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April Final Layout 1 Panim el Panim I¦TON T¦ZIYON iuhm¦ iuTg¦ The Newsletter of Mount Zion Temple April 2012 Nisan/Iyar 5772 Ways to Engage at Mount Zion Vol. 156, No. 7 This month: Meet our Cemetery Committee (Not all members pictured.) Pictures above are of the Barbara and Larry Bentson Commemorative Garden at the Mount Zion Cemetery L’DOR VADOR FROM THE RABBI ROM ENERATION TO ENERATION F G G It has finally happened. The Central Conference of American Rabbis recently announced the release of iT’filah: The Mishkan T’filah App, MAZEL TOV TO... now available in iTunes. Our members who will celebrate a milestone Will we now be referred to as “the people of the iPad?” instead of the anniversary in April: Michael & Stephanie Chauss, people of the book? I know God commanded Moses to write the 10 Scott & Susan Applebaum, Dave Knapp & commandments on “tablets,” but really? Yasmine Moideen, Charles Anderson & Jeri Glick- According to the press release, “Now you can carry Mishkan T’filah with you on your iPad Anderson, Adrienne & Scott Beerling, Mark Mi- and interact with the prayers in the siddur as never before.” azga & Linda Starr, Mitch Wittenberg & Jaine Strauss, Lester & Joan Strouse, Jr. Call me old fashioned, call me a worship luddite, but I think the old way of interacting with the prayers was just fine. Personally, I like interacting with the pages of the prayer “The giving of Torah happened at one specific time, but book, with the people around me, and our beautiful worship spaces. Don’t get me the receiving of Torah happens all the time, in every wrong; I am not opposed to progress or to improving the way we do things. generation.” - Meir Alter, the Gerer Rebbe In fact, we have just improved our own daily service prayer book. True, it is still the old- fashioned paper-and-ink kind, but it is both beautiful and user-friendly. I urge you to We welcome Kathryn (Katie) Heisel who has re- come to Daily Services and see for yourself. cently chosen Judaism: May she go from strength to strength! Our daily services are an under-appreciated treasure here at Mount Zion. Over 90 vol- unteers are involved each year as readers, greeters, and Shamashim. But unfortunately, sometimes it is only the volunteers who are present, along with one or two mourners ZICHRONAM LIVRACHA who could really use a “minyan” (community) to worship with. May their memories be a blessing It is considered a great Mitzvah to be part of the minyan when someone comes to say We note with sorrow the passing of our members: Kaddish for a loved one, either after a recent loss or when commemorating a Yahrzeit Jerry Gillman (anniversary of a loss). Comforting a mourner is considered one of our most impor- Our condolences to his family, including his wife, tant Mitzvot. Beverly Bunin-Gillman and son, Scott Bunin. There is great wisdom in the Jewish practice of praying in community. When we pray Katherine Linwick in community we reach out not only to God but to each other as well. It strengthens Our condolences to her family, including her husband, relationships between individuals, thereby strengthening the community itself. Daniel Linwick and her daughter, Sarah Linwick. I would like to encourage you to try out this Mitzvah in the coming months. Come WE EXTEND CONDOLENCES TO... to daily services and be part of the Minyan. You will see our beautiful new prayer book, Stacey Dinner-Levin (Michael Levin) on the death of support your fellow congregants who have volunteered to lead the service, and perhaps her father, Bernard Dinner, on February 28. be able to offer comfort to a mourner. You will be strengthening our Mount Zion com- munity, and, hopefully enriching your own Jewish life. Maria Kirsch (Michael Skoler) on the death of her fa- ther, Karl Martin Kirsch, on February 21. How many Jews does it take to make a difference? Elsie (Mordecai) Shallom on the death of her mother, One. Will it be you? Susan Aaron, on February 28. Rabbi Esther Adler May God grant peace to all who mourn and comfort to all who are bereaved. For Details about Daily Services, see page 3. Iton Tziyon Cover Panim el Panim: Face to Face Relationship and Community Building April’s cover features the Cemetery Committee. The Summer Shabbat Eve Service Times Cemetery Committee oversees the operations and ad- Every Friday night June 1 - August 31 at 6:00 p.m. ministration of the cemetery, including adherence to the by-laws, finances, and maintenance and grounds 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Panim – Greeting Time. A social time for eating and mingling. upkeep. The top photos are of the Barbara and Larry We will serve cheese & crackers and fruit. Bentson Commemorative Garden at the Mount Zion 6:00 p.m. Hour-long Shabbat Service. Led by our guitar corps starting with Cemetery (corner of Payne and Larpenteur Aves, St. blessings around a table in Margolis Hall. Paul). Pictured (l to r): Tom Edelstein, Barney Harris, Jack Silverman, Jules Goldstein, Barbara Bentson, Ira 7:00-7:30 p.m. Oneg Shabbat. For those who wish to stay, there will be more light Kipp, Mayda Raffe, Bob Mast. Not pictured: Brian snacks and a few desserts. We encourage all to connect with friends or family and go Krasnow and Bill Lipschultz. to a Shabbat dinner. 