become and about five other games. Competition was fierce involved if you can! Also, please understand that but the refreshments were delicious. by becoming a member and attending our programs, that truly IS a way to support The Closing Dinner will take place on Thursday, Sisterhood. May 25, 2017, so you might as well reserve that calendar date, too! Your involvement and commitment for Sisterhood is imperative this upcoming year. Just wait until you see the Any Sisterhood questions? Email colorful and newly-designed [email protected]. Your issues will Happiness and Memorial be addressed and resolved. Cards being offered by Sisterhood this upcoming year! They are awesome. Only $5.00 (which includes The New Front Cover

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Please join the

Sisterhood of Temple Sholom in Broomall

for our annual

SISTERHOOD WELCOME DINNER

Thursday, October 20, 2016

6:30 PM Appetizers 7:15 PM Dinner Catered by

Guest Speaker: Maya Rigler Donations to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation will be gratefully accepted

Kindly RSVP before October 15th To [email protected]

Please bring any of the following as a donation to HIAS-PA (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society-PA), whose mission is to assist refugees in resettlement:  Standard size deodorant  Wash cloths  Shampoo (no conditioner)  Manual can openers  Bath soap  Frying pans

 Brushes and combs

The Welcome Dinner is free to paid-up Sisterhood Members. New Temple Sholom Members receive a FREE 1st year in Sisterhood as our welcome gift. Not a member? You may join at the dinner. Just RSVP!

A vegetarian entree is available if ordered in advance. Please let us know when you RSVP.

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INCLUSION AND SPECIAL NEEDS THE HILLTOPPERS READY FOR COMMITTEE ANOTHER AWARD-WINNING YEAR Because Everyone Has a Right to Belong! Hilltoppers is Temple Sholom in Broomall’s exciting community of active 55+ members who As the chairperson of the Inclusion and Special Needs enjoy music, education, dance, learning, Committee, I look for inspiration everywhere I go. controversy, reading, and so much more. Our Whether it is attending the Delaware Valley Special programs for the 2016 to 2017 season offer Needs Consortium where I meet representatives of other something for absolutely everyone. temples and Jewish organizations who share their achievements and struggles, or finding people who share The opening program on Thursday, September 15 our vision to make our beloved Temple family as at 7:30 p.m. in the Temple’s Multipurpose Room inclusive as possible, I feel blessed to learn from others. features Dr. Matthew Kerbel, Professor and Chair Lisa Friedman writes a blog about Jewish special needs of the Political Science Department at Villanova issues, and has a voice that I admire. She states, "We do University will speak to us on “The Most not 'do' inclusion 'for' people with disabilities. Rather, it Controversial Presidential Election in U.S. is incumbent upon us to figure out how all the things we History.” do can be inclusive." This statement speaks to Temple Sholom's mission to be as fully inclusive as possible so The first selection for the Book Discussion Group that anyone can participate in our services or programs. This is not the "work" of the Inclusion Committee, but on Thursday, September 29 at 1:30 p.m. in the rather it is the "work" of the TS community. Temple’s library will be All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr. Get ready for a truly Someone recently shared that in addition to making serious-minded look at this fascinating story of a physical changes, like building ramps or installing young German boy who loves to tinker and a hearing assistance systems, we also strive to make young French girl who is blind. attitudinal changes, so that each member and guest accept the responsibility of being inclusive and Why not join in the fun at the first Board Meeting respectful to people with disabilities. This can be as of the year? We will meet in the library on challenging as thinking about all possible participants Thursday, September 8 at 10:30 a.m. All are when planning a program in a manner that assures that welcome and we appreciate your involvement and anyone with a disability can fully participate. input. Something we can all do! Do consider becoming a member of Hilltoppers! The Inclusion Committee is very proud to currently be It’s only $20 for the year, which entitles you to working on a more inclusive friendly site for Shabbat in free admission to all programs … and all programs the Park 2017. We are also excited to share that thanks include refreshments. Members can also be active to your donations to the Inclusion and Special Needs participants in the Book Discussion Group and Fund, money has been given to the Preschool, Rimon will receive periodic email reminders of all events. and the Temple Sholom Library to provide books either about special needs or books that reflect the diversity of If you wish to attend programs without becoming a people of all abilities. Also, there will be books member or if you want to invite non-Temple available in the Library that are resource materials for parents with children who have special needs. members to join us, our events are $5.00 each unless otherwise noted. All book selections have Educating our children to be respectful and empathetic been carefully chosen for the upcoming year and towards others with special needs is a major goal of our are available in the Temple library for you to committee, and is reflected in our Jewish values. As check out. All programs are set, too. Please see adults, we are positive role models for all adults and the orange flyer in the Temple lobby for full children at Temple and live inclusively every day. details. ~ Gina Levin If you have any questions, please contact Please don't hesitate to contact Regina Levin, Inclusion Hilltoppers President Cindy Meyer at Committee Chairperson: [email protected] [email protected] or phone her at 610-359-1133. 610-715-1745 or Abbey Krain, Executive Director: [email protected]. 12

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CONVERSATIONS WITH MEN SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB

Now in our third year, Conversations with Men Sisterhood Book Club begins our fourth year. continues to be an interesting and provocative group. and is going strong! The book selection for this Our group, open to all Temple Sholom gentlemen, coming year is: meets on the Sunday’s listed below, meeting in the Rabbi’s office, we begin at 9:30 a.m. Below is the After A Long Silence, by Helen Freemont 2016-2017 calendar, hot off the presses - keyboard actually. :-) The Muralist, by BA Shapiro Please add these dates to your calendars now! It's always better when you join us. Yes, I'm talking to you! I'm also talking to The Noise of Time, by Julian Barnes your friends. Please do spread the word and bring a guest. Pigeon and a Boy, by Meir Shalev As you can see below we will be delving into the mystical world of Kabbalah and the Zohar from many perspectives. This promises to be a very interesting year! The Bridge Ladies, by Betsy Lerner

Our first session of the year will be on September 18 at 9:30 Our first meeting will be on September 8 at a.m. in the Rabbi’s office. The topic will be: Oh God! – the home of Lori Rowling, 60 Garlor Spirituality in the Movies – Again! We like to start each year Drive, Havertown at 7:30 p.m. Please rsvp off with this fun topic discussing God & Spirituality as reflected to Lori at 610-853-2484 or email her at in popular movies. :-) [email protected]. We will review and discuss The Bridge Ladies first. 2016 October 23: What is the Zohar? Other dates to remember: This year we will focus on subjects through the lens of the November 10, January 12, Zohar, the great work of Jewish mysticism and wisdom. March 9 and May 11

November 13: The Zohar and the Power of Shabbat Questions? Contact Lisa Warner at What does the Zohar teach us about Shabbat and the value of [email protected]. pause and introspection?

December 18: The Zohar's perspective on God What is God? According to kabbalists, God is the force of goodness always leading us towards goodness. DISCUSSION GROUP

2017 The Temple Sholom Discussion Group January 8: The Zohar on Reincarnation meets in homes of members on various We will discuss the little known teachings of the Zohar on Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A Reincarnation. light lunch is shared and our topics range from Archeology to Zoology. (It is sort of February 5: The Benefits of Adversity Why does adversity exist? Is suffering necessary? What are like Facebook without the animosity.) the best attitudes? Discussion among intelligent adults with diverse opinions is shared. March 5: The Zohar & the Afterlife What is the Kabbalistic view of the Afterlife? Our last meeting involved the screening and discussion of Elie Wiesel’s “God on Trial”. April 2: The Zohar & Passover We met in the sanctuary on that occasion to A Kabbalistic view of Passover facilitate the film sharing. Look for announcements in The Temple Tidings and / May 7: The Zohar & Science or send an email to Bob Slater at Many things in the Zohar have strong correlations to modern [email protected] to be put on the early physics. What does this say about the Zohar and about physics? notification list. The first meeting will be in November. ~ Daniel Endy [email protected]

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Temple Sholom, Where you belong!

NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY

Our summer has been filled with books: donations, INVITATIONS FOR Sisterhood Book Club, Hilltopper Book Group and Preschool books. We have been busy ordering, ALL OCCASIONS! processing and displaying new books for our Temple year 5777. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Over the summer our rugs and chairs were Wedding professionally cleaned and a new runner was ordered to protect our rug. Check us out; we have copies of Newborn Announcements our Book Club selections in the back of the library ready for your reading. Stationery Cindy and Jim Meyer have worked in the library Save the Date cleaning, covering books and sending out reminders. We are forever grateful to them. As if they didn't Contact Nancy at 610-325-4297 or have enough to do, they have spent many weeks in [email protected] for more information the Preschool organizing their books into logical categories for easy retrieval.

A special thank you goes to Abbey Krain who arranged for the professional cleaning, ordered the SISTERHOOD runner and fixed our AC. SHANA TOVA CARDS CALLING ALL PARENTS Oh no! Did you forget?! OF TEMPLE SHOLOM Contact Elyse Endy at ASAP COLLEGE AND POST-HIGH 610-662-1086 or [email protected] SCHOOL EDUCATION

PROGRAM STUDENTS It’s $1 per name $180 to send your wishes to the entire congregation Sisterhood enjoys keeping in touch with $10 Forget-me-not option our wonderful young members by sending them (with a min. $10 order) small gifts at Hannukah and Passover. Deadline for Orders was August 29th. You can help by sending Evalyn Elias your child's (children) address and email for the MI SHEBEIRACH LIST 2016-2017 school year. CONTACT US ONLINE! Please send to: Is there someone in your family or in your circle of friends whom you'd like added to our Mi Shebeirach [email protected] list? You can now submit names to the office through (or drop off the address when you’re an online form available on our website. Your privacy at the Temple next) is assured -- we still only print names with permission.

Mi Shebeirach List Online Submission Form is on the by November 21 Temple Sholom homepage. You can also go to: http:// www.temple-sholom.org/community/mi-shebeirach- Looking forward to hearing from you. list-submission-form

15 SISTERHOOD HAPPINESS & MEMORIAL CARDS To: Laval & Cathryn Miller-Wilson From: The Sisterhood of Temple Sholom Did you know that Sisterhood can handle all of your Mazel Tov on the Bar Mitzvah of your son, Benjamin "Hallmark" needs? For $5.00, you can send a Happiness/ Miller-Wilson Memorial Card for any occasion, including birthdays, get well, sympathy, etc. To: Ron Nordone & Wendy Levin From: The Sisterhood of Temple Sholom To: Robert & Sharon Zamsky Mazel Tov on the Bar Mitzvah of your son, AJ Nordone From: The Sisterhood of Temple Sholom Mazel Tov on the Bar Mitzvah of your son, William To: Marc & Stephanie Albero Zamsky From: The Sisterhood of Temple Sholom Mazel Tov on the Bat Mitzvah of your daughter, Jeanine To: Edward & Shannon Farmer Albero From: The Sisterhood of Temple Sholom Mazel Tov on the Bat Mitzvah of your daughter, Raina To: Nancy & Ron Hays Farmer From: Donna & Steven Hendel Mazel Tov on the graduation of your daughter, Alyssa To: John Crocker & Susan Gans from Drexel University From: The Sisterhood of Temple Sholom Mazel Tov on the Bat Mitzvah of your daughter, Eva Gans To: Mitch Wolfson -Crocker From: Cindy & Jim Meyer Shirley & Marty Birenbaum To: Jaime Gusdorff and Jonathan Gusdorff Best wishes for a speedy recovery From: The Sisterhood of Temple Sholom Mazel Tov on the Bat Mitzvah of your daughter, Jessica To: Andy Borson & Family Gusdorff From: Sharon & Charles Goldman Condolences on the death of Murray Borson, beloved To: Christopher & Joan Pakuris father, father-in-law, and grandfather From: The Sisterhood of Temple Sholom Mazel Tov on the Bar Mitzvah of your son, Jordan Pakuris

JNF TREES AND WATER FOR ISRAEL A tree was planted by Martin & Shirley Birenbaum in A quick and easy way to honor and/or remember a memory of Norman Milgrim, beloved brother & friend, relative or event is to have one or more trees uncle of Faye Brown & Family. planted in Israel. Or a donation may be made to help meet Israel's water needs. In either case a lovely A tree was planted by Elizabeth G. Mellman in certificate is sent to the honoree and/or family. celebration of the Bat Mitzvah of Mrs. Ellen Driks. Donations start at $18.00. A tree was planted by Elyse & Daniel Endy in A tree was planted by Martin & Shirley Birenbaum in celebration of the marriage of Rhonda Moore & memory of Norman Milgrim, beloved father & Tina Lyons. grandfather of Debbie Pysher & Family, and Steven Milgrim. A Circle of 5 Trees was planted by the Sisterhood Board in memory of Lois Carol Schlar, beloved sister, sister-in-law, & aunt of Donna & Steven Hendel & Family. To order Happiness & Memorial Cards and Jewish National Fund Trees & Water for Israel contact Shirley Birenbaum at 610-328-2171 or email [email protected].

16 WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY As Women’s Spirituality begins another year of gathering Women’s Spirituality would like to take this opportunity to together, we welcome all women members of Temple thank the Sisterhood for their generous and continuous Sholom. We meet once a month, usually in the Temple support of our program. We also would like to thank all of library on Wednesday evenings between 7:30-9:00 p.m. the donors to the Women’s Spirituality designated Temple Sometimes the location, day and time can change. Some of Fund that enables us to provide the programming we offer. our topics might include women’s concerns, culture and holiday observances. They are interactive, thought We look forward to exploring “Make For Me a Blessing!” provoking and fun. Come and enjoy the programs, the with Lori Green on September 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the friendships and the sharing the takes place once a month Temple library. with Women’s Spirituality. Here is our calendar for the coming year. Please mark your The year 2016-2017 starts on Wednesday, September 28 at calendars and watch The Temple Tidings and Temple 7:30 p.m., when we meet in the library with our very own Announcements for monthly details. Education Director, Lori Green. She will be presenting “Make For Me a Blessing!” Our Rabbi Leah As we enter the Days of Awe, we take time to reflect on Berkowitz how we have lived our values during the past year and how dedicated and we hope to live them in the year to come. During our donated a copy of the book The session together we will explore deep inside ourselves and Sacred Calling. It’s examine what values speak to each one of us … and how about four we want them to speak to others. Please plan on joining us decades of women on September 28 when we examine Lori Green’s in the rabbinate to provocative subject of “Make For Me a Blessing!” the Temple Sholom library On October 26, Rabbi Stacy Rigler will be bringing her Women's interesting program “Bereshit - The Spirituality of Hebrew Spirituality shelf. Her chapter references the Women’s Spirituality Letters” for us to explore together. Don’t miss this groups' modern interpretation of the Woman of Valour that we opportunity to learn from Rabbi Stacy Rigler. created with her a decade ago. This is Leah’s inscription in the book she donated to our library: "Proud to be back teaching the Women's On December 21 our Book Discussion will be on Chapters Spirituality Group at Temple Sholom in Broomall, PA for my 15th of the Heart: Jewish Women Sharing the Torah of Our year. Tonight, I presented them a copy of The Sacred Calling with this Lives, edited by Sue Levi Elwell and Nancy Fuchs Kreimer. inscription: "With gratitude and love from the first woman rabbi your beautiful community has created."

