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MESSENGERCALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RABBI THE SYNAGOGUE | CONGREGATION B’NAI EMUNAH | AUGUST 2020 | PUBLISHED MONTHLY

THE RESILIENCE PROJECT—SEE PAGE 8 FOR DETAILS MILESTONES MASTHEAD

BIRTHS Daniel S. Kaiman and Marc B. Fitzerman * ...... Rabbis Nino Gabriel Gomez, born to Nina Rebecca Fitzer- Dr. Elana Newman...... President man-Blue and Daniel Sterba. Maternal grandparents are Dr. John Schumann...... Executive Vice President Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman and Alice Blue. Paternal Ross Heyman...... Vice President grandparents are Wayne Sterba and the late Mary P. Sterba. Mark Goldman...... Vice President Sally Donaldson...... Treasurer Mildred Faye, born to Rachel Gold and Rabbi Daniel Nancy Cohen...... Secretary Kaiman. Maternal grandparents are Brian and Susan Gold. Jeremy Rabinowitz...... Synagogue Foundation President Paternal grandparents are Rabbi David Kaiman and Rebeca Hillary Roubein...... Sisterhood President Shalom. Paternal great-grandmother is Dora Shalom. Sara Levitt...... Director of Jewish Life and Learning Betty Lehman and Rick Gratch...... Administrators ENGAGEMENTS Shelli Wright...... Preschool Director Simon Lowen...... Program Director Mindy and Harris Prescott are very pleased to announce Brigid Kelley & Cheryl Myers...... Co-Staff, Rabbis Offices the engagement of their son Ari, to Jai Retter, daughter Gwenn RedCorn...... Co-Receptionist of Brian Retter of Weston, Connecticut and Suzy Galat of Nicki Johnson...... Co-Receptionist Washington, D.C. *Affiliated with the Rabbinical Assembly of the IN MEMORIAM Conservative Movement

Barry Fidel Lifelong friend of Michael Cyter BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE COVER Dr. Melissa Weiss Wife of Dr. Mark Weiss Elderly Jews in Miami Beach are finally getting Mother of Chloe Galkin and Dr. Sashi Weiss their due in important monographs and photographic collections. This nostalgic image Karen and Barry Davis by Gay Block is from an exhibition mounted Parents of Megan, Missy and Paige Davis by the HistoryMiami (one word) Museum. It speaks poignantly about friendship as an Sam Brenner antidote to displacement and mortality. It also Father of Megan Brenner reminds us of the simple pleasures of summer at the beach in a world before and after John “Jack” Anthony Beckman pandemic. EspeciallyHillary Roubein charming are the Step-father of Emily Smith rhyming bows moving in the breeze and the matchingIMMEDIATE home-made PAST nose PRESIDENTS shields. Was there ever anything sweeter or more gemütlich Donald Patrick than two Jewish ladies, arm-in-arm in Miami? Father of Melvin Giles Sally A. Donaldson Craig Silberg Jolene Sanditen

THE MESSENGER August 2020 - Published Monthly

CONGREGATION B’NAI EMUNAH PANIM EL PANIM 1719 South Owasso Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 Office: (918) 583‑7121 School: (918) 585‑KIDS EVERY SHABBAT MORNING at 10 a.m. Fax: (918) 747-9696 Website: www.tulsagogue.com

