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NOVEMBER 2019 HESHVAN / KISLEV 5780 VOLUME 54 NO. 5

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SERVICES

FRIDAY ~ November 1 SATURDAY ~ November 16 ~ Genesis 11:1-32 10:30am - Morning 6:30pm - Service Epstein Chapel Epstein Chapel FRIDAY ~ November 22 SATURDAY ~ November 2 Chayei ~ Genesis 24:53 - 25:18 10:00am - Munchkin Minyan Service 6:30pm - Shabbat Service North Satellite (page 7) Epstein Chapel 10:30am - Bat Service Shayna Strauss SATURDAY ~ November 23 Daughter of Dawn & Brad Strauss 10:30am - Morning Minyan Sanctuary Epstein Chapel 10:30am - Morning Minyan 5:00pm - Bat Mitzvah Service Epstein Chapel Sofia Coggan Daughter of Carolyn & Coggan FRIDAY ~ November 8 Epstein Chapel Lech Lecha ~ Genesis: 16:1 - 17:27 6:30pm - Veterans Shabbat Service FRIDAY ~ November 29 Sanctuary ~ Genesis 27:28 - 28:9 6:30pm - Shabbat Service SATURDAY ~ November 9 “Men’s Health Month” 10:30am - B’nei Mitzvah Service Epstein Chapel & Schildcrout of Alysa & Andrew Schildcrout SATURDAY ~ November 30 Epstein Chapel 10:30am - Morning Minyan 10:30am - Morning Minyan Epstein Chapel Sanctuary

All 6:30pm Friday Services FRIDAY ~ November 15 are preceded by a ~ Genesis 21:1 - 22:24 6:00pm Wine & Cheese Reception. 6:30pm - Shabbat Service “Homecoming & Rivalry Week” Epstein Chapel

November 2019 B’nei Mitzvah We honor the mitzvah work in which our B’nei Mitzvah students are engaged. Each month we include information we have received from that month’s families.

Shayna Strauss Daughter of Dawn & Brad Strauss Date: November 2 School: Parkhill Junior High Mitzvah Project: Shayna raised thousands of dollars for the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas through multiple calling nights and Super Sunday. Hobbies: dance, dance and dance

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Annual Veterans Shabbat Service Friday, November 8 Wine & Cheese Reception 6:00pm Service 6:30pm Temple Shalom will honor its Veterans and those currently serving in the military at a special Friday night service at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary. Please join us before the service at 6:00pm for a wine and cheese reception in the Congregational Gathering Space. The service will feature a musical tribute to all branches of the military. Members of the Dallas Jewish War Veterans will participate in the service. We would like to honor all veterans and those in active military service in the Temple Shalom family by including their and rank in the program. Please contact Elise Donosky at (972) 661-1810 x 201 or [email protected] by Tuesday, November 5th to be sure your or the name of your loved one will be in the program. Please indicate if the individual is active duty or a veteran.

Meditation with Cantor Avery IS BACK 5:30pm - 6:15pm Sanctuary Mark Your Calendar for the Following Mondays: November 18 / December 2, 16 January 6, 27 / February 3 It’s the perfect time to transition from your busy day into a relaxing evening. We will explore different kinds of meditation and talk about how we can bring mindfulness and peace into our daily lives. It is open to all who are interested. Come join us!

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I Was Just Thinking...

As we move out of the Tishrei holidays – , Yom Kippur, , Simchat and all the opportunities to gather with friends and community that it affords us, we move into the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, which sadly does not contain any holidays at all. Jewish tradition calls this month, “Mar Cheshvan – The Bitter Month of Cheshvan” as there is no cause for celebrating. While some might enjoy the reprieve of all those holidays, understands that a month without holidays is a bitter month indeed. As we began the New Year, I introduced our Holiday theme of “Patience and the Urgency of Now” as a way of understanding what I believe we need to consider as we start our new year; that while we as appreciate the reward that comes with patiently waiting for God to do God’s work in God’s time, there is an urgency to our human work of building a more perfect world, if not a more perfect union. With the Tishrei holidays behind us, the urgency of now is fully upon us, giving us the time and the chance to make a bitter time, a bit sweeter. I would like to remind you of one of the areas of urgency I highlighted during the holidays; addressing the loneliness epidemic facing our country and our world. In a recent study done by the Cigna Insurance group, they found that: “…nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling alone or left out; twenty-seven percent rarely or never feel as though there are people who really understand them; two in five Americans sometimes or always feel that their relationships are not meaningful and that they are isolated from others; one in five people report they rarely or never feel close to people or feel like there are people they can talk to; only around half of Americans have meaningful in-person social interactions, such as having an extended conversation with a friend or spending quality time with family, on a daily basis; Generation Z (adults ages 18-22) is the loneliest generation and claims to be in worse health than older generations; and that social media use alone is not a predictor of loneliness; respondents defined as very heavy users of social media have a loneliness score (43.5) that is not markedly different from the score of those who never use social media (41.7). The findings reinforce the social nature of humans and the importance of having communities. People who are less lonely are more likely to have regular, meaningful, in-person interactions; are in good overall physical and mental health; have achieved balance in daily activities; and are employed and have good relationships with their coworkers.” Judaism understands from the creation story in Genesis that, “…it is not good for humans to be alone.” God created a second human to be there for the first human so that, in community that could experience the power and joy of living in this world. That was God’s plan all along. Being with others, since that time, is the Jewish way. God has placed in our midst, messengers of hope and healing, the antidote of loneliness – real human connection. A few years back I asked people to just share the following six simple but powerful words to help people feel not so lonely. “I was thinking of you today.” The results were unreal. It really works. That is powerful. That is connection. That is community. As I shared on Rosh Hashanah, if we know how powerful it is to be healed through the connection of community, then, what in the world are we waiting for? Now is the time for the sacred impatience of ending this insidious problem once and for all. We can do this – all of us – because we are a part of a sacred community who, by the very virtue of our namesake – Shalom – can bring the message of hope, healing and connection to others who are in desperate need of this kind of a lifeline better than anyone else. As we prepare for a of Thanksgiving, let this be the year when that for which we are grateful is a message to others and received by others that not only lets them know that we are thinking of them, but that we care about them. Even a little gesture goes a long way. We can’t wait…our very lives depend on it. I pray for a grateful and thoughtful Thanksgiving for you, for me and for us all. Andrew M. Paley [email protected]

