New & Prospective Member Open House & Havdalah We Are Excited
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6930 Alpha Road / Dallas, Texas 75240-3602 / 972-661-1810 / FAX 972-661-2636 E-mail: [email protected] / Facebook: Temple Shalom Dallas / Website: www.templeshalomdallas.org AUGUST 2019 TAMMUZ / AV 5779 VOLUME 54 NO. 2 New & Prospective Member Open House & Havdalah Saturday, August 17th 4:00pm - 6:00pm 6930 Alpha Road, Dallas Temple Shalom welcomes you to our community. Meet our clergy, staff, and temple members while joining us for light refreshments. We will conclude with a short Havdalah service. ~ Families are welcome ~ Current members are welcome to attend if they are accompanying a prospective member. Questions and RSVPs may be directed to Lauren Green at: [email protected] (972) 661-1810 ext. 528 We are excited to meet you! SERVICES FRIDAY ~ August 2 SATURDAY ~ August 17 Matot-Mas’ei ~ Numbers 33:50 - 36:13 10:30am - Morning Minyan 6:30pm - Shabbat Service Epstein Chapel Epstein Chapel FRIDAY ~ August 23 SATURDAY ~ August 3 Eikev ~ Deuteronomy 10:12 - 11:25 10:00am - Munchkin Minyan North 6:30pm - Shabbat Service * New North Satellite location Epstein Chapel 10:30am - Morning Minyan SATURDAY ~ August 24 Epstein Chapel 10:30am - Morning Minyan FRIDAY ~ August 9 Epstein Chapel Devarim ~ Deuteronomy 2:31 - 3:22 FRIDAY ~ August 30 6:30pm - Service R’eich ~ Deuteronomy 15:1 - 16:17 Epstein Chapel 6:30pm - Shabbat Service Epstein Chapel SATURDAY ~ August 10 10:30am - Morning Minyan SATURDAY ~ August 31 Epstein Chapel 10:30am - Morning Minyan Epstein Chapel FRIDAY ~ August 16 Va-Et’chanan ~ Deuteronomy 5:1 - 7:11 6:00pm Blessing of the Backpacks & Ice Cream Social Boardroom All 6:30pm Friday Services are preceded by a 6:30pm - Shabbat Service 6:00pm Wine & Cheese Reception. Epstein Chapel * New North Satellite Location: Residence Inn, 5001 Whitestone Lane, Plano North of W. Spring Creek Parkway and just west of Preston Road. Summer Munchkin Minyan Service August 3 10:00am - 11:00am New location: Residence Inn, 5001 Whitestone Lane, Plano Families with children ages 7 and under are invited to join Cantor Devorah Avery and Ray Farris as we celebrate Shabbat together. These relaxed services will include singing, dancing, story time, and challah. Continental Breakfast included. To ensure we have enough food, please RSVP (at least 4 days prior to event) to [email protected]. Questions? contact Lisa Rothberg at the email listed. Blessing of the Backpacks and Ice Cream Social Friday, August 16 6:00pm - 8:00pm Boardroom Join us for Friday Night worship where the students of all ages will receive a blessing for the new school (or pre-school) year. Following services, please join us in the courtyard for a sweet treat! This event is open to the community. For more information or to RSVP please email [email protected]. August 2019 www.templeshalomdallas.org Page 2 Sounds of Shalom Concert Series Music. Has. Power. It is transcendent, transformative, a gift from God. It has the power to move…to connect…to heal. As cantor here at Temple Shalom, my vision is to bring beautiful, uplifting, life-changing music into our walls. The Sounds of Shalom Concert Series is an idea I’ve been hoping to materialize for a number of years. About five months ago, I was sitting at lunch with the co-chairs of the Music Committee, Jim Waldorf and Aric Stock, and told them this idea. Within the course of our lunch, we mapped out the entire series, whom we would have perform, and how we would do it. Last month we had an incredible concert with Yuri Anshelevich. The energy in the room was electric with the steady, beautiful rhythm of Yuri’s playing. You could have heard a pin drop in our chapel. Those who were there said that the concert was breathtaking. It was truly a remarkable and memorable evening. As many of you already know, our concert series continues on August 11, 2019 with Alissa Roca, our astounding Soprano Soloist for the High Holy Days, in a concert titled, “To My Friends With Love.” I believe Alissa will be one of the next great Sopranos of our time. We are uniquely lucky to have a woman of her talent grace the halls of Temple Shalom. Her musicality and vocal technique are unparalleled. Do not miss this concert. If you’d like to learn a little bit more about Alissa and hear recordings of her music, you can check out her website here: http://www.alissaroca.com/ Our 2019 series ends on November 10th, in a concert with me, entitled “For the Love of God”, a concert that tells, through music, the love story between the Jewish People and God. I’m so excited to share this concert with Temple Shalom. I’ve been planning it for the last several of months and I believe it will be a night to remember. There will be songs in Yiddish, English, and