Here is a little preview about Chapters of the Heart. It is a beautiful, profound, and deeply touching addition to the Women’s Spirituality Calendar for 2016-2017 body of spiritual writing that heals and reveals ourselves to us in our full humanity. Nothing moves us more than Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00 PM in the library, exceptions ** women telling the truth about their real lives, their families, their relationships, choices, inspirations, losses, 2016 transformations, survival, their histories and their September 28 - Education Director Lori Green immersion in the now. And these writers are a stunning October 26 - Rabbi Stacy Rigler gathering of women, a quilt of rich, wise voices. The stories November 30 - Rabbi Shelly Barnathan are not ours alone. Reading them, you may recognize December 21 -Book Discussion. Chapters of the Heart, yourself or someone you know. edited by: Sue Levi Elwell and Nancy Fuchs Kremer

Chapters of the Heart can be found in our Temple library 2017 as well as on Amazon.com (and don’t forget to sign into January 25 - Rosh Chodesh Amazon through the Temple Sholom homepage – temple- February 22 - Anna Marx sholom.org). March 22 - Rabbi Shelly Barnathan April 26 - Rabbi Naomi Hyman This year promises to be another year of **May 11 - Thursday at 10 a.m. at Ridley Creek State exciting and new learning experiences with Park. (Rain date May 15) our much dedicated friends and teachers. June 14 - Rabbi Leah Berkowitz We hope you will plan to be a part of our group. You can choose to join us as often as Open to all women members of Temple Sholom you wish.

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PRESCHOOL WELCOMES OUR STUDENTS BACK The beginning of combine to create a school school is always a community. For me, these special time for all moments are truly a few of students. Whether my favorite things. your child is going for the first time or The Preschool staff is ready to moving up to a get started and soon enough, the higher class, there rooms and halls will be filled is always excitement with the sounds of children! anticipation and eagerness to We're very excited about the get started. What is true in addition of our new Baby room! general about the beginning of Classrooms 5 & 7 have been school is particularly true for updated with new paint, carpet, Preschool students and their blinds and furnished specifically families. When you are one, two, three, or four years for the youngest members of our Preschool starting at old, Preschool plays a huge role in your life. Your 3 months of age. teacher becomes one of your primary adult caregivers. Your friends help you define your world Save the Date for Saturday evening, November 19th. and your school activities are your personal great The Preschool committee is hosting a fund raiser, an adventures. 80's Themed Adults-Only Party to help improvement of all classrooms in the School wing. More details to Simply put, the follow. beginning of preschool is a The year ahead promises to be a very special one for magical time for the Temple Sholom Preschool. It will be filled with students, parents wonderful moments, love and growth for our students and staff. and our school. I want to wish everyone at our Gathering Preschool and at Temple Sholom a Happy and together, getting Healthy New Year. May 5777 be for all of us a year the school going of peace and happiness! again, decorating the rooms and the Welcome back to school and have a great year! halls, reviewing the schedules, ~ B’Shalom, Miss Brooke planning out Brooke Zeitz M.S.Ed. special programs, Early Childhood Education Director practicing safety [email protected] 610.886.2065 procedures, opening new learning materials and rearranging the furniture are all part of the new school year at school. But most of all, is the arrival of students and helping them learn about their new classrooms, which makes the start of the school year so special.

Every child brings magic of his or her own to our program. For our part, we try our best to create a safe, nurturing, Jewish environment for our students. The sounds of laughter, the intensity of drawing and painting and the words of familiar songs are all part of the special mix of sounds and sights which

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WELCOME (BACK) TO RIMON!

Our entire education team is super excited to open the doors to a new year NEW for 2016-2017/5777! of learning and discovery at Rimon. We Adult Learning for Sunday Rimon hope that the start of this Rimon year Parents will be a good one for you and your entire family. Please do not hesitate to Come together for this unique opportunity to let us know if you have any questions, learn, explore, and build lasting friendships on comments or concerns. select Sunday mornings with Lori Green, Education Director. Through sharing of ideas We invite all of our Sunday Rimon parents to join us and whole and small group learning you will for our Kick Off Sunday, September 11 for Open explore the Priestly Blessing and Blessing of the House, meet the Learning Guides (teachers), a Children. Each lesson will build upon previous scrumptious brunch, and meeting friends, old and lessons and culminate in a personal and unique new. piece of art for your home. Please contact Lori Green to register! We will meet on the October ushers in the High following dates: Holy Day season! We look forward to celebrating with Sunday, September 25 you the new year of 5777 at Rosh Hashanah, returning to Sunday, October 16 the values that we personally Sunday, December 18 hold dear at Yom Kippur, the harvest festival of Sukkot, and Sunday, January 22 marching and dancing with the Sunday, February 12 Torah on Simchat Torah. Sunday, March 19 From my family to yours – Sunday, April 30 L’Shanah Tova Tikateivu! Sunday, May 7 Lori Green, Director of Education [email protected] RIMON LOBBY CAFÉ Opening Days of Rimon NEW for 2016-2017/5777! Sunday Rimon Café Partnership! Sunday, September 11 Sunday Rimon (grades K – 5) Better than Starbucks! Better than the Grocery Store! Monday, September 12 Monday Midweek Hebrew (grades 4 – 6) Our popular Sunday Rimon Café gives YOU the Rimon Noar (grades 7 – 10) opportunity to partner with Rimon! Bake goodies! Make a donation! Volunteer on a Sunday morning! Please check in the school office for a schedule of Tuesday, September 13 team-level volunteer dates and sign-up form! Tuesday Midweek Hebrew (grades 4 – 6) Grab a cup of "joe", have a morning treat, Sunday, September 18 and spend your Sunday mornings at our Opening of Gesherim (6th gr. Families) warm and friendly Rimon Café! All proceeds benefit Rimon and ToaSTY!

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Sunday Rimon Open House and “Welcome Back” Brunch

Join us for Opening Day! Sunday, September 11 9:30 – Noon

 Visit your child’s classroom

 Meet your child’s teachers

 Introduction to Rimon 5777

 “Nosh” & “Schmooze”

Summer Tzedakah HEY TEENS! JOIN US ON OUR OPENING “Underneath We’re ALL EVENING OF RIMON NOAR the Same” (7TH – 10TH GRADES)!

We encourage you to donate NEW children’s and adult MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 underwear and socks so that we 7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. can help those less fortunate. Bring your donations on the FREE PIZZA, FRIENDSHIP opening days of Rimon. AND FUN!

And … don’t forget to bring tzedakah that you have collected HAVEN’T SIGNED UP YET FOR over the summer on the opening RIMON NOAR? NO PROBLEM! days of Rimon! JUST COME AND HAVE FUN!

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MITZVAH MEALS PROGRAM WELCOMES ONEG SPONSORS FOR NEW (AND OLD) VOLUNTEERS SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER

Through the Mitzvah Meals program, Temple September 9 Sholom has the wonderful opportunity to offer Rob and Sharon Zamsky in honor of tangible help to people who are truly in need. Six William Zamsky's Bar Mitzvah times a year, we take a turn preparing a hot meal for hungry and homeless people in our area at the Life September 16 Center of Eastern Delaware County (63rd and Market The Farmer Family in honor of Raina St. in Upper Darby). Meals are served there 365 days Farmer's Bat Mitzvah a year, and open to all who are hungry; men, women and children line up outside the door of the shelter September 23 every evening, and local churches, synagogues, and Susan, John, and Hannah Gans-Crocker in schools are responsible for buying and preparing the honor of Eva Gans-Crocker's Bat Mitzvah food for the meal. September 30 Our turn is usually the second Tuesday of every even Jaime Gusdorff and Jonathan Gusdorff in -numbered month, although this year, the October honor of Jessica Gusdorff's Bat Mitzvah meal would fall on Erev Yom Kippur, so we are October 7 working to change that date by switching off with a The Pakuris Family in honor of Jordan congregation from a different religious tradition! We Pakuris' Bar Mitzvah will keep you posted about the new October date. October 14 To sign up to help, please go to the The Miller-Wilson Family in honor of Mitzvah Meals site on Benjamin Miller-Wilson's Bar Mitzvah SignupGenius.com. The link is here: http://www.signupgenius.com/ October 21 go/10c044da5ac22aaf85-life Connie and Larry Levin in honor of their grandson AJ Nordone's Bar Mitzvah Please note that the October date is not yet correct! However feel free to sign up anyway if you can be October 28 flexible. And you can sign up ahead of time for Marc and Stephanie Albero in honor of future meals in December, February, April, June, and Jeanine Albero's Bat Mitzvah August.