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Questions? Contact Rabbi Paley at 972-661-1810 x204 or [email protected]

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President’s Column by Rodney Schlosser

Dear Fellow Congregants, As you know, the Temple plays a special role in life cycle events. Most of these are joyous…births, consecrations, bar/bat , confirmations, graduations, and weddings. The other major circumstance is death and burial. We approach this with the utmost of compassion for the family and respect for the deceased. And, it’s why the task of managing our cemetery needs is so important and so low profile. Beginning a few years ago, we began to pay closer attention to the two Temple Shalom gardens within Sparkman Hillcrest, the long-time cemetery on Northwest Highway at Hillcrest. That has been the official resting place for our members going back to our founding in 1965. Hundreds of members are buried there, and several hundred plots have been purchased on a pre-need basis. By late 2017, we were running out of plots and needed to explore alternatives. In May 2018, Barry Bell, Dorothy Garsson and Mitch Hurwitz agreed to co-chair the Cemetery Committee, and address the question of our future needs. Mark Fishkind, who had previously chaired this committee, provided helpful background. We quickly learned that Sparkman Hillcrest, which also has dedicated gardens for members of Temple Emanu-El and Shearith Israel, no longer has the capacity to partition space for synagogues. “Retail” plots are available, but they do not meet Jewish standards and are 50% more expensive than what a member pays for a spot in our gardens. Over the course of the last year, the Cemetery Committee carefully researched options throughout Dallas and Collin counties, analyzed the trendline of members’ needs, and explored various financing options to fund the purchase of a new garden. After considerable discussion over the summer with the Board and officers, I am pleased to report that Temple Shalom has secured and purchased a new dedicated garden at Restland Cemetery (Greenville Avenue north of LBJ). This is a very dignified property that already has dedicated gardens for Beth Torah, Anshai Torah, and Adat Chaverim. In the coming weeks, Executive Director Steve Lewis will be able to offer members the opportunity to purchase plots at Restland, including multiple adjacent plots. There is no obligation to use Restland’s chapel or burial services, so members can make their own decisions about all aspects of burial. The cost of a plot within the Temple Shalom garden at Restland is anticipated to be only a little more than at Sparkman Hillcrest. We purchased our garden at Sparkman nearly 20 years ago and, of course, real estate costs have escalated over the years. Thank you to Barry, Dorothy, Mitch, Mark, and Steve for their time, sensitivity, and thoroughness in resolving this very important aspect of Temple Shalom.

Barry Bell Dorothy Garsson

Mitch Hurwitz

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Lifelong Learning/Worship Council

Interested in learning more about the Lifelong Learning/ Council? Contact [email protected].

Munchkin Minyan at North Satellite Saturdays, November 2 & December 7 10:00am-11:30am — Residence Inn, 5001 Whitestone Lane, Plano Families with children ages 7 and under please join Rabbi Andrew Paley, Cantor Devorah Avery and Ray Farris as we celebrate Shabbat together. This relaxed service includes singing, dancing, story time and, of course challah. For further information, contact [email protected] or www.templeshalomdallas.org. RSVP (4 days before event required) – continental breakfast included.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Sunday, November 10 — 4th & 5th Grade Family Education 9:30-11:30am Radnitz Social Hall Families with children in 4th and 5th grade are invited to join Marcy Finn for a morning of fun and learning.

Saturday & Sunday: November 16-17 — Youth Lock-In 4th-7th Grade Religious School students invited for dinner, games, activities and breakfast! RSVP by Nov. 10 to https://templeshalomdallas.org/4th-7th-grade-lock-in/ This is a GFC sponsored event.

Sunday, November 17 — Tots Academy 9:30am Room 113

No Religious School November 24 - December 1 Thanksgiving holiday

SAVE THE DATE Sunday, December 8 Kindergarten/1st Grade Family Education Sunday, December 15 Parent Education w/Rabbi Paley

Adult Education Programs

Lunch and Learn: The Tribes of Israel, with Rabbi Paley Wednesdays (no class November 27) Noon to 1:00pm Learning Center

Our weekly Lunch and Learn program is an exciting opportunity to engage in conversation with other learners and with Jewish texts. Invite your friends, bring your lunch and enjoy a lively discussion.

Fake News - That’s Not in the Sundays when there is Religious School - beginning November 3rd 10:00am Boardroom Did you ever wonder where that Bible story came from? Or where that strange tradition came from? More than not, it didn’t come from the Bible! Come learn and share the good news about what’s really in the Bible and what’s not! Class taught by Rabbi Paley.

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Adult Education Programs (continued)

Yiddish Reading Class Sponsored by the Adult Education Committee Sundays when there is Religious School 1:00pm Boardroom Learn to read Yiddish with the Hebrew alphabet at an easy and relaxed pace. Students will read and enjoy stories and songs – all from the original Yiddish. Along the way, students will also learn basic Yiddish conversation and even learn to tell a Yiddish joke or two. No prior knowledge of Yiddish is required – so students of all levels and ages are welcome to come! A class set of textbooks is provided. If interested in the class, please contact David Katz at [email protected].