Hebrew, spanning many genres from Classical to Yiddish Theater, Jewish Folk to 70’s Pop. Tickets to these concerts are $18 each online or $20 at the door. You can purchase them at: https://soundsofshalom.ticketbud.com/aug11 Thank you so much to Jim Waldorf and Aric Stock, our Music Committee co-chairs for helping to birth this event for Temple Shalom and making this concert series a reality. Additionally, I want to thank Jim Waldorf in particular, because he’s really been the chair of this event. Jim, thank you for your dedication and all your hard work. We couldn’t have done this without you. Thank you as well to the whole Music Committee for your help making this concert series a reality. See you all on August 11th! Cantor Devorah Avery August 2019 www.templeshalomdallas.org Page 3 President’s Column by Rodney Schlosser Dear Fellow Congregants: August is the most popular month for unaffiliated folks to evaluate and join a synagogue. We get phone calls and drop-ins from people new to the area, considering switching synagogues, or wanting to enroll their kids in religious school. We know from talking with last year’s new members that one of our attractions is our welcoming vibe…among the members, the clergy, and staff. We have a special community that is both inclusive and diverse. You, your spouse or your kids know of people from work, school, the neighborhood or the gym… who would enjoy the social, spiritual, or educational programs at Temple Shalom. Let us know who they are, so we can invite them to a program, send them a brochure, or have the clergy give them a call. There are 5 special reasons why now is an especially good time to invite someone you know to consider becoming a part of our community: 1. New members enjoy a special first-year dues offer (just as you may have enjoyed when you first joined). 2. Every member who refers someone who becomes a new member will be thanked with a $50 Central Market gift card. This is being funded by an anonymous donor, and last summer we distributed 24 cards for member referrals. 3. It’s not too late to enroll kids in our religious school, which begins September 8. 4. Membership includes tickets to High Holy Days services, which begin on September 29. 5. We’re continuing our new member buddy program…which includes special invitations and dinner at Rabbi Paley’s home. Please send me a “referral” at [email protected] or give Steve Lewis, executive director, a call at 972-661-1810 x 202 or email [email protected]. And, let us know if we should or shouldn’t use your name in our outreach. PS - Our current members are one of the most compelling reasons to join Temple Shalom. We’re starting a series of “Members share their stories” that will feature a variety of new and longtime members sharing their connection to our congregation. You will see them throughout this and future newsletters. Below is the first. Members share their stories... "We moved to Texas from Baltimore knowing little about the Dallas Jewish community. On a whim, we attended a Friday evening Shabbat service at Temple Shalom. Instantly, we were drawn to the welcoming smiles and warmth of Temple Shalom members. Rabbi Paley's sermon that evening perfectly addressed our thoughts, allowing us to decompress from our stressful move and busy workweek. Seven years later and after introducing our three girls into the congregation, Rabbi Paley's sermons still move us and help us reaffirm our Judaism. Melinda now teaches in Temple Shalom's religious school and Andrew recently joined the Board of Trustees. For us, Temple Shalom is home." Melinda & Andrew Hepworth and 3 adorable girls Richardson August 2019 www.templeshalomdallas.org Page 4 We thank the following members for their generous contributions to the 2018-2019 Annual Fund. Patrons Donors Terry & Bruce Abel Abbie & Daniel Alter Julie & Jason Gadsby Patti & Robert Aisner Sheila Alvarez Bella Garber Randi & Larry Alter Gwen Appelson Ina Gartenberg Leslie & Nathan Axelrod Beth & Wayne Applebaum Gail & Allan Gilbert Harriet & Barry Bell Laurie & Phillip Applebaum Geane Glaser Carolee Blumin Shayna Applebaum Tanya & Paul Glickler Brenda Brand Laney Arndt Louise & Mark Gold Alecia & Paul Cohen June Baker Mandy & Stephen Gold Julie & Dennis Eichelbaum Daria & Paul Barrett Marcia & Ted Gold Gail & Stephen Enda Jessica Bates Joanne & Andy Goldblatt Paddy & Barry Epstein Susan & David Beck Larry Goldman Kathryn & Robert Frish Olga & Brad Bederman Lynda & Charles Golenternek Michelle & Marshall Funk David Beer Mark Goodman Maria & Joe Funk Dorothy Bemel Judy & Phil Goodman Dorothy Garsson Laurie Berger & Brian Levine Denise & Howard Gottlieb Eunice & Marvin Gerard Jackie & Stephen Berk Lauren & Zachary Green Dana & Quin Gerard Jean Berlin Brenda Green & David Grossman Rena & Kenneth