Please understand that only 6 to 8 people are needed to serve the actual meal. There are many jobs that Celebrating a Simcha? can be done ahead of time, and won't involve a Tuesday night at all: purchasing paper goods and SHARE IT WITH AN ONEG! plastic utensils, purchasing and preparing ingredients for salad and casserole (recipe to be provided), Honor your loved ones and the Temple by buying rolls & butter, beverages, etc. We serve about sponsoring an Oneg and sharing your 100 people or more each time; we prepare for 200, special day with us. and usually, everyone has seconds (or thirds!) It is truly a mitzvah, a blessing as well as a A birthday, anniversary, baby naming, commandment, to experience the warmth and or marriage blessing are all perfect gratitude of the people who are able to eat because of occasions. Please contact the Temple office our efforts. at 610-356-5165 or Or call Adam Weinstein at 610-446-1113 or email [email protected] for details. him at [email protected].

24 SEPTEMBER B’NEI MITZVAH William Zamsky, son of Robert and Eva Leah Gans-Crocker, daughter of John Crocker and Sharon Zamsky, will become a Bar Susan Gans, will become a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Mitzvah on Saturday, September 10th. September 24th. She will be joined by her sister, Hannah He will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah Gans-Crocker (who had her Bat Mitzvah on almost with his bother Dylan and sister Laura exactly this date 3 years ago, since they share the same (she is coming from NYC where she birthday); grandparents Gail & Paul Gans, coming from attends college). He is especially Brooklyn, New York; Mary and Bill Crocker, coming excited to have his aunts Miriam and from Englewood, Florida; and many aunts, uncles, Olwyn, uncles Niall and Karl, and cousins, and friends from all over the United States and cousins Alex and Liadh coming from Ireland; for beyond! some of them, it will be their first Bar Mitzvah and he th looking forward including them in the service and Eva attends Radnor Middle School and is in the 8 celebrating with them. His grandparents Toby and grade. She loves animals and nature, and computers Shelly from Philadelphia; grandparents Richard and (especially games). Eva also loves to make things in Louise and great aunt and uncle Ronnie and Buzz three dimensions (sculptures, but also building machines from Florida will all attend. Other relatives and that work). friends are traveling from New Jersey, Maryland, Washington DC, and all over Pennsylvania. For her Mitzvah Project, Eva is volunteering with PALS, an organization that takes in and fosters cats. They keep William is in the eighth grade at Radnor Middle cats on display at our local pet store, Pet Supplies Plus, School. He is a lover of all sports, especially soccer, in Wayne. These cats need to be cared for twice a day. basketball, and baseball; sneaker fan and collector! They have their food and water changed, they are checked for illness or injury, and their litter boxes and Will's project was to power-wash and re-stain the cages are cleaned. The cats also need to be handled so Temple Sholom Annex building. Will wanted to do they know they are cared for. They are put out into a something practical for Temple Sholom and our corral several times a day so that they can run around and community. The annex was in need of a facelift, and get exercise and meet people who are shopping in the Will thought that restoring the building where he store. learned about Judaism and learned to read Hebrew Volunteers with PALS do all of these jobs, and make and Torah would be symbolic of his appreciation of notes so that the people who run PALS know what is all that went in to preparing him for this day and going on. They also accept applications for people to beyond. adopt cats or kittens and talk to people about what they want in a pet. There are many more cats available than the ones that are shown in the store. They are fostered in Raina Farmer, daughter of Ted and homes around the area. This volunteer work is helping Shannon Farmer, will become a Bat th the cats, but also helps the people who run PALS, Mitzvah on September 17 . Her because many of them and their volunteers want to take brother, Galen and her grandparents breaks in the summer, or need to take breaks for other Marlene and Edward McPherson, and reasons, and Eva can fill in when they can't be there. Virginia and Rod Farmer, along with Each time Eva volunteers she is there for 1-2 hours. She other family and friends will be would like to continue to volunteer with this group after sharing in her special day. her Bat Mitzvah is over.

th A Drexel Hill Middle School, 8 grader, Raina plays We have had a mildly challenging year, which included 5 travel soccer with Upper Darby FC, enjoys creating months living in New York City, with Eva attending art, fashion design and singing with her school public schools there. It was an adventure, and it required choruses. many people to be flexible so that they could support Eva's efforts to prepare for her Bat Mitzvah. Eva did a For her Mitzvah Project, Raina has been volunteering great deal of her work via Skype from New York City, with Jewish Family and Children Services' LGBTQ far from her friends and all things familiar. We are proud outreach initiative. She has participated in a of her work, and we are very grateful to everyone who variety of inclusion projects and will be worked with us to keep Eva on track (especially Cantor assisting in bringing their programming to Marx and tutor Shelley White), and those who have Temple Sholom later this year. made a special effort to come and be with us to celebrate.

25 O CTOBER B’NEI MITZVAH Jessica Leigh Gusdorff, daughter of Benjamin Miller-Wilson, son of Laval and Cathryn Jonathan Gusdorff and Jaime Gusdorff, Miller-Wilson, will become a Bar Mitzvah on will become a Bat Mitzvah on October October 15th. Joining in this celebration will be his 1st. Jessica is sharing her special day with older brother, Elijah, grandparents Constance and friends and family, including her sister Laval Wilson from Clifton, New Jersey; Olivia, maternal grandparents Ellen and grandparents Marjorie and Matthew Miller, from Bob Pludo; paternal grandparents Rick Ossining, New York; along with aunts and uncles Gusdorff from Scottsdale, Arizona and Lisa and Patrick Hotung, from Rosalind Fundell; along with aunts, Buffalo, New York, Nicole and Steve uncles and cousins from both coasts. Richer from Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts and Shawn Wilson An 8th grade honors student at Radnor Middle School, from San Antonio, Texas. she enjoys tennis, skiing, traveling, hanging with friends, camp, and reading. A 7th grade honor roll student at Bala Cynwyd Middle School, Ben enjoys Jessica has been volunteering on a regular basis for a track, swimming, canoeing, white number of years at the JCC Mitzvah Pantry with her water canoeing, and just generally grandmother. She works to pack up donated food and being outdoors. help arrange bags for delivery, seeing firsthand the large number of people in our own community who need help Ben's Bar Mitzvah project is working on a regular basis. She will also be collecting from with the HIAS Pennsylvania friends and family food that she will donate to the Refugee Resettlement Program. He will be doing a Mitzvah Pantry for it to distribute to local families. housing set-up for an incoming refugee family, a donation drive for refugees and an educational piece such as a photo exhibit about refugee resettlement Jordan Pakuris, son of Christopher and that is TBD. Joan Pakuris, will become a Bar Mitzvah on October 8th. Celebrating Any other information you would like to share? with him will be his brothers, Justin Ben is an outdoor enthusiast. This summer he and Ethan, grandparents Doris and finished his third year attending Camp Pathfinder, a Edgar Freudenberg, aunt, uncle and wilderness summer camp, in Algonquin Provincial cousins from Pittsburgh: Joseph, Park, Ontario, Canada. This summer he took 14-day Susan, Samuel and Julia Freudenberg; and 17-day canoe trips outside the park with other aunt Evalena Pakuris; and godmother young men from the U.S., Canada, Europe and Patti Mallas Eaton coming in from South America. Florida.

th In addition to his current adventure, this Spring Ben A 7 grader at Springton Lake Middle School in Media, and his dad went on a 40-mile bike tour with “Bike Jordan enjoys many activities, including ice hockey, NY,” which took him through the five boroughs of lacrosse, skiing and surfing. the Big Apple. He loved touring the boroughs by bike - even though it was pouring rain the whole For his Bar Mitzvah project, Jordan held a charity skate time! for the benefit of the National Kidney Foundation. He chose this charity because kidney disease runs in his All of these physical feats - trekking through family. He wanted to honor his family members affected pouring rain, canoeing through unknown territories, by kidney disease by raising money for this great cause. portaging a heavy canoe with fellow camp-mates It was held at IceWorks Skating Complex in Aston, and racing in the hot sun during track season - Pennsylvania and he raised $2,120 for the NFK. should be good preparation for the mental feat of learning his Bar Mitzvah portion and teaching his Any other information you would like to share? Jordan friends and family about what it means to him. We started playing ice hockey when he was six years old. (his parents) are very proud of him and look After playing for the Delco Phantoms for five years, he is now playing for the Philadelphia Little Flyers, as well as forward to celebrating his many accomplishments for his middle school check team. He also plays lacrosse in October! for Optimist Lacrosse in Media. October B’nei Mitzvah continued on next page