Torah Study Every Saturday 8:45am - 10:15am Learning Center Start your Shabbat morning with lively learning led by our clergy as we explore the . Bagels and coffee provided by class members.

Judaica Studies Every Other Saturday (November 2, 16 & 30) 9:00am - 10:15am Room 200 Books significant to an understanding of Judaism are selected and studied by class members who lead discussions of the assigned readings.

Connections Council

Interested in learning more about the Connections Council? Contact Connections Council Chair Kim Kort at [email protected].

SUPER SENIORS Join the New DAYTIME HAVURAH GROUP!! (meeting monthly) Thursday, November 21 12:00pm - 1:30pm Learning Center Guest Speaker: Brotherhood President & Orkin Pest Control Representative, Steve Weintraub “In the Beginning, a Hebrew Invented the Pest Control Industry” Bring a dish (no pork or shellfish, please) and enjoy a pot luck lunch and a program each month planned by Super Seniors. Come Schmooze and Socialize. Learn something new and interesting. Ready to join the fun? Contact Paula Mandel [email protected] or 972-644-6782.

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Must rsvp online at https://templeshalomdallas.org/food-wine- series/ by November 10th. Pay online or mail a check to the Temple office.

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Tikkun Olam Council

Interested in learning more about the Tikkun Olam Council? Contact Tikkun Olam Chair Debra Levy-Fritts at [email protected].

RAC-TX Meeting Sunday, November 3 1:30pm - 5:00pm Radnitz Social Hall & Congregational Gathering Space The Religious Action Center - Texas will hold a regional meeting for gathering, training and learning. This will be an opportunity to meet with others engaged in Tikkun Olam and social justice from congregations across DFW. We will learn about immigration justice, RAC-TX’s current issue focus. Training in building relationships with members will also be part of our meeting. Attendees will have the chance to schmooze before the meeting over lunch at The Market Café, 13534 Preston Road, near Alpha, at noon. Sign up below for the meeting and for lunch ($20 for Sunday brunch if you want ) There is no charge for the meeting. Registration for our RAC-TX meeting: https://racrj.wufoo.com/forms/x1fj1pg30o2rinm/

Citizenship Workshop Training Dallas Responds has been asked to help provide volunteers for a mega citizenship workshop to be held on November 9th at the downtown public library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas. This is a great opportunity for our volunteers to train to help immigrants fill out their naturalization application. In order to volunteer at the November 9th workshop, volunteers must complete a 90 minute training course. Register at https://app.vomo.org/org/dallas-responds for this opportunity, or others, including clothes sorting. Minimum age to volunteer 18+.

Serve Lunch at The Bridge 1st Tuesday of the month November 5 Noon - 1:00pm Temple Shalom serves lunch at The Bridge in downtown Dallas. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Arlene Kreitman at 972-233-3754. We also collect unexpired toiletries, as well as eyeglasses, in the Administration Office. Please donate sample toiletries you receive when traveling!

Caring Conversations 1st and 3rd Wednesdays (November 6 & 20) 11:30am - 1:00pm Blumin Ceremonial Room The period of time following the loss of a beloved spouse or partner is often overwhelmingly lonely and confusing. Caring Conversations, a grief support group, is an opportunity to gather and share experiences and comfort. If you or someone you know is interested in joining with us, please contact us for more information. Please RSVP to: Maureene Timken: [email protected] or Lory Kohleriter: [email protected]

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Cooking for The Stewpot Sunday, November 10 9:30am Temple Kitchen We cook for 1 1/2 hours one Sunday each month during the school year, preparing beef stew, biscuits, muffins & fruit salad. Be a part of a great group of enthusiastic helpers - you don’t even need to know how to cook! Volunteers must be 14+ years old. To be on the reminder list, email [email protected]

Caregivers’ Day Out Program 10:30am - 2:30pm Learning Center 2nd and 4th Thursdays (November 14 - only one due to Thanksgiving) Caregivers’ Day Out meets twice each month for four hours each time. Volunteers give caregivers some well-deserved respite time when they drop off their loved ones at Shalom. Contact Barbara Glazer at 972-931-9077 or [email protected].

HELP WANTED: ESL Tutors, Childcare Volunteers Join Temple Shalom Teachers and Help Refugees & Asylum Seekers Learn English for evening classes: Tuesday / Thursday 6:30-8:30pm Location: 5750 Pineland, Dallas Northwest Community Center in partnership with Refugee Services of Texas To volunteer or if you have questions, email: [email protected]

Tikkun Olam in the Sukkah As the sun set on the evening of October 16, members, guests, representatives of area agencies and refugees gathered in our Temple Shalom sukkah to share migration stories, share a meal together, and share the hope they those who need refuge and safety will find Shalom, a welcome home. Friendships were made, connections, stories and experiences shared about long journeys, great obstacles and loss. Strangers became neighbors, and added a symbol of their story to our sukkah. Thank you to the Refugee Services of Texas, Catholic Charities and the Office of Welcoming Communities & Immigrant Affairs (WCIA) for the City of Dallas, and those who brought donations to the sukkah for RST.