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information and RSVP to Simon at slowen@bnaiemunah. TWO RABBIS AND... | EVERY FRIDAY com to reserve your spot. Every Friday at 11:00 a.m., Rabbis Fitzerman and Kaiman convene a weekly conversation to reflect on pertinent top- 4 THE RESILIENCE PROJECT ics of the day, interview special guests, and talk about ideas relevant to Synagogue life. Check your weekly emails for Join us this evening for a presentation honoring the wisdom the latest information on their guest and topic schedules. of our most seasoned congregants. Our High School stu- They hope you’ll join them. This month, the sessions will take dents have interviewed our wisest members and will be shar- place on August 7, 14, 21, and 28. Zoom meeting ID: 918- ing the lessons of resilience they learned from those con- 583-7121. versations with us. For more information, see page 9. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. SHABBAT TOGETHER | FRIDAY EVENINGS 9 DIGITAL DELI: THE JEWISH BRISKET As days and weeks go by, our tradition asks that we take time to pause, reflect, and enjoy time together. Shabbat Together While we’d love to open our doors and serve you hot pas- is a short, digital gathering where we take a few moments trami on rye, we think we’ve come up with a pretty good to pause with community as we enter Shabbat. The content alternative. This month, our deli team will welcome you into is songs for the Shabbat table and it always starts at 6:00 the kitchen and demonstrate some of the secrets to our p.m. We conclude in time for you to enjoy a Shabbat meal at form of Jewish cooking. We’re excited to pull the curtain home. The sessions this month are August 7 and 28. Zoom back and help you replicate these great flavors in your own meeting ID: 918-583-7121. home. Next up on our menu? Our signature Jewish brisket at home! Our Zoom Meeting ID is 918-583-7121. The class PANIM EL PANIM | SATURDAY MORNINGS begins at 7:00 p.m. 14 Our tradition speaks of a special power that exists when a BIBI-DIBI group of people gathers together for prayer. Panim el Panim is a live broadcast service led by Rabbis Kaiman and Fitzer- It’s our weekly Shabbat evening gathering designed to en- man. Rooted in our in-person Shabbat morning service, we hance your home-centered experience of Shabbat. We’ll spend time singing, reflecting, studying Torah, and connect- begin at 6:00 p.m. and conclude in time for you to enjoy a ing. Services begin at 10:00 a.m. This month, the dates are Shabbat meal at home. The content is blessings, songs, and August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. Zoom meeting ID: 918-583- rituals for the table. Our Bibi-Dibi sessions include a partic- 7121. ular focus for our toddler cohort, but all are welcome. No toddler is necessary! BAKER’S DOZEN | TUESDAY & THURSDAY 16 SHULSCHOOL: THE LAUNCH Our cookie-baking program is in full swing, and we need bakers! We’re collecting cookies, bars, and other single-serv- ShulSchool families are invited to join us in a celebration to ing baked goods every Tuesday and Thursday morning, and launch into our new school year! We’ll come together digi- delivering them right away to frontline workers around the tally as an entire school and spend time in classroom com- city. Any donation of baked goods is deeply appreciated; just munities learning about what the year will bring. Ahead of let us know what works for you, and we’ll work you into the The Launch, teachers and staff will deliver supplies for the schedule as smoothly as we work our pastry dough! All of our school year, a special treat, and spend time with each stu- recipients have been deeply grateful. dent in a safe, physically distant way. Are you interested in joining us for the 2020-2021 school year? Contact Morah 2 PRAIRIE JEWS: THE PINK TRAIL Sara at [email protected] or call (918) 583-7121. (continued on page 4) We’re hitting the trail! Simon Lowen leads a socially distant hike on Turkey Mountain’s least-traveled trail. To ensure safe social distancing, we have an upper limit for participa- tion in this event. Check out the article on page 9 for more