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October B’nei Mitzvah continued ... BIMAH BASKETS AJ Nordone, son of Ron and Wendy Nordone, nd will become a Bar Mitzvah on October 22 . Festive baskets to decorate the Sharing in his special day will be his sister, Lainey, grandparents Connie and Larry Levin, Bimah and benefit Temple Sholom’s Religious aunt, uncle, and cousins Rich, Marci, Erica and School and the Life Center for Eastern Josh Falk, along with other family and friends. Delaware County. th AJ is a 7 grader at the TE Middle School. He Two Bimah baskets are enjoys playing soccer, guitar, golf, running and going to the beach. $150 ($75 each) and a smaller Oneg Basket is available AJ describes his Mitzvah Project: I volunteered at Upward Basketball at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian for the Oneg Table for $45. Church throughout the month of July. Upward Interested in ordering the baskets? Basketball is a positive sport experience for children with special needs ages 8-19. It focuses Please contact Sandy Barth at on the fundamental skills of basketball while 610-353-0293 or email her at incorporating gross motor, communication, and teamwork skills into the program. I enjoyed [email protected] helping the younger children warm up and learn to dribble, pass and shoot. AVDALAH IN THE OME I am hoping to continue volunteering at Upward H H Basketball through the fall months. th Saturday 4:30 P.M. November 12

Jeanine Albero, daughter of Welcome New Friends and Old Marc and Stephanie Albero, will become a Bat Mitzvah on Children Are Invited th Saturday, October 29 . Many To Child Friendly Home family and friends will be sharing in her special day, At the home of Kavita Goyal including her younger brother 666 W Germantown Pike #2710 Adam, Great Grandma Elaine, Plymouth Meeting PA 19462 and grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins coming from When you RSVP, Kavita will give you further Florida, Ohio, Minnesota, Vancouver, Canada directions for entering the condo complex and and Israel. parking, etc.

th A 8 grader at Garnet Valley Middle School, Questions? Call Kavita at 215-888-2857. Jeanine enjoys playing field hockey, softball and the clarinet. She is also a Girl Scout Cadet. RSVP: [email protected] [email protected] Jeanine's Mitzvah Project is volunteering at the Delaware Humane Association. She is learning Please let us know what you what it takes to care for and socialize the dogs will bring. Light snacks, and and cats at this animal care center. This includes hors d'oeuvres. Desserts are washing food/water bowls, litter pans and also always welcome. laundry. She is also learning how important it is to adopt because there are so many cats and dogs that need homes.

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JR. TOASTY GEARS UP FOR IS IT HOT IN HERE … SECOND YEAR! OR IS IT JUST TOASTY? Welcome back Temple Sholom friends and family. We as a board are just starting to plan Jr.ToaSTY Mission Statement: out our year together and we can already guarantee it is going to be a lot To engage and enrich the lives of all Jr. ToaSTY of fun. The Facebook page is up where you can find all the aged children and families. Members of Jr. ToaSTY latest info on all things ToaSTY. We are looking forward to are exploring Jewish values, making social another amazing year together and are always looking for connections and building leadership skills through new members to join us. Any high school student, grades 9- social and religious events. 12, is welcome to an event and we hope to see some new faces. Jr. ToaSTY Vision: ToaSTY is extremely excited to start off another year with We envision members training to become our Philabundance Food Drive! As we have done in community leaders and as future members of previous years, we will be collecting canned food items at our High Holy Day Services, and once again we can ToaSTY. Through Jr. ToaSTY children will be hopefully #fillthetruck on Yom Kippur! inspired to commit to making Jewish connections guided by positive values. Members of ToaSTY are always encouraged to attend NFTY PAR regional events. It is an incredible opportunity Jr. ToaSTY is hitting the ground running this year to meet people from all over the Pennsylvania area and th th with some great events for children in the 6 , 7 , and make lifelong friends! The upcoming event is Fall Kallah 8th grade. Please join us for Free pizza and games at which will take place November 18-20 at URJ Camp our Kick Off Event on September 11th from 12:30- Harlam and the event is open to all high school students. 2pm (see page ?? for the flyer with all the details). We hope to achieve the highest ToaSTY attendance at a We have a fun filled calendar of events ready to go, regional event so far this year. so please make some room in your busy scheduled this year to party with us. Calendar is available at the We cannot wait to get the year rolling and if you have any Temple Sholom Website under Jr.Toasty. Highlights questions feel free to contact us [email protected]. include building a Purim carnival booth, Hot Chase Mendell, Co-President and Chocolate Havdalah, and much more. Sydney Goldberg, Social Action Vice President

Sunday, October 16th Jr. ToaSTY is teaming up with the Brotherhood to build and decorate the sukkah. We will be having a lunch, PIZZA in the Hut for the event. Start time will be in the morning. RSVP is extremely important for this event. Jr. ToaSTY Values:

New this year is a membership form and dues. 1. Member Engagement - Keeping members active Please email or send your form into the office as in Jr. ToaSTY events is a responsibility of the soon as possible. Please remember to RSVP early coordinator, parents, and members. and often to all events. At the conclusion of each 2. Jewish Life - Our events are social, ritual and event you will receive a Google Form asking for community based with the support of Jewish your child's feedback. Please help this year to be cultural values. successful by helping to maintain the values of Jr. ToaSTY. 3. Joy and Humor - Our positive, caring Jewish culture supports students and families. We like If any parents would like to support Jr. ToaSTY fun. We love to laugh. please contact me Galen Newman at [email protected]. 4. Continuous Improvement - We seek a better way - always. We accept an ongoing cycle of feedback.

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TEMPLE SHOLOM TRAVELS TO ISRAEL

SAVE THE DATE

Save the date as we plan for two special trips to Israel with Rabbi Rigler and your Temple Sholom community!

Family B'nei Mitzvah Trip, August 2017

Adult Trip, late Fall 2017 (still in the early planning stages)

There is one very special way to mark a sad or happy occasion and benefit Israel at the same time. All you need to do is purchase a Jewish National Fund tree that will be planted in Israel.

 The cost of one JNF tree is $18  A Ring of three trees is $54  A Circle of five trees costs $90  An Orchard of ten trees is $180  A Garden of 100 trees is $1,800

With each purchase, the recipient receives a beautiful (and frame-able!) certificate noting the gift size. You can even visit the trees when you go to Israel. The purchases receives acknowledgement in The Temple Tidings.

What's more, it's very easy to make these thoughtful purchases -- which also benefit Temple Sholom's Sisterhood, by the way. Either call or email Shirley Birenbaum and she will help you through your purchases. Contact her at [email protected] or phone her at 610-328-2171.