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HOLIDAY BOXES for those experiencing Homelessness - Donations Needed! Collection Box Located in the Lobby in front of the Boardroom Collection Deadline: Saturday, November 16th, 12:00pm For questions, contact Theresa Myers at [email protected] To Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F48AFA72BA1FA7-holiday Requested Items: Shoeboxes with lids Wet wipes Holiday wrapping paper Small hand sanitizer Stationery (for notes in boxes) Knit gloves & hats Invisible tape (Scotch Tape) Travel size tissues Tube socks Small foot powder Small umbrellas Nail clippers Travel size toiletries Disposable razors Deodorant Book of inspiration (shoebox size or smaller) Toothbrush & toothpaste Hard candy & gum Lip balm Ziplock bags $5 Fast food gift cards (please drop these off at Clergy office or mail to TS noting Mitzvah Afternoon project)

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, November 16 Special Saturday Shabbat Service & Holiday Box Making for The Stewpot 10:30am Morning Minyan Service with Special Guest from the Stewpot 12:00pm Special Oneg Lunch 12:00pm Holiday Box Assembly and Wrapping. Donations going to The Stewpot's program, Holiday Boxes for those experiencing Homelessness. For questions, contact Theresa Myers at [email protected] To Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F48AFA72BA1FA7-holiday

Temple Shalom’s Embrace Interfaith Group meets monthly. Our next meeting will be Monday, November 4th, 10:30am in Irving. We will be sharing our traditions on Conversion. If you would like to read up on this go to www.myjewishlearning.com/category/conversion. We welcome new members at all our events. Please contact Chairperson Jane Lachman at [email protected] or phone 972-735-0133 if you would like to join our group. We usually carpool to the events and rotate our meetings between the Islamic Center in Irving, the Northwood Church in Keller and Temple Shalom.

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Shomrei Adamah Meeting Sunday, November 17 9:00am Blumin Ceremonial Room Shomrei Adamah is dedicated to improving Temple Shalom’s sustainability efforts and increasing awareness of our shared and individual responsibility to honor and protect God’s creation. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to volunteer for an upcoming project.

Tips for Reducing Food Waste During the Holiday Season On the heels of our annual food drive, it’s hard to think about food going to waste knowing some members of our community live with food insecurity. But during the holidays, people throw away 33% more food. Because food scraps go directly to a landfill where they produce methane, they are the most destructive type of household waste in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. And because the average family of four will toss out $1,000 of food each year, there also are financial reasons to be more mindful. Some tips:  Treat all food as valuable, even if it was inexpensive.  Before you shop, scan your refrigerator to avoid redundant purchases. And don’t forget to bring reusable shopping bags!  When dining out, ask for half of your entree boxed before it even reaches the table. This will help you keep your portions in check and ensure you have leftovers to enjoy.  Calculate portions per guest and write out a shopping list with specific amounts of each ingredient.  If there’s more than one host or if you’re organizing a potluck, be diligent about coordinating purchases.  Consider small-plate or self-serve formats so people can help themselves.  Opt for washable dishes and cloth napkins instead of disposable paper and plastic plates, cups and utensils.  Send guests home with leftovers. Bonus points for providing reusable containers!

As of October 27, the Temple Shalom Virtual Food Drive benefitting the North Texas Food Bank raised $2,867.00. Thank you all for your donations.

Thank you to everyone who brought food donations on Yom Kippur for the Jewish Family Service Food Bank. We appreciate the generous donation of reusable bags by Central Market.

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Temple Shalom is a member of Dallas Area Interfaith, an organization of over 30 congregations and other organizations, which engage in the work of Social Justice. We continue to build our Core Team for DAI and to continue to work with other DAI member organizations on Social Justice issues. At the DAI Monthly Meeting at St. Phillip the Apostle Catholic Church of Dallas over 75 people from 16 member organizations attended. Our focus was on gun violence and safety in wake of the El Paso shootings. DAI sister organizations throughout the State will mobilize aiming at change in the next Legislative session. In the 2020 elections will we focus on sharing the concerns identified by our members and neighbors with candidates seeking public office. We continued our work on Health Care Access with a Health Fair at St. Eduardo Catholic Church on 9/14/2019. Work on immigration continues on the Parish ID project continues with Irving joining the police departments of Dallas, Carrollton and Grand Prairie in accepting the Parish Photo ID as a form of personal identification and on building an alternative to Pay Day Lending through an alliance with Resource One Credit Union. We are linking with local congregations with similar concerns including Christian Temple of Faith on Noel Road and King of Glory Lutheran Church. Northern Cluster congregations lead by San Juan Diego and Temple Emanuel are planning Know Your Rights immigration events. At least three further health fairs are being planned. Upcoming DAI Events Building the Core Team – please contact Barry Lachman to participate. November 7: DAI Monthly Meeting St. Luke’s Catholic Church 202 S. MacArthur, Irving November 18-22: 5 Day Community Organization Leader Training San Antonio – scholarships available

Contact Barry Lachman at [email protected] or 214-808-0042 for upcoming DAI events or to become involved.

DAI leaders, Debra Levy-Fritts from Temple Shalom and Smith from Christian Chapel Temple of Faith, addressed the State of Texas' House Redistricting Committee at Dallas City Hall on October 10th. They shared DAI's civic engagement work with its membership and the impact of gerrymandering on local, community issues.

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 Wine & Cheese Torah Study Reception 8:45am 6:00pm Learning Center

Congregational Judaica Studies Gathering Space 9:00am Room 200 Shabbat Service 6:30pm Munchkin Minyan Epstein Chapel 10:00am North Satellite

Sisterhood Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum Tour 10:00am

Bat Mitzvah Service 10:30am Sanctuary

Morning Minyan 10:30am Epstein Chapel

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Daylight Savings Embrace Meeting Serve Lunch at Caring Wine & Cheese Torah Study

Time Ends 10:30am The Bridge Conversations Reception 8:45am Fall Back 1 Hour Irving 12:00pm 11:30am 6:00pm Learning Center Downtown Dallas Blumin Room Congregational K-7 Religious B’nei Mitzvah Temple Board Gathering Space School Plano Midweek Lunch & Learn: The Service Meeting 9:30am Hebrew Tribes of Israel Veterans 10:30am 7:00pm 4:30pm 12:00pm Shabbat Service Epstein Chapel Stay & Schmooze Boardroom St. Andrew Learning Center 6:30pm 9:30am Sanctuary Morning Minyan Cong. Gather. Sp. Brotherhood Midweek Hebrew 10:30am Softball Nominating 4:30pm Fake News - That’s Sanctuary 6:30pm Temple Not in the Bible! Boardroom 10:00am Next Dor Boardroom Adult Education 6:30pm Committee Meeting Temple Youth & Teen 7:00pm Choirs Rehearsal Learning Center 12:00pm Sanctuary