3 AUGUST EVENTS [CONTINUED] FROM RABBI FITZERMAN (continued from page 3) LOOKING FORWARD 18 GEN X PLAYS SCATTERGORIES In this peculiar period of chaos and disruption Rabbi We’ve been craving silliness and spontaneity. Join us for an Kaiman and I are trying to listen carefully. The same is true evening of hilarity and good-natured competition, as we play a for our Board of Directors. And what we are hearing from classic party game. Quick! Name something that could be on many of you is caution and concern. The novel coronavirus is an airplane that starts with the letter R! Zoom Meeting ID is not going away. We are still months away from an effective 918-583-7121. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. vaccine that is widely available and safe for everyone. On the day I wrote these words for the Messenger, Dr. Deborah 19 HEBREW LANGUAGE LAB BEGINS Birx, Dr. Fauci’s professional saddle pal, announced that contagion would continue to increase, and that the center Hebrew learning for 3rd through 6th-grade students begins of the country was next on the list. the week of August 19. Hebrew Language Lab will continue during the fall semester digitally with a new experimental The special issue, of course, is that we are a synagogue, format to meet student’s needs. Each student will work one- and the science on places of worship is very discouraging. on-one with a teacher at a time that they schedule together. It turns out that people singing loudly in close quarters in a Through one-on-one instruction, teachers will be able to teach sanctuary is a bad way to discourage the flow of contagion. directly to each student’s needs, ensuring our students con- We crave the intimacy of our faith communities, and people tinue to develop and hone their Hebrew skills. Our learning, do exactly what ought not to be done. Instead of keeping supplemented by videos, activities, digital meetups, and more, a safe and prudent distance, they find themselves drifting will provide the community and fun of Hebrew Language Lab toward physical contact. Nobody means to put anyone throughout the semester. To register and for questions, please in danger, but the urge to converge is an ever-present be in touch with Morah Sara at [email protected] or temptation. (918) 583-7121. For all these reasons, we feel a developing consensus—our 20 board, our professional family, our Ritual Chair, our advi- BLATT + BLUE sory team, and many of you—to use our digital platforms this year and move forward as best we can. Unless there’s The Synagogue’s third monthly session of its new cinema and television series will concentrate on The Photographer of a miraculous turnaround in a very short time, it will be the Mauthausen. The film is readily available on Netflix and then same and different from what we’ve always done. join us on Zoom for a spirited discussion on the film. For more That means a set of worship services in the Synagogue’s information, see page 9. Zoom meeting ID: 918-583-7121. Zoom Room, supplemented by a cluster of experiences in The program begins at 7:00 p.m. three dimensions. Whatever we can do safely out of doors, 21 we’ll try our best to accomplish at the Synagogue. Because SHABBAT FOR THE END OF SUMMER of the nature of the digital experience, our services will no doubt be shorter than before. No one can sit for hours before This is an expanded version of Shabbat Together, with more a screen. We’re guessing one-and-a-half to two hours, max. opportunities for song and storytelling. This month we’ll cel- But we think we can blow shofar in front of our building ebrate the end of summer with a special sing-along session at without making a mess of coronavirus restrictions. the end of our gathering led by Morah Sara, Jon Glazer, and Greg Raskin. Our service begins at 6:00 p.m. Zoom meeting I hope—we all hope—that this makes sense to you. We’re ID is: 918-583-7121. Our weekly Yahrtzeit service precedes taking every precaution in the halls of the Preschool to this experience at 5:45 p.m. create a safe environment for very young children. But (continued on page 6) the advantage they have is that they seem to be largely resistant, and they turn out to be less effective spreaders. Older children? Not so much. But adults are an entirely different story. When all of this is over, we want a clean MAKE BRISKET WITH THE DIGITAL DELI. institutional conscience. That means hedging our bets in September 2020. AUGUST 9 AT 7:00 PM

4 Throughout our history men and women of all colors and creeds, of all races and religions, have come to this country to escape tyranny and discrimination. Millions strong, they have helped build this democratic Nation and have constantly reinforced our devotion to the great ideals of liberty and equality. With those who preceded them, they have helped to fashion and strengthen our American faith—a faith that can be simply stated: “We believe that all men are created equal and that they have the right to equal justice under law."

President Harry S. Truman Special Message to Congress February 2, 1948 AUGUST EVENTS [CONCLUDED] RABBI KAIMAN (continued from page 4) INTRODUCING JUDAISM 25 WELLNESS WITH RAMAH IN THE ROCKIES It is difficult to know what we do not know. Whether you Our bodies are holy! Whether you’re new to the practice of have spent your entire life wandering the contours of Jewish physical fitness or a regular, spending intentional time with life, or organized religion is an entirely new (and strange) or- our bodies is crucial to the functioning of our minds and ganism to you, there is plenty to discover. Ours is an ancient hearts. In these monthly sessions, we’ll receive patience and tradition and the layers which form our community can be care from the fitness staff of Ramah in the Rockies as they confusing, multi-faceted, and often contradictory. All of this guide us through various activities. This month, get ready for a means that to understand Jewish life requires a course of seri- high-energy dance party! We’ll be rocking out to camp favor- ous study and exploration. ites, learning new dances, and getting fit all at the same time. To help us all along this journey, we are now expanding our The zoom Meeting ID is 918-583-7121. Class begins at 8:00 longstanding partnership with the Miller Introduction to Juda- a.m. ism Program at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles 26 to offer their signature INTRO course for the coming year. MIDRASHA BEGINS This 18-class curriculum introduces some of Judaism’s biggest and most inspiring ideas as well as the nuts-and-bolts of daily Our program for high school students begins tonight, and we Jewish living. The hour and a half sessions will take place on hope that you will encourage your kids and grandchildren to Sunday mornings beginning August 23, at 10:30 a.m. register. This combination of experiential and text learning is divided into four self-contained semesters and it’s especially For now, we’ll conduct our course in the digital sphere with accessible this fall since we will be online. Think of it as a way Zoom being our primary format. However, there will be plenty for your student to connect with other Jewish kids in a world of opportunity for discussion, exchange, and interaction along where s/he might be the only Jewish student in a grade. Write the way. This class will also serve the purpose of an official -In Morah Sara for details at [email protected]. troduction to Judaism for candidates for conversion. 31 As official partners with the Miller Program we join over six- MAKER JUDAISM WITH REBEKAH KANTOR ty other synagogues, Hillels, and JCCs around North America who have combined their efforts to offer the very best experi- We are all tied up in knots! We can’t wait to use sustainable, or- ences in Adult Learning. For many years now, this curriculum ganic cotton ropes to create amazing rope-art for our homes, has served as the framework for my one-on-one study with but we millennials are ready to help! Join us for a crafting ex- students exploring Judaism. I’m excited to be able to offer this perience that is sure to help tie our community closer togeth- material now in its full-course format. Whether Judaism is er. Register for the event by emailing Simon Lowen at slow- part of our journey, or you just want to understand what it’s all [email protected]. Zoom meeting ID: 918-583-7121. The about, this course is for you. program begins at 7:00 p.m. To sign up or for more information please visit www.tuls- agogue.com/intro. I look forward to learning with you along your journey.