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TEMPLE SHOLOM STAFF AND BOARD Professional Staff Temple Sholom Executive Board (2016-2018) Rabbi Peter C. Rigler Mary Ann Gould, President Cantor Jamie Marx Mark Rubinoff, Executive VP Rabbi Emeritus Mayer Selekman Laurie Browngoehl, Senior Vice President Cantor Emerita Patrice Kaplan Steve Granoff, Treasurer (2017) Abbey Krain, Executive Director Jim Meyer, Recording Secretary Lori Green, Education Director Nancy Bloomfield, Financial Secretary (2017) Brooke Zeitz, Early Childhood Ed. Dir. Shannon Farmer, Member at Large Marissa Kuperschmidt, Communications Assoc. Margaret Husick, Member at Large Claire Williams, Rimon Admin. Assist. Emily Mendell, Immediate Past President

Temple Sholom Board of Trustees Auxiliary Representatives (two year term 2015-17) Mitch Wolfson, Brotherhood Marc Albero, Evalyn Elias, Nancy Hays, Ira Cindy Meyer, Hilltoppers Kedson, Eric Lieberman, Jennifer Morgan Barbara Barr, Sisterhood Marissa Kuperschmidt, Youth Group Director (two year term 2016-18) Galen Newman, Jr. Youth Group Director Melissa Fein, Susan Friedman, Evan Gold, Beverly Granoff, Michael Richardson, Terri Watson (alternates) Jeff Farhy, Evan Gold

34 TZEDAKAH Cantor’s Discretionary Fund In memory of Jack Sewitch In memory of Howard Agris In appreciation of Cantor Jamie Marx Warren & Arline Lieberman Rochelle Agris Ken & Diane Sheinen In memory of Harvey Jacobs In memory of Estelle R. Rittberg In memory of Abe Cossuth In honor of the birth of Dani Jordan Covis, Micah & Wendy Haywood William & Roni Kozin granddaughter of Steve & Ruth Gail Cohen In memory of Ludwig Steinbach In honor of the 50th wedding anniversary Sanctuary Book Fund Brook Levin of Benson & Lynne Klempner In memory of Lucile Levine In memory of Charles Fishelman In honor of your happiness in your new Honore Poch Hal & Barbara Litt home, Ellen Shapiro In memory of Frances Berger Dan & Pam Haas Selekman Jewish Leadership Fund Martin & Shirley Birenbaum In memory of Eva Schwartz Howard Weiner Library Fund Neil & Judy Schwartz Cantor Patrice Kaplan Chair for In memory of Harvey Jacobs Sacred Music Endowment Fund Robert & Marjorie Feldman Sisterhood’s General Fund In memory of Elliot & Bernice Levin In memory of Reuven Emanuel Schanzer In honor of the graduation of Mar Hendel In memory of Charles & Doris Lotsch Howard & Ruth Rosenberg In honor of the graduation of Gabrielle Kenneth & Christine Levin Lynaugh In memory of Jack Vanett Inclusion & Special Needs Fund In honor of the graduation of Elyssa Hays Bruce & Mary Vanett In memory of Lionel Feinstein Evalyn Elias In memory of Daniel Maxwell James & Robin Briggs Laurie Burstein-Maxwell In memory of Stephen Poch Temple Beautiful Fund In memory of Paul Jaffe Honore Poch In memory of Hy Buller In memory of Mr. Jakubiec In memory of Martin Kornspan In memory of Aronita Mitchneck Steven & Beverly Granoff Paul & Regina Levin In memory of Helen Kaufman In memory of Seymour Kaspin Marc & Stephanie Albero Excellence In Early Childhood Jerry & Barbara Goldstein Education Fund Tzedakah Fund In memory of Herbert Saxe Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In memory of Marion Leventon Matthew & Lauri Sila In appreciation of Rabbi Peter Rigler Ellen Lipschutz Ken & Diane Sheinen In memory of Mortimer & Ruth Berke Financial Review In memory of Howard Cossuth In memory of Samuel Braverman In memory of Charles Litt William & Roni Kozin In honor of the birth of Dani Jordan Covis, Hal & Barbara Litt In memory of Sam Sagan granddaughter of Steve & Ruth Gail Cohen In memory of Lewis a. Usset William & Barbara Sagan Robert & Marcie Berke Myron & Analee Granik In memory of Sara Goldstein In honor of our dear friend Debra Kirsch In memory of Adeline Tanenbaum Natalie Silverman Lenny & Elly Sitnick Neal & Marlene Kahn In memory of Harold Newman In memory of Sarah Kahn H. Jeffrey & Judy Newman Youth Scholarship Fund Neal & Marlene Kahn In memory of Herbert Goldstein In memory of Jeff Kedson In memory of Louis Grossman Natalie Silverman Ira Kedson & Mary Rourke Evalyn Elias In memory of Israel Schwartz In memory of Joseph Berger Edwin & Annilee Seitchick Martin & Shirley Birenbaum In memory of Lawrence Abrahams RECENT DEATHS Mark & Sheila Plakker General Fund In memory of Natalie R. Silverman Norman Milgrim, In memory of Ida E. Sharf Robert & Marjorie Feldman cousin of Martin & Shirley Birenbaum Norma Munin In memory of Harry Gelman Barbara Drizin Freda Feldman, Hilltoppers Fund wife of Sid Feldman In memory of Joseph Zon Religious School Education Fund Judy Zon In memory of Freda Nach Murray Borson, In memory of Mary Deitch Howard & Ilene Brouda father of Andrew Borson, father-in-law Serene Friedman In memory of Karyn Appel of Linda Borson In memory of Herman Zabell Hospice and Healing Fund In memory of Jerry Zabell In memory of Murray Borson Art Zabell & Louise Schmidt Paul Jaffe, David & Barbara Smilk In memory of Isaak Finkelstein father of Richard Jaffe, father-in-law In memory of Abraham Solomon In memory of Donald & Bertha of Kate Jaffe In memory of Dora Rubin Whitken Barry & Carol Jacobs Samuel & Carol Finkelstein Natalie R. Silverman, In memory of Morris Goldstein In memory of Nathan Kozin cousin of Lynne & Benson Klempner Jerry & Barbara Goldstein William & Roni Kozin In memory of Yetta Rosenfelt In memory of Joseph Burakof Edward I. Schutzman, In memory of Charlotte Skirboll Samuel & Carol Finkelstein Dan & Pam Haas uncle of Cantor Jamie Marx