Yiddish Reading Class 1:00pm Boardroom

RAC-TX Meeting 1:30pm Radnitz Social Hall

Want an updated look at what’s going on at Temple? Visit our calendar website at http://calendar.templeshalomdallas.org/virtualems/BrowseEvents.aspx

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 K-7 Religious Traditions Steering Plano Mid-week Lunch & Learn: The Caregivers’ Day Wine & Cheese Torah Study School Committee Meeting Hebrew Tribes of Israel Out Reception 8:45am 9:30am 2:00pm 4:30pm 12:00pm 10:30am 6:00pm Learning Center

Cooking for The Boardroom St. Andrew Learning Center Learning Center Congregational Judaica Studies Gathering Space 9:00am Stewpot Brotherhood Mid-week Hebrew Sisterhood Shalom Room 200 9:30am Margaritas & 4:30pm Bayit Meeting Shabbat Service Temple Kitchen Temple 7:00pm 6:30pm Morning Minyan 6:45pm Offsite Epstein Chapel 10:30am 4th & 5th Grades Next Dor offsite Epstein Chapel Family Education 6:30pm 9:30am Sisterhood Board Temple Mitzvah Afternoon Radnitz Social Hall Meeting Holiday Box Making

Stay & Schmooze 7:00pm 12:00pm Boardroom Boardroom 9:30am Cong. Gather. Sp. Youth Lock-In

Fake News - That’s 6:00pm Temple Not in the Bible! 10:00am Boardroom

Yiddish Reading Class 1:00pm Boardroom

BroMovember Pinball 12:00pm Offsite

Sounds of Shalom Concert 5:00pm Epstein Chapel

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Shomrei Adamah Group Meditation Plano Mid-week Caring Super Seniors Sisterhood Gourmet Torah Study Meeting with Cantor Avery Hebrew Conversations 12:00pm Lunch Bunch 8:45am 9:00am 5:30pm 4:30pm 11:30am Learning Center 12:00pm Learning Center Blumin Room Sanctuary St. Andrew Blumin Room offsite Sisterhood Morning Minyan K-7 Religious Brotherhood Board Adult Choir Lunch & Learn: The Rosh Chodesh Wine & Cheese 10:30am School Meeting Rehearsal Tribes of Israel 6:00pm Reception Epstein Chapel 9:30am 7:15pm 7:00pm 12:00pm Jewish Family 6:00pm Bat Mitzvah Service Boardroom Sanctuary Learning Center Service Congregational Tots Academy 5:00pm Gathering Space 9:30am Adult Education Mid-week Hebrew Brotherhood Guys Epstein Chapel Room 113 Committee Meeting 4:30pm Night Out Shabbat Service 7:00pm Temple 6:45pm 6:30pm Stay & Schmooze 9:30am Boardroom Offsite Epstein Chapel Next Dor Cong. Gather. Sp. 6:30pm

Fake News - That’s Temple Not in the Bible! 10:00am Boardroom

Beyond Next Dor 12:00pm Blumin Room

Youth & Teen Choirs Rehearsal 12:00pm Sanctuary

Challah Baking 12:15pm Temple Kitchen

Yiddish Reading Class 1:00pm Boardroom

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Temple Executive Temple Closed Temple Offices Torah Study No Classes Committee Meeting No Classes No Classes for Thanksgiving Closed for 8:45am 7:00pm Thanksgiving Learning Center

Boardroom Judaica Studies Wine & Cheese 9:00am Reception Room 200

6:00pm Morning Minyan Congregational 10:30am Gathering Space Epstein Chapel Shabbat Service Men’s Health Month 6:30pm Epstein Chapel

Want an updated look at what’s going on at Temple? Visit our calendar website at http://calendar.templeshalomdallas.org/virtualems/BrowseEvents.aspx

Members share their stories...

“When we made our move back to Dallas, we knew that we wanted to be part of the Jewish community here in DFW. It was without a question that we would rejoin as members at Temple Shalom. Not only are the members extremely welcoming and warm but also the staff and clergy treat you like family. Upon our return we were greeted by Rabbi Paley, who just a year later would wed us. We now attend events at the northern satellite as well as the main campus and always look forward to seeing old friends and welcoming new ones. After the birth of our daughter this year, we were so excited for the high holidays to the chance to introduce her to everyone!”