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WE’RE EVOLVING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO! VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING

Throughout our history, we have stood on the edge of sig- This year was the first virtual Annual Meeting for Sister- nificant change and challenge. Rabbi Ben Bag Bag teaches hood, and it attracted over 60 virtual attendees. President to “turn it, turn it again, for everything is in it,” reminding Hillary Roubein welcomed all attending. In her report for us that there is always more to learn and different meaning the past year, Hillary began by expressing Sisterhood’s grat- to find in the same teaching or text. While Rabbi Ben Bag itude to Rabbis Fitzerman and Kaiman, as well as the entire Bag was likely referring to the Torah here, I find his message Synagogue staff for their constant support of Sisterhood, its inspiring in this time of significant change and challenge. As programs, and its Gift Shop. the world shifts rapidly around us, we are faced with a great need to “turn” to a new direction to discover new ways of Hillary praised all the volunteers, who prior to the onset of teaching and learning. In our schools, we are “turning” to COVID-19, had produced excellent programs, including the look at our programs this year with a whole new view. annual Mah Jongg Tournament and the Care Kits. In addi- tion, the Book Club has maintained a steady stream of Book As physical distancing guidelines continue to ensure our Club leaders and attendees. Hillary announced the July 12 community health and safety, we are preparing for the fall Book Club program which was a Zoom dialogue with the au- semester to stay in our digital community space. ShulSchool thor Julie Zukerman on her novel, Book of Jeremiah. and Hebrew Language Lab will continue to meet on Zoom alongside porch drops, project-based learning, interactive Dr. Jan then introduced the virtual keynote speaker for lessons, and more, until December. We have spent the sum- the Annual Meeting, Rachel Roubein. Rachel is the daugh- mer learning from our big switch from in-person to digital ter of Dr. Leor and Hillary Roubein, and is currently a jour- this spring and are working to enhance our learning and nalist for Politico. She spoke to the group about health communal experiences starting this August. care issues connected to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other health care issues we face throughout the United In our Hebrew Language Lab program, we will experiment States. These include accountability for funds spent, what with a new format this semester to ensure our students programs are working and not working, policies confronting continue to develop and solidify their Hebrew skills. Each nursing homes, hospitals and health care professionals. All student will work one-on-one with a teacher at a time that are part of Rachel’s beat at Politico. Rachel had, to date, they schedule together. Through one-on-one instruction, attended two White House briefings, working with a team of teachers will be able to teach directly to the needs of each journalists at Politico. Rachel accepted questions from the student. Our learning, supplemented by videos, activities, Zoom attendees. It was a very informative session for the digital meetups, and more, will ensure that the community Annual Meeting. and fun of Hebrew Language Lab continues throughout the semester. Hillary encouraged all to take part in Sisterhood programs as they are developed for the coming year. As we evolve and develop our ShulSchool and Hebrew (continued on page 11) Language Lab programs, the best parts of our program will remain the same. Jewish friendships, powerful relationships between students and teachers, song serve as a tool for community building and learning, nurturing Jewish iden- NEW MEMBERS tities and teaching the foundational Jewish stories, values, We’re so very happy to welcome these people to the B’nai words, prayers, history, and culture. Together, we’ll find in- Emunah family. We hope that their affilliation brings them spiration in Rabbi Ben Bag Bag’s charge to find meaning in deep satisfaction and abundant joy! our time’s challenges and opportunities. To learn more about ShulSchool or Hebrew Language Lab, please be in touch at Gloria and Bob Estlin [email protected] or call 918-583-7121. Elizabeth Horowitz and Brandon Covey (Maxwell) YiZKOR BOOK NAMES Albert and Amanda Engel Call Cheryl at 918.583.7121 to Add Yours (Olivia)