35 Y AHRZEITS IN SEPTEMBER … Z”L September 1 Morton Waldbaum Barbara Zlotkin Miriam Ginenthal Barney Chalick husband of Joan Waldbaum mother of Sloane Zlotkin aunt of David & Barbara Smilk father-in-law of Shirley Chalick September 12 September 18 September 26 Ruth Deutsch Reba Bernstein Diane Barag Daniel Haywood grandmother of Aimee Rubin grandmother of Mitchell Wolfson wife of Donald Barag brother of Micah Haywood September 2 Jennie Breakstone Anna P. Baskin William Levy Jacob Drizin grandmother of Drew Dorfman Charles Meyers brother-in-law of James Meyer father-in-law of Barbara Drizin Sophie Garber grandfather of Penny Reiter Freda Saltz Grace Endy aunt of Carol Finkelstein September 19 mother of Judy Saltz mother of Daniel Endy Louis Greenwald Sidney Thomas Reba Schwartz Irvin Silverman grandfather of Linda Cantor father of Lisa Pottiger mother of Annilee Seitchick September 4 Betty Hilzenrath Sidney Yarmel September 27 Pauline Plotkin great aunt of Elyse Endy father of Jeffrey Yarmel Robert Brooks grandmother of Kevin Plotkin September 13 September 20 friend of Elaine Smith Sarah Silverman Nathan C. Eisen Miriam Augsberger Evelyn Gerber aunt of Amy Berkowitz grandfather of Alissa Goodkin sister of Saul Robbins mother of Constance Levin aunt of Susan Garelik Joseph Garber Irving Silverman Marilyn Kaplan Florence Wunsh father ofJudy Zon grandfather of Beth Cope friend of the Endy family mother of Elliot Wunsh David Haluska Sophie Springer Alex Kaplan September 5 brother-in-law of Jessica Hirsch Lynn grandmother of Jeffrey Springer friend of the Endy family Mildred Newman & Thomas Lynn September 21 Lillian Leibowitz mother of H. Jeffrey Newman Charles Husick Bernard Granoff aunt of William Kozin Beila Schaefer father of Lawrence Husick father of Steven Granoff Selma Sobel Lipson grandmother of Stella Maser Edna Polsky Phillip E. Miller mother of Marcia Littell Edward Sheffler grandmother of Candice Polsky father of Carl Miller Sigmund Miller father-in-law of Shirley Sheffler Edna Polsky Louis Smolinsky uncle of Laurie Burstein-Maxwell Bessie Waxler mother of Allen Polsky Sadie Sommers Ann Rosenberg Emily Whitehead Herbert Querido grandmother of Roger Opstbaum mother of Eric Rosenberg grandmother of Donna Witonsky uncle of Steven Querido September 22 Mary Rotman September 6 Sophie Rabin Myrna Biderman grandmother of Janice Garnett Maejean Bender mother of Arthur Rabin cousin of Marsha Rosenbloom Diane Savar mother of Robin Stevens Bernard Watter Martin Brandt friend of David & Barbara Smilk Jack Sewitch father of Steven Watter Charles Brouda September 28 father of Arline Lieberman September 14 father of Howard Brouda Bernice Cohen September 7 Dorothy Guttenberg Cohen Philip Kaspin Charles Sussman Rose Abrams Sheldon Frank uncle of Barbara Goldstein brother-in-law of Cynthia Meyer aunt of Barbara Mark brother of Barbara Drizin Sidney Newman September 29 Lena Drizin Sally Harris uncle of Howard Brouda Dawn Ferrante mother-in-law of Barbara Drizin mother of Ilene Berger Sally Satell friend of Scott & Mary Ann Gould William N. Samans Lillian Kaufmann Freda Sherman Alexander Granik father of Beth Weiner aunt of Jerald Mark grandmother of Peter Witonsky father of Myron Granik September 8 Irving G. Kraus September 23 Norman Grekin Ann Herman Opstbaum grandfather of Lawrence Husick Moses Amdur Hyman Gutmaker mother of Ellisa Habbart Dorothy Sachs grandfather of Brett Amdur grandfather of Jennifer Morgan Morris Radnofsky mother of Paul Sachs Bertram Biggard Paul Kremens Roberto Stein Joanne Sternberg Maurice Hoenig husband of Sharon Kremens uncle of Vera Neumann-Sachs friend of Loraine Bailie Daniel Polsky Maurice Robbins Martin Stenson September 9 father of Allen Polsky brother of Saul Robbins friend of Martin Birenbaum grandfather of Candice Polsky Rebecca Smolinsky Herbert Barag & Shirley Birenbaum brother of Donald Barag September 24 Ruth Yaskin William Stone Joseph Berger Fannie Lazarus friend of Laurie Albert cousin of Mayer Selekman September 30 father of Shirley Birenbaum Boris Wolinsky Mother of Michelle Wilson Arthur Ettelson Irvin Tarash Clara Banderoff September 15 brother of Shirley Chalick father-in-law of Linda Tarash Jacob Graboyes Margarita de Ochoa September 11 Nat Tucker father-in-law of Betty Graboyes William Kapnic Louis Bernkrant September 25 Lisa Sanna uncle of Cynthia Fastman father of Arlana Gottlieb Rebecca Bernhang friend of Staycee Liberatore Paul Rosenberg Jerome Dorfman mother of Joan Waldbaum cousin of Loraine Bailie uncle of Drew Dorfman Beth Stiefel-Itoh Doris Levin sister of Eileen Buckwalter mother of Paul Levin September 16 Please support Temple Sholom by Jean Nemerofsky Abraham Aronow mother of Judy Zon donating to our various Funds. Joseph Rabin father of Pearl Klausner Sam Persky father of Arthur Rabin See page 25 for list of funds and Lillian Margolis Rapport husband of Adele Persky September 17 Muriel Rosin page 26 for the Contribution form aunt of Carl Rosin Stanley Schwartz uncle of Robin Weinstein

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October 1 Martha Ross Shari Weiss Dora Robbins October 26 Rosalyn Altschuler mother of Susan Friedman wife of Kenneth Weiss mother of Saul Robbins Lisa Cohen Ernest Barron Margaret Schlar October 13 October 20 daughter of Norman Sassler step-father of Laurie Albert mother of Donna Hendel Lena Blank Arthur Barnett step-daughter of Gerri Sassler October 2 October 9 grandmother of Rebecca Reiter friend of Rhoda Kapner Sadye Lipschutz Marcia Biloon Zachary Markson Dorothy Hirsch Farmer John P. Dougherty David Henry Brown cousin of Linda Cantor Martin I. Munin mother of Arthur Hirsch father of John Dougherty grandfather of Laurie Browngoehl Paul Ettelson father of Robert Munin Ada T. Hoenig Seymour Greenberg October 27 brother of Shirley Chalick husband of Norma Munin Alan L. Mann uncle of Pam Haas Susana Grinman Nathan Frank George Raffel Stanley Samuels Benjamin Hartman mother of Diana Gherovici Edith Lubarsky father of Neil Raffel father of Michael Samuels grandfather of Nancy Hays Sidney Ocks aunt of Ken Lester Caroline Rakestraw Carter Smith October 14 Arch McElroy father of Jacqueline Matusow Theresa Montoute grandmother of Rebecca Davis Leonard Albert father of Cynthia Verbofsky Anita Rice grandmother of William Charmont Blair Marissa Sylvis father of David Albert Samuel Temlock sister of Linda Borson Jules Reiner daughter of Frank & Robin Sylvis Henry Berger grandfather of Warren Lieberman Ida Rutman grandfather of Rebecca Reiter Rose White father of Elaine Smith October 21 aunt of Michael Pottiger Pauline Sheklin aunt of Ken Lester Maxine Byck Sylvia R. Baron Frieda Sherak aunt of Warren Lieberman October 10 grandmother of Margaret Husick Selma Hersh grandmother of Scott Kalish October 3 Jack Friedman Rebecca Feinberg grandmother of Asa Hersh Stanley Sherin Elisa Astrizky uncle of Barry Jacobs grandmother of Daniel Feinberg William Kellman father of Penny Reiter aunt of Diana Gherovici Sara Krantz Rose Kalish father of Carol Rubin October 28 Miriam Goldstein Reuben Levenson grandmother of Scott Kalish Carl Pinsk Donald Berger mother of Jerome Goldstein father-in-law of Ethel Levenson Samuel Safirstein father of Allen Pinsk uncle of Steven Berger Robert Morris Ostrow Lottie Levenson grandfather of Julie Massey Charlotte Rothbaum Barnard Stonberg grandfather of Jamie Marx mother-in-law of Ethel Levenson Anna Wucher Oscar Strauss grandfather of Adina Stonberg Stanley Sherin Susan Samans Robinson aunt of Arthur Zabell grandfather of Philip Bloomfield October 29 grandfather of Genna Boggs daughter of Elaine Samans October 15 October 22 Charles Milichersky Gertrude Staley sister of Debby Samans Melvin Crosby Rose Bendersky grandfather of Carl Miller mother of Gerri Sassler Stanley Rooklin great- uncle of Anna Marx grandmother of Cindy Korenberg Ruth Lillian Ostrow October 4 father of Anthony Rooklin Anna Medoff Kane George Mayer grandmother of Jamie Marx Dorothy Breggar Rosee Rose grandmother of Michael Kane father of Staycee Liberatore Mary Selekman Schutte sister of Analee Granik grandmother of Judy Saltz October 16 Isaac Obstbaum mother of Mayer Selekman Fred Salkowitz Lauren Sachs Eva Birenbaum grandfather of Roger Opstbaum Minn Schwartz uncle of Shirley Chalick niece of Paul Sachs mother of Martin Birenbaum Fannie Pine great-aunt of Melissa Lowdermilk Anna Witonsky Irving Shapiro Ruth Bleiman October 23 Arthur Siegal mother of Peterl Witonsky husband of Sara Shapiro mother of Jeffrey Bleiman Dora Bush father of Barbara Berlin October 5 Herbert Shulman Mark Bronstein grandmother of Trudy Itzko Lillian Tintner Joe Baxt Lynne J. Wiener husband of Nina Bronstein Manuel Gilman step-mother of Eleanor Segal father of Betty Hirsch October 11 Helen Press-Gustoff grandfather of Laurie Browngoehl October 30 Leonard Bleiman Robert Baskin aunt of Eileen Wolfson Ronald Krinsky Dr. Edwin J. Powell father of Jeffrey Bleiman Esther Braverman Peter B. Schmidt father of Jeffrey Krinsky father of Julie Leavitt October 6 mother of Marjorie Berke husband of Louise Schmidt Frieda Pittler Lee Schultz Leon Bach Carol Ruth Goodman Joseph Schneider aunt of Mayer & Ann Selekman husband of Harriet Schultz -Rosenblatt Martin Kesselman sister of Linda Polomski October 17 Harry Rosan October 31 father of Robert Kesselman Paul Haywood Jacob Berger father of Burton Rosan October 7 brother of Micah Haywood uncle of Gerri Sassler October 24 Dr. Sidney Mellman husband Elizabeth Mellman Sheila Greenberger Mary Kernitsky Anna Datner Sharyn-Ferne Clauson grandmother of Mark Kramer Katie Tanenbaum mother of Elyse Endy grandmother of Elizabeth Datner friend of Barbara Drizin grandmother of Marlene Kahn Barry Kearsley Milton Newman Victoria Haya Bruce Kaminsky uncle of Howard Brouda Abraham Waldbaum son-in-law of Serene Friedman mother of Gloria Kresch Rena Kaplan father-in-law of Joan Waldbaum Marvin Starr Sharon Rose Smilk Hurvitz Molly Samuels Anna Lamb