Abby and Will Hancock Family Frisco

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We’re off to a great start in Year 5780 with several Brotherhood initiatives I’m pleased to write about. President…………..…Steve Weintraub Sunday, October 13th a group of Brotherhood- Executive VP...... Roy Flegenheimer sponsored volunteers gave up their morning to sort Membership VP……..…...Bob Landers Programming VP……...…..Jim Warner through High Holiday bagged grocery donations from Finance Director.……….….Louis Marx multiple local organizations and trucked them to their Treasurer………..……..Paul Preite, Jr. shelved locations within the JFS building’s Food Recording Sec……………Ron Wichter Pantry area. Our choice of date to volunteer was timely as our Corresponding Sec…...... David Arndt participation came when the donations arrive at JFS in their most Immediate Past Pres...…Bill Hoffpauer robust fashion. I marveled at our group’s ability to catch on to the process of sorting Brotherhood Board and distributing the items so efficiently! We do so many things well, but Meetings are open to All we particularly shine when it’s providing a service that is Tikkun Olam Brotherhood Members. oriented! Monday, November 18 Yearly, we also excel in the area of scholarships. Our Mel Sacks, 7:15pm Boardroom Bob Weinfeld, and Tracy Fisher Scholarships have, for years, helped send many Jewish youth to camps and college. Last year’s Shop Tom Thumb. scholarships had an unequaled number of applicants and deserving Mention this number at the scholarship award winners which were announced in early and mid- check-out station: 1549 June at the final Religious School Day Gathering and our June PLEASE SHOP WITH YOUR Installation Program. TOM THUMB CARD. Well, we now have another new scholarship to announce that was recently 100% passed by motion and accepted by our Brotherhood Board, the 2020 March of the Living Award, an annually-awarded $1,000 Scholarship that will be provided to a worthy student from Temple Shalom that desires to travel on a March of the Living annual trip to and Israel. There’s an application process that can now You can follow Brotherhood on be accessed on the Temple Website’s Brotherhood Page with a Twitter@TSBrotherhood December 1st deadline. and you can like us on Facebook Credit for researching and presenting this initiative to Brotherhood www.facebook.com/ must deservedly go to David Gordon, a Brotherhood current Board tsbrotherhood. member. David and his wife, , had come back from this year’s March of the Living trip very emotionally moved by the experience. David felt compelled to provide a younger person with that same experience and our Brotherhood was eager to provide the platform! SUNDAY, FEB. 9, 2020 Please spread the word about this worthy new offering to our Temple Brotherhood Shalom Award young adults. Will Be Presented to It’s always somewhat disturbing to me that the prayer, Kol Nidre, is State Senator Royce West not played and chanted but once a year as it resonates so beautifully to

me at its moment of presentation. I can take satisfaction though through the beautiful deeds our Brotherhood does throughout the New Year via our many initiatives and programs that its intent is served. So I’ll gladly settle for that. Brotherly Yours! Steve Weintraub President, Temple Shalom Brotherhood

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https://tinyurl.com/TSBMovember2019

Usher for Friday Services We are always looking for friendly faces to hand out prayer books and wish Shabbat Shalom to attendees. This wonderful opportunity is open to all members - guys and gals, not just Brotherhood. Convenient sign-up link: https://tinyurl.com/handoutprayerbooks

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November is Men’s Health Month Support the Temple Shalom Brotherhood Movember Team Thank you for your donation! https://moteam.co/temple-shalom-dallas- brotherhood

Tackling: Prostate Cancer Testicular Cancer Mental Health AND Suicide Prevention

Margaritas & Mishnah Tuesday, November 12 6:45pm Jasmine Uniquely Chinese, 4002 Belt Line Road #200, Addison Guest Speaker: Granberry, Dallas Morning News Arts & Feature Writer Topic: “Ruminations 56 Years Later on the Kennedy Assassination” RSVP to Bob Weinfeld at 972-814-6214 or [email protected]

Thursday, November 21 6:45pm Spring Creek BBQ, 270 N. Central Expwy, Richardson

Thursday, December 12 6:45pm Rodeo Goat, 641 Powell Lane, Plano

RSVP to Jim Warner at [email protected] or text 972-741-0119

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Our shop has unique pieces in all price ranges that you won't find anywhere else! 972-661-1850

SHOP HOURS Sundays 9:30am - 1:30pm (Nov. 24: 10:30am - 12:30pm) Tuesdays 12:00pm - 5:00pm Wednesdays 12:00pm - 5:00pm (closed Nov. 27) Fridays 12:00pm - 6:25pm (Nov. 29: 5:30pm - 6:25pm)

Beat the crowds-Shop now, Hanukkah Merchandise is already in the shop and….. Mark Your Calendar! Traditions NO TAX DAY & Hanukkah Bazaar! Sunday, December 8th, 9:30am - 1:30pm The shop has everything you need for Hanukkah!

Hanukkah décor, laser dreidels, candles, games, books, cards, menorahs and much more.

Our gift shop is run by Our Rockin' Sisterhood and all profits go to support Temple Shalom. Contact Traditions Director Marsha Lefkof at 214.354.3548 or visit us on the Temple Shalom website or on Facebook. http://www.traditionsdallas.com/ https://www.facebook.com/traditions.dallas

Sisterhood Shalom Bayit Thursday, November 14 7:00pm - 9:00pm Gwynne Waldorf’s home (in Garland) We’ve had a great start in 2019, and we’d like to continue that momentum through 2020. So come join us, and bring your ideas and passion for social justice. Everyone is welcome! Our focus continues to be Family Violence, but we would like to move beyond into Reproductive Justice and Gun Violence Prevention. We have some great plans for 2020, but we would also like to hear your ideas, and need help in implementing these programs! RSVP by November 11th to Gwynne at [email protected]

Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh and Potluck Dinner Thursday, November 21 6:00pm Jewish Family Service, 5402 Arapaho Road, Dallas Come participate in an “Inclusion Experience” to spread awareness, understanding and compassion about what it is like to have a special need. Lorraine Friedman and Brenda Bliss will lead our program. Pot Luck Dinner by last name. (no pork or shellfish, please) A–H: Appetizers I–P: Salads Q–Z: Dessert or Fruit

Please RSVP by Nov. 15 to Lonna Rae Silverman at lrsilvermtx@gmail

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Sisterhood Gourmet Lunch Bunch Friday, November 22 12:00pm - 2:00pm Mi Cocina (Lakeside Market) 4001 Preston Road, Suite 502 Good Food + Good Friends = a Good Time RSVP to Linda Widman at [email protected]

Sisterhood & Brotherhood Coffee Break Book Club Saturday, December 7 1:45pm - 3:00pm Lenora & Jerry Levin’s home (near Preston/Campbell) Book review led by: Laney Arndt My Mother’s - A Novel by David Hirshberg We are transported back to the 1950’s to post WWII Boston through the voice of Joel, who for forty-seven years had worked as a radio raconteur. Upon retirement, Joe writes his memoir. In doing so, we revisit a post WWII Boston, the Korean War, the aftermath of the Holocaust, the polio epidemic, the relocation of a baseball team, and the shenanigans of politicians and businessmen. Please RSVP to Ilene at [email protected] Temple members only.