7 Congregation B’nai Emunah Book of Remembrance

Please use this form to advise us of those names which should be included in the 5781 edition of our Yizkor Book. Print carefully and please list husbands and wives on the same line. Those with names on record should simply call Cheryl Myers at (918) 583-7121 to confirm their inclusion for the upcoming holidays.

Please enclose a check for $36 for the first eight lines of names on your list and a discretionary amount for any additions.

Your name line, as it should appear: ______Your phone number: ______

Send to CBE, 1719 South Owasso, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 by September 1.

Our thanks to The Zarrow Families for supporting the publication of our Yizkor Book.

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PRAIRIE JEWS ON AUGUST 2 film is readily available on Netflix for those who have already chosen that platform as their primary streaming service. If Join Simon Lowen as he leads a socially distant hike of you haven’t done so already, there is an option for a 30-day Turkey Mountain’s least-traveled trail at 7:00 a.m. We’ll trial subscription at www.netflix.com. Access The Photogra- occasionally be stopping throughout this gorgeous and re- pher of Mauthausen the way you would any other program freshing six-mile loop to dip into some Earth-Based Juda- on Netflix. Join us on Zoom for a provocative discussion on ism, discuss Heschel’s concept of radical amazement, and the film. Zoom meeting ID:918-583-7121 . If there is a film learn some ecology and conservation! We’ll maintain social you’d like to see in these sessions in the future, reach out to distance while stopped, and we’ll be spread out on the trail Simon Lowen at [email protected]. for the vast majority of the experience. To ensure proper social distancing, we’ll be capping this experience at nine BAKE, PACKAGE, DELIVER, REPEAT participants, with no more than five separate households. Masks are welcome. Make sure to bring more than a liter We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for the more of water (Simon often finishes two on this hike) and a snack than thirty-five congregants who have baked homemade or two. Reach out to Simon at [email protected] to goods over the course of June and July, enabling us to de- reserve your spot! liver boxes of goodies to more than thirty different locations around town, including hospitals, social services, and many THE RESILIENCE PROJECT ON AUGUST 4 more frontline workers! You all are so deeply appreciated. If you’d like to get involved, please reach out to Simon Lowen Our synagogue elders have wisdom to share, and we’d love at [email protected]. Let’s sweeten Tulsa up! for you to hear it! On August 4, at 7:00 p.m., join us for a virtual presentation honoring some of the wisest of our congregants. Many of our High School students have been GIFT SHOP paired up with senior conversation partners to partake in an oral history project. RITUAL NEEDS

Through learning and recording their partners’ stories, Have you run out of Shabbat candles? Do you need a students explore the theme of “resilience” as understood Judaica gift for a loved one? Do you want a new Challah by our most seasoned congregants. They have each creat- board for Shabbat? Fear not - the Synagogue’s gift shop is ed a presentation on the wisdom they’ve gleaned from their still open! Feel free to email Nancy Cohen at nachac1256@ conversations. These presentations will be showcased at the gmail.com, or call her at (918) 633-1491 with orders. evening event on August 4.

We’ve found that our conversations with elders have been ZOOM almost universally uplifting, and we can’t wait to receive the lessons of resilience they have to share, from experiencing WE’RE HERE TO HELP our students’ thoughtful presentations. We’ll be in our stan- dard Zoom Room: 918-583-7121. Don’t yet know how to navigate Zoom? Contact Simon Lowen at the Synagogue by phone at (918) 583-7121 or BLATT + BLUE ON AUGUST 20 e-mail [email protected]. The Zoom ID for all Syn- agogue events is 918-583-7121. The Synagogue’s third monthly session of its new cinema and television series will concentrate on The Photographer of Mauthausen. Very few photographs survive from the MAZAL TOV nightworld of German persecution inside concentration and extermination camps. Two notable exceptions are the . . . to Noam Faingold on the premiere of his piece We so-called Auschwitz Album and a cache of photographs pre- Persist by the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra. The piece was served by a Spanish prisoner of war incarcerated at Mau- composed specifically for a socially distanced orchestra thausen. during the time of COVID-19. The performance can be found by following Noam or the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra Used in the Nuremberg trials after Germany fell, the pho- on Facebook or YouTube. tos constitute a crucial record of depravity and suffering. The

9 Blatt & Blue A New Series on Jewish Cinema and TelevIsion

THE July Selection THE PHOTOGRAPHER OF MAUTHAUSEN

Zoom ConversatioN on THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, at 7:00 p.m.