father of Leonard Starr sister of David Smilk cousin of Mark Kramer great-grandmother of Emily Moody October 8 Angelo Tagliacozzo October 18 Norman Nathans father of Amy Kleiman Harold Disman Bertha Feinman father of Robert Nathans Howard M. Weiner father-in-law of Neil Raffel father of Ira Disman aunt of Beverly Cylinder father of Marjorie Feldman Nathan Eisner Deanna Lipschutz October 25 uncle of Harriet Schultz-Rosenblatt October 12 daughter of Donna Lipschutz Diane Goldstein Anne Hershhorn Donald Beck Samuel Somers sister of Harvey Soifer grandmother of Samantha Smith father of Dana Meiser father of Ann Selekman Samuel Mellinger Nathan Kirsch Sandra Crosscup Hart October 19 father of Natalene Kramer father of Alan Kirsch niece of Julian Gladstone Rifka Ender Andrew Rock Samuel Kramer Joseph DeVarco grandmother of Robin Weinstein father of Carol Herman grandfather of Mark Kramer William Godfrey Lawrence Kaspin Samuel M. Selekman Martin Meyer Leah Silverman cousin of Barbara Goldstein father of Mayer Selekman father of James Meyer mother of Amy Berkowitz Aaron Osherow Irwin E. Stern Jack Rimalover mother of Susan Garelik father of Sharon Goldman father of Ruth Conboy grandfather of Katherine Gray Richard Swerdlow

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Our Caring Hospice ONGOING COLLECTIONS

Trained Temple Sholom Wool is needed for the Knit Wits - leave at the volunteers are here to help! Office in a bag with “Amy” labeled on it.

Please call us - we are here for you. Toiletries are needed for the Life Center of Delaware County - bring to the Temple Office. Contact Rabbi Rigler and Cantor Marx at the Temple or call Canned Goods are always needed to help with Pam Haas 484-802-1186 or empty pantries - a donation box is located in the Amy Berkowitz 610-353-8077 coat-room closet.

MITZVAH CORE CARES! HELP US RECYCLE:  Old laser and ink jet Please let us know if you are cartridges aware of someone:  Cell phones  Entering the hospital  Small electronics like:  With a new baby  Digital cameras  Death in the family  Shut-in  ipods  Other  ipads  MP3 players We want to help! Working together we are truly a caring community.  GPS  Laptops PLEASE CALL the Temple Office at 610-356-5165 Bring items to the Temple Office

TEMPLE FUNDS Cantor’s Discretionary Fund Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Contributions to this fund will be used at the discretion of our Cantor. Contributions to this fund will be used at the discretion of our Rabbi. Danowitz Junior Youth Fund Religious School Education Fund To support programs, special events and materials for education at all levels. Excellence in Early Childhood Education Fund Contributions can be earmarked for Women’s Spirituality Group studies at the donor’s To support the programs of the Etta Natalie Rosenblatt Preschool. discretion. Financial Assistance Cantor Patrice Kaplan Chair for Sacred Music Endowment To offset the reduction of revenue incurred when a Temple Sholom family cannot afford to To endow the cantorial position at Temple Sholom, ensuring the future of Jewish music in pay their total dues. Contributions go directly into the General Fund. our congregation. General Fund Sanctuary Book Fund To support Temple operations. To defray the cost of purchasing books for our sanctuary. A book plate is placed in each Hospice and Healing Fund book indicating the donor’s name and the occasion, for a minimum donation of $36. To assist the Hospice Committee in carrying out its support programs. Scholar-In-Residence Fund Howard Weiner Library Fund Description here An endowment fund in which the interest is used to purchase books and supplies for the Technology Fund library. To maintain and improve all aspects of technology, including our new Webcast used by Inclusion and Special Needs Fund Temple Sholom. To purchase services, supplies, and equipment to assist congregants, students, and Temple Beautiful Fund guests in need of accommodations that enable them to participate fully in all aspects of To improve and maintain the aesthetics of the Temple, including decor, furnishings, congregation life. grounds and gardens. Jubilee Endowment Fund Tzedakah (Food) Fund To secure the future of Temple Sholom in Broomall. To feed the hungry in our community. Contributions are distributed at the close of each Judith Bernick Music Fund fiscal year to outside charities at the discretion of a special Tzedakah committee. An endowment fund in which the interest may be used for the music program. Youth Scholarship Fund Marlene B. Kleinman Campership Fund To send Temple Sholom Youth Group members to National Federation of Temple Youth Interest is used to send students to a URJ camp each year. (NFTY) sponsored events. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need. Mayer Selekman Jewish Leadership Fund To provide grants for graduate study toward becoming a Jewish professional. Contributions also may be made directly to the Temple Sholom Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Hilltoppers or Women’s Spirituality.

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Please join us for all services in our sanctuary

S’lichot Saturday, September 24 6:30 PM S’lichot Reception 7:00 PM Rabbi Rigler and Cantor Marx Program 8:30 PM S’lichot Service

Rosh Hashanah Sunday, October 2 8:00 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah – Adult Service (no ticket required)

Monday, October 3 9:00 AM* Tot Service: toddlers, preschoolers and their parents (no ticket required for Tot Service) 10:30 AM Adult Service (doors open at 10:00 AM) 1:30 PM Family Service: geared to Rimon students (grades 1-6) and their parents 3:45 PM Tashlich – New Ardmore Park (weather permitting)

Shabbat Shuvah Friday, October 7 8:00 PM Shabbat Shuvah: Turning and returning to our best selves.

Yom Kippur Tuesday, October 11 8:00 PM Kol Nidre – Adult Service

Wednesday, October 12 9:00 AM* Tot Service: toddlers, preschoolers and their parents (no ticket required for Tot Service) 10:30 AM Adult Service (doors open at 10:00 AM) 1:30 PM Family Service: geared to Rimon students (grades 1-6) and their parents 3:00 - 4:00 PM Discussion led by Rabbi Rigler and Rabbi Selekman 4:00 - 5:00 PM Music & Meditation featuring the Wister Quartet Chamber Concert 5:00 PM Yizkor and Concluding Service Break-the-fast following services

Sukkot Sunday, October 16 5:00 PM Sukkot Service 5:30 PM Sukkot Dinner

Friday, October 21 8:00 PM Shabbat Services followed by an Oneg in the Sukkah

Simchat Torah Sunday, October 23 5:00 PM Dinner in the Sukkah 6:00 PM Religious School Consecration & Simchat Torah Service

*IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING THE TOT AND FAMILY SERVICE: Immediately following the Tot service we will prepare the Sanctuary for our Adult Service. All will be asked to exit the building. Once the Sanctuary is re-set for Adult services, entrance will be permitted. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding in this matter. As of 8-18-16

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