Fun Family Event! Hip Hop Party and Lunch Sunday, December 8 12:00pm - 2:00pm Radnitz Social Hall

Learn Hip Hop with your children! Class will be taught by Lexi Cavalli, a Jr. Teacher at Temple Shalom’s religious school. All are welcome & the event is FREE RSVP to Ann Weintraub at [email protected] or 214-802-4726

Fill your Shabbat with Shalom and a Celebration Oneg* Sisterhood is offering Celebration Oneg Sponsorships for $36!!! Maybe it’s a birth, an anniversary, a birthday, a great report card, a friend visiting from out of town, a promotion…or no reason at all. We promise it will be special, and your sponsorship will be acknowledged with our table signage. We look forward to hosting your Oneg. Please contact Chris Harris at [email protected] or call 972-742-5506 for more information. Please send your check to Temple Shalom c/o Sisterhood and note on your check “Celebration oneg”. *Please note that this offer does not apply to sponsorships since these Onegs are designed to serve larger numbers of guests and provide specialty food items.

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Hanukkah Bunco and Potluck Dinner Thursday, December 12 6:30pm – 9:00pm Chris Harris’ home Bring a $10 wrapped gift. Cost $5 at the door. Temple members only/limited space. Suggested food categories by last name: A-H: Side dish, Dessert or Fruit I-Q: Potato Latkes or Kugel R-Z: Main Dish No pork or shellfish, please. RSVP to Anita Corenblith at [email protected] or Jan Stevenson at [email protected]

Sisterhood’s Annual Mah Jongg Tournament is coming! Do you like to play Mah Jongg? Yes? Then, mark your calendar – Temple Shalom Sisterhood’s Annual Mah Jongg Tournament is February 16, 2020. More information will be coming soon!

SAVE THE DATE Please Join Temple Shalom Sisterhood as we Honor Our 2020 Woman of Valor

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Invitation to follow

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GRATITUDES Brotherhood Prayer Book Fund Rabiner Children's Library Fund in memory of in memory of in memory of Sondra Beck Kenneth L. Presby Goldie Persky Stuart Beck Paul Preite Jr. & Carol Preite Marcella Cooper Cantor Avery's Discretionary Fund Rabbi Boxman's Discretionary Fund in honor of Tikkun Olam/Social Action Fund in memory of Cantor Avery in memory of William Steckler Perry & Ilene Zidow Fleishmann in memory of Robert & Debbie Steckler Bob & Ellen Fleishmann Irving Strohl Rabbi Paley's Discretionary Fund Max Lewis Gwen Appelson in honor of Jack Ostroff Rabbi Paley Geane Glaser Lillian Ostroff Carole Wright Youth Education General Fund Cantor Croll's Discretionary Fund Perry & Ilene Zidow in honor of in honor of Cantor Don Croll Yom Kippur Thelma Victor Bette Jean Cohen Nina Shteyn Staci Zale Caregivers' Day Out Program in memory of in honor of Lillian Seltzer Barbara Glazer Gale Malinger Stacy Utay Sam Weber in memory of Gary & Susan Weber Morris Efseroff Strohl Audrey Efseroff wishing a speedy recovery to Gwen Appelson Mark Wigder Louis Korn Phil & Judy Goodman Howard & Joyce Korn Caring Congregation Fund Anthony Guida in memory of Jim & Julie Guida Bettie Leitner & Louise Rosenberg Simon Kotov Bob & Jean Weinfeld Klara Nodelman Betsy Taitz Hilary Sherman & David Shusterman Sylvan Alter Luis Trani Larry & Randi Alter Les & Shelli Taub Ira Ostroff Employee Appreciation Fund Lillian Ostroff in memory of Leo Edelman Rosa Harris Marsha Ring Leon & Chris Harris Grigoriy Kotlyar General Fund in memory of Roman Kotlyar Anne W. Hurst Stuart Stone Calvin Hurst Ronald & Marilyn Fiedelman Israel Rudnick Howard Garson & Ellen Feibel Michele Garson Distell Scott Weismann Helene Glazer Gilbert Kirschner Sofia Aronchik Sol & Jill Kirschner Raisa Obrant Molly Kerper Greene Family Camp Fund Steve & Debra Kerper in memory of Myron Krasno Lionel Silverfield Tim & Sandy Poulin Nora Silverfield wishing a speedy recovery to Dorothy Reuler Susan Lipton Tom Finn & Susan Lipton Melanie Reuler-Finn

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Kaddish May their memory be a .