HosteD by David Blatt and Alice Blue See page 9 in this issue for details. NEW FACES AT THE SYNAGOGUE

RICK GRATCH, NEW ADMINISTRATOR The Synagogue welcomes Rick and Janiece to our Congregation B’nai Emunah is delighted to welcome community and looks forward to their contributions to Rick Gratch to Tulsa. Rick began his official work at the congregational and community life. Rick and Betty Lehman Synagogue on July 1 and will ultimately succeed longtime are now working side by side at B’nai Emunah, reviewing Administrator Betty Lehman after the Touro Celebration in the administrative portfolio and managing the institution her honor this coming fall. together. If you’d like to introduce yourself to Rick, you may reach him at the Synagogue Office daily at 918.583.7121. Rick is an experienced administrator with many years in The Synagogue is grateful for this opportunity for a slow and Jewish communal service. After a career in lay leadership thorough transfer of responsibilities to ensure a successful at our sister congregation, Temple B’nai Israel in Oklahoma outcome. City, Rick was appointed Executive Director in 2015 and immediately took responsibility for financial and facility management. Rick got high marks for his ability to establish rewarding personal relations with his professional colleagues, including Rabbi Vered Harris, along with volunteer leadership, internal stakeholders, and peers in business and the professions.

Rick was especially successful in making a deft transition from congregant to professional leader. While working at the Temple, Rick became credentialed in a variety of disciplines and fields, including FEMA Incident Command and National Incident Management. He is a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy, and he completed the National Association of Temple Administrators Institute at the American Jewish University. He is currently active in the National Association for Temple Administration along with his peers throughout the Reform movement.

Rick came to his administrative career out of a rich experience in corporate management and small business. He served for a decade as a training consultant and district SISTERHOOD [CONTINUED] manager for the Hardee’s Corporation. His portfolio of (continued from page 7) responsibilities included technical instruction and personnel development, with specialties in interviewing, hiring, IRON GATE REPORT orienting, and supervising employees. The Synagogue was especially pleased to learn that he ran his own owner- Sarah-Anne Schumann reported that Sisterhood’s vol- operated restaurant in Oklahoma City, Caffé Pranzo, where unteer program for serving breakfast at Iron Gate has he did menu development, and handled all the financial and been suspended for the moment. When Iron Gate is able administrative responsibilities of a food service business. to open again to volunteers, Sarah-Anne will let the Syn- Rick is a gifted chef, and he enriched the program culture of agogue community know. Sisterhood and Sarah-Anne are Temple B’nai Israel with elaborate banquets and volunteer- very grateful to all those who have been volunteering for staffed food events. Production cooking comes as easily to this worthwhile program. him as an elegant meal for two. BABY BOOKS Apart from his culinary interests, Rick has a strong interest in aviation, including aerospace logistics, ethics, and Joan Neidell has been very busy this past month, provid- finance. He is married to Janiece, who was for many years ing mazel tov greetings to a number of families who are new the Director of Education at Emmanuel Synagogue and parents. Sisterhood is delighted to provide each family with currently works as a bar and bat mitzvah tutor with students a special book to track the notable events in the lives of our all over the country. The Gratch family has three children, newest members. including two adult daughters in Denver and a son in Tulsa.

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TerryDOZEN+ Marcum Molly Berger Jeff Bonem Karen Kiely Jolene Sanditen Phyllis Zeligson Jackie Lasky Wendy Weisberg Betsy Zeligson Nancy Cohen Phyllis Raskin Renny Para Rebecca Howland Kristi Tarabolous Jennifer Joels Barbara Eisen Sharisse O'Caroll Janie Zemel Alice Blue Linda Goldenstern Charria Lane Randee Charney Carol Mandelbaum Nikki Sacks Shaina Cash Lauren Zeligson April Borg Cindy Guterman Adria Sanditen Debbie Lederman Marcy Cyter Gloria Estlin R. Marc Fitzerman

Over three dozen women and men have baked for front-line workers in the current pandemic. Please join in this fulfilling work by dropping off your cookies and bars at the Synagogue on Tuesday and Thursday mornings between 10:00 a.m. and noon.