2 MAKE SHABBAT YOUR SANCTUARY The Spirit of Survival: APRIL Life Lessons of Holocaust Survivors Pulpit Guest: George Barany FRIDAY SHABBAT SATURDAY SHABBAT Friday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. EVENING SERVICES MORNING SERVICES The parents of University of Minnesota Professor and Mount Zion member George Barany were April 6 April 7, 10:00 a.m. Holocaust survivors who passed away during the A brief service at 5:45 p.m. 1st Day of Pesach - Ex. 12:37-42; 13:3-10* summer of 2011. Kate and Michael Bárány were Passover begins. The Book Song of Songs is read part of a generation of young European intellec- Torah Tones participates tuals indelibly defined by the Holocaust but al- April 13, 7:30 p.m. April 14, 10:00 a.m. ways striving to move beyond it. As refugees from the 1956 Hungarian Celebrate Shabbat! Revolution, they passed through Israel and Germany before establishing Sh’mini - Lev. 9:1-10:11* Professional Quartet Celebrate Shabbat! distinguished scientific careers in New York City and then Chicago. George Guest Cantor Messinger will reflect on how his parents’ approaches to work and family were formed by their attempts to make sense of and transcend the challenges that oc- April 21, 10:00 a.m. April 20, 7:30 p.m. Sh’mini II - Lev. 10:12-11:32* cured during their young adulthoods. These events impacted George him- Food for Thought (see p. 8) self and other family members in the second and third generation. After Zoe Klass-Warch, Bat Mitzvah Birthday Blessings services, George will share photographs, memorabilia, and anecdotes about his parents, as well as answer questions and discuss shared experiences. April 27, 7:30 p.m. April 28, 10:00 a.m. Chai School Graduation Tazria – M’tzora - Lev. 13:40-14:32* Sophia Lipset-Dean, Bat Mitzvah Honoring Amy Ariel (see p. 6) Tot Shabbat Shir Chants Participates Schedule Every Shabbat Day Tot Shabbat is the second Saturday of every month. For families with children from birth to seven years old 9:00 a.m. Open Torah Study - Drop in any time to study the week’s Torah portion (listed above). Saturday, April 14, 10:30 a.m. *Using a triennial [3 year] cycle, we are reading the Counting (it’s the Omer)! second third of each parashah this year. 10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service Please bring a healthy, nut-free vegetarian dish to share. Daily Service Schedule Daily services are held in the Harris Chapel, Monday through Thursday at Mount Zion Helps Make Mother’s Day Meaningful! 5:45 p.m., Sundays at 9:30 a.m. This Sunday has been one of Mount Zion’s best kept secrets. April Yom Ha’aym - Mother’s Day Service Mondays: Shel Finver, Mitch and Sally Rubinstein Tuesdays: John Mast, Henry Lippman, Rita Grossman Sunday, May 13 Wednesdays: Betsy Rest, Karen Gjerstad, Kent Simon 9:30 a.m. Music and Prayers Thursdays: Patrick Zimmerman, Batya Spector, Janet Kapf, David 10:00 a.m. Complimentary Brunch Upin, Phil Goldman Sponsored by Brotherhood Sundays: Sally Glick, Rita Grossman, Lindsay Nauen, Ray Sevett, The service is led by our clergy, with music from Curt and Adele Brown. both cantors and Shir Tzion, who help bring meaning and joy to the If you would like to participate in Leading or Greeting at our daily services, day. The brunch that follows is sponsored by Brotherhood, many in call Janet Kampf at (651) 482-9951 or Charles Fodor at (651) 646-6543. tuxedos, waiting on beautifully set tables and serving a delicious, complimentary brunch. The brunch is for all in our congregation! Guest Cantor Confirmation students will sell roses to fundraise for their class gift. Friday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. What are you waiting for? Plan to spend at least part of the morn- Hazzan Harold Messinger, Rabbi and Cantor Spilker’s ing at Mount Zion. If you do, you will bring added joy and mean- Brother-in-Law, will join us on the bimah and will ing to this day! add his voice to our prayers. WELCOME...B’RUCHIM HA’BAIM... Passover Festival Morning Services TO OUR NEW MEMBERS! Saturday, April 7, 10:00 a.m.
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