November 1 Howard Hogue Allen Passer Miriam Cornman Ampolsk * Ethel Itskovitz Dorothy Reuler * Jacqueline Bernstein * Bertha Javery Sadie Towb Romick * David Blekher * Ida Kimberg Norman Rubinett Sarah Borenstein Pearl Klausner Belle Sands Lola K. Bourland Henry J. Klein Ray Sans Irene Brenner Dorothy Kohn Gerald Schneider David Earl Fader Joe Lewis Lena Schreier Tracy Fisher Jeannette Mallini Betty Shapiro Phil Fruman * Alvin George Myers Lillian Sheftman Norton Marshal Furman Sophie Natkin Murray Stern Gyorgyne Garai Rifka Nizhnikova Jean Turover Leonard Gershberg Myron M. Presby Ad S. Weinfeld * H. Goodman * Sam Radnitz * Ruth Werther Greenblatt Bernadine Schanbaum Norman H. Gross Beatrice Klein Schneider * November 22 Ann Gross Efim Shcherbakov Harry Ackerman Albert Harris Goldie Siegelbaum Helen Ackerman Norma Harwood Anna Smith * Daniel Anzel Moe Kanner * Felix Spiegel Bock * Max Liebnick * Myrna Stadtman * Sarah Carr Anna Marcus Richard I. Stern Harry Eisen Lore Markusfeld Max Switzman Mildred Elkin Alice Mashbein Sylvia Vinocur * Helen Elsner Esther Nathan Ernestine Greenberger Feeney Philip Polins * November 15 Sara Feldman Doris Rattet Rochelle Bain David M. Fogel Clifford Louis Rubin * Stanley Edward Beck Phil Gottlieb * Leon Rubin Irving Bender Dave Herman Etta Rudnick Margot Benjamin * Gail Freedman Hollander * Johana Sherman Nathan Brown * Harry Javorsky Lena Slotkin Harry Chudnow * Julie Kabler Mildred Silverman Sparks * Perry Cohen Julius B. Krause * Henry Stadtman * Bernice Saperstein Cohn Shelley Litman Ethel Stevenson Jane Folladori Jack Elliott Myers David Stock Ben Friedman Vivian Alt Nadler Herman "Hy" Stoller * Frank Friedman Lottie Neubauer Nate Swidler Mae Glauberman Sarah Nizhnikova Helen Ruth Gordon Rubinett November 8 Daniel Roy Herbert William Robert Saul * Sam Aidman Hildred Bachrach Hoodin * Arthur Stern Ruth Ausfresser Klausner Jacob Bagelman Doris Leonard November 29 Leo Heinz Benjamin * Jacob Rader Marcus James Alexander Robin Bock Victor Mashbein Anne Baer Rhoda Bulba Leon Mellow Harry Blakewood Cassandra Cano Miriam Morrison Reizl Bogoslavsky Charlotte Greenberg Lydia Nisenbaum Leslie Clark

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Marilyn Eichelbaum * Louis Klein Etta Roth Shirley Flaster Ethel Korn Chester Snyder Anita Fox Dorothy Lasky Sadie Israel "Irving" Hoffman * Edwin Lederman Tessie Stahl Dorislee Riley Hoffpauer * Joan Bein Leibowitz Jay Stevens Stanley Kantor Gloria Angrist Librach Jean Sturman Shirley Kavensky * William Lindsey, Sr. Howard Warsett Shirley Kessner Helen P. Miller

* Indicates a permanent plaque which will be illuminated during the anniversary week of the yahrzeit for this person. Please contact Joy Addison at [email protected] if you would like information on ordering a plaque.

If you would like to make a contribution in connection with a yahrzeit, please visit our website, www.templeshalomdallas.org and look for the “donate” button on the home page. The office will send an acknowledgement to the family of the deceased.

Of Blessed Memory...  Temple member Lilli O. Cirillo  Temple member Philip Jackman, husband of Hilda Jackman  Temple member Debi Weiner, wife of Richard Weiner  Temple member Abbey Zimmerman  Bernice Sandler, mother of Barbara Guskin  David Saunders, ex-husband and friend of Jo-Ann Saunders  William Sebert, grandson of Harriet and Donald Sebert, nephew of Jeri Lyn and Jeff Sebert

Congratulations to…  Cristol and Roger Mandel on their  Jessie and Benedict Voit on the birth of their daughter, Harper, and to grandparents, Wendy and Ted Harpham  Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Unsung Heroes honorees, Shelli Taub for Temple Shalom and Nora Silverfield for Jewish Family Service of Dallas

A Big Thank You to Lonna Rae Silverman and Linda Widman for giving of their time and talents to decorate the Sanctuary Bema so beautifully for Sukkot and .

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Welcome New Members of the Temple Shalom Family

Zak Carr Jim and Elena Eckhouse Bill and Cheryl Cohn Kyle “Ty” McCoy

Thanks to the following congregants for inviting new members to join our Temple Shalom family!

Sheldon and Linda Widman

Click here to Register. Get ready to come together with more than 5,000 Jews of all ages to learn, pray, share ideas, sing, celebrate, hear from inspiring speakers, and help shape the future of the Reform Movement. You’ll reconnect with old friends, make new ones, and enjoy exceptional “only-at-Biennial” experiences.

Pastoral Care Please help us be a caring congregation by letting us know when you, a family member or another member is ill, has a procedure, a death occurs or other pastoral needs arise. We also want to know about mitzvot like babies, colleges, new jobs, etc. Pastoral care contact information for members: Phone: 972-661-1810 x 201 (Elise Donosky, Clergy Assistant) Email: [email protected] Web: templeshalomdallas.org, Home Tab, Contact Us option Emergency Number: 214-295-9630

Senior Rabbi……...……..Andrew M. Paley Our mission is to inspire in our congregation an enduring Cantor………………….. Devorah G. Avery relationship with God, Torah, Israel and the Jewish people Rabbi Emeritus..…...Kenneth D. Roseman through worship, study, gathering and community service. Cantor Emeritus…..………..Don Alan Croll Do you know someone we should invite to Temple, Executive Director..…………..Steve Lewis someone who is new to Dallas or is not connected Religious School Principal…….Marcy Finn to a congregation? President…………….…Rodney Schlosser Executive VP……………Debra Levy-Fritts Please contact Executive Director Steve Lewis Vice President……..…………….Barry Bell [email protected] Vice President………...... Lory Kohleriter so we can show them that Temple Shalom is their place. Finance Director……...…………...Jeff Kort Treasurer………..…………...Stephen Falk Secretary…………………....Phil Rosenfeld The on-line membership directory is updated Past President..…………....Josh Goldman periodically. Please send any changes to [email protected] If you need assistance accessing the directory on our website, please contact Joy at the above email.

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