12 CONTRIBUTIONS BETTY LEHMAN Join us for the 2020 Touro Celebration on Sunday, November 15. Watch your mail for details.

14 CALENDAR YAHRTZEITS SECOND SEDER AT THE DIGITAL SYNAGOGUE Thursday, April 9 | 5:45 to 7:00 p.m. Follow the Zoom link on the Synagogue website. MO ROCCA AT THE SYNAGOGUE SEE PAGE 7 FOR DETAILS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR Please consider a contribution to the Synagogue, the donation of appreciated assets (including stock and royalty interests), or the establishment of a philanthropic fund. You might also consider the purchase of a yahrtzeit plaque or a leaf on our Tree of Life. Another possibility is the dedication of a seat in the Sanctuary in the memory of a loved one or to honor a relative or friend. We’d be happy to help you sort through the possibilities. Please call Betty Lehman at (918) 583-7121 so that she can help connect you with good advice.

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Ins�tute of Adult Jewish Studies

Classes begin October 28 and run for six Monday nights through December 9 (There will be no classes on Nov. 11)

All classes will be held at the Charles Schusterman JCC

Congrega�on B’nai Emunah, Temple Israel and the Jewish Federa�on of Tulsa Email Mindy at mpresco���ewishtulsa.org

COURSE OFFERINGS Hour One ‐ 7:00 pm Hour Two ‐ 8:00 pm Roll Into Dark; Roll Into Light Intro to Judaism: Part 1

You & Me, Let’s Disagree... From Worrier to Warrior (cont. from hour 1) From Worrier to Happy Warrior, Jewish Wisdom to Feeling Why? The Holocaust as History & Good (2 hr. class) Warning

She Persisted: Jewish Women’s Impact Archaeology of the Lands of the Bible From Torah to Today 2…

The Jewish Mind Con�ersa�onal Hebrew

Pickleball

Beginning Hebrew: Part 1 The Sisterhood invites its members and friends to join in our Annual Meeting and Election on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at The Synagogue at 9:30 a.m.

The Brunch and Program will honor Nancy Cohen as our 2019 Woman of Valor. The cost of the brunch is $12.00 per person Use the return coupon below for your reservation. Please respond no later than May 28, 2019. Your check is your reservation.

Please clip here and mail by May 28, 2019

Name:

Number of guests who will be attending brunch [check enclosed]:

I 'll pay by credit card and will call Carol Mandlebaum at (918) 407-5282.

I can't attend, but my Woman of Valor contribution of is enclosed.

Mail to Carol Mandlebaum | 8239 South Evanston Avenue | Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137 SYNA PHONE We're eager to stay in touch with members and friends during the current emergency. If you'd like to be a volunteer caller, please write Sara Levitt at [email protected]. If you know someone who might appreciate a call, please write Sara with your suggestion. BAKER'S DOZEN We're now delivering home-baked cookies and bars to front-line workers in the new coronavirus world. Please help us by baking your share for packing on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can bake every week or once a month. Help us coordinate by writing us at [email protected] with your plan. Thanks to the Altamont Bakery, we can help with flour and other necessities. Just let us know! See page 9 for details. WELCOME TO THE HOLIDAYS AT THE SYNAGOGUE

LANGUAGE HOUSEKEEPING

Many people struggle with the symbolic language of Jewish We hope that our holiday celebration brings you joy. Please prayer on the High Holidays, particularly the motifs of reward take note that our uniformed officers, ushers, staff, and board and punishment and a God who treasures human praise. It may members are ready to help in every way. If you hear an alarm help to see the first as a metaphor urging self-knowledge, self- of any kind, please assess the situation. If you are on the right evaluation, and consciousness of our thoughts and deeds. The side of the Sanctuary and can exit safely, use the big doors that second is part of Judaism’s aversion to seeing ourselves and face Seventeenth Place. our fellow human beings as the center and crown of creation. Humility is a moral bridge to the gentle, respectful treatment If you are on the left side of Sanctury as you face the Ark, and of other human beings who have the same claims on God’s love it’s safe to exit, use the main doors at the front of the building that we do. where you entered. In either case, look for ushers with flags who will help you. Remember, also, there are many other exits ACCESS from the building, but only one monitored door we use as an entrance. As you spend time in our building, please make sure Services at the Synagogue are open to everyone, including our you take in all the possible exits in case of an emergency. neighbors in the general community who may wish to sample Jewish traditions in a setting of warmth and authenticity. Our ROSH HA-SHANAH FOR EVERYONE members reach out to newcomers with great affection and sincerity, and it is our hope that no one will arrive or depart In the spirit of our monthly “Shabbat for Everyone” gatherings, without a sense of having been greeted as a friend. Unlike most the opening service of our Rosh Ha-Shanah observance congregations in the country, there are no admission tickets to follows a familiar model. For families and individuals eager to services or charges of any kind. Visitors should be aware that dine together, we offer an optional holiday brisket meal which we are mindful of security in order to keep every participant begins at 5:15 p.m. With familiar smells and tastes, we hope safe. Simple precautions are always in effect to protect us all. to make it easy for families and individuals to plug into an Please introduce yourself to our Front Desk staff if you are authentic holiday experience. Following this communal dinner, visiting the Synagogue for the very first time. we gather in the Sanctuary at 6:15 p.m. for a kid-oriented musical Rosh Ha-Shanah celebration. The instruments and DRESS voices of Klay Kodesh will lift your hearts with spirit and energy. Storytelling and special treats for the kids highlight We always say that people should come as they are, but most this short evening experience. The service will conclude by members of the congregation dress up for the High Holidays. 7:00 p.m. to allow those who prefer to gather for the holiday It’s much like the clothing people wear to the symphony or meal in their homes. This year, Rosh Ha-Shanah for Everyone a play. Men typically wear a shirt and tie, along with a jacket will take place on Sunday, September 29. or (less often) a sweater or vest. Women wear dresses, skirts and tops, or pants with a jacket. No one dresses to impress ROSH HA-SHANAH DAY I and the prevailing style is quiet modesty. Regardless of what you wear, do not hesitate to come because you fear that you It’s the Jewish New Year! A formal worship experience serves as may not have the right clothing. There is plenty of room at the the backbone to this day. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Synagogue for everyone. we work our way through a special Holiday prayerbook called the Mahzor. Since our current version only offers Hebrew and SEATING English, we have crafted supplementary materials to offer full transliteration as well as additional readings, reflections, and Seating in our Sanctuary is open, with no reserved seats for meditations. The supplements are found in the three-ring members or guests. People occasionally save seats for others, binders placed at every seat. The morning starts with a series so please be alert to normal social cues. There are always of sung prayers with the chanting of the service being led by available seats at the front of the Sanctuary, where people our cantor, Rafi Dworsky, who is assisted by our rabbis, Marc rarely sit for the reasons that people always avoid the front rows Fitzerman and Dan Kaiman. A musical ensemble supports the of auditoriums. This is the bane of Rabbis and clergypeople of experience, adding depth, flourish, and meaning to the various every community, but what can you do? parts of the prayerful morning.

By 9:30 a.m., we begin the formal chanting of the Torah service. This participatory event involves a public reading of a section of the Torah. The Torah is read aloud in Hebrew, with

(continued on following page) 12 WELCOME TO THE HOLIDAYS AT THE SYNAGOGUE [CONTINUED] (continued from previous page) translations available in your prayer books. Members of the com so that we can prepare to include you. Again, this service congregation are called up throughout this part of the service concludes by 12:30 p.m. and is followed by a cookie Kiddush with honors and blessings. A special honor is that of the person sponsored by the Fitzerman-Blue and Kaiman-Gold families. who chants the selections of the Prophets, which follows the For those wishing to observe Rosh Ha-Shanah with another completion of the public Torah reading. communal meal, Emily and Richie Bolusky have opened their home for a special Holiday meal experience for young During this part of the service, the Rabbis will offer an families, millennials, and Tulsa newcomers. The meal takes opportunity for prayers of healing. Should you or someone you place immediately following the conclusion of services. To love be in need of prayers for healing, please come forward make your meal reservations, call the Synagogue office or visit as instructed and share either the English or Hebrew name of our website. Cost for the pescatarian meal is $10 for adults and the person which you would like to include. Alternatively, if $5 for kids. you would like to submit a name before the Holiday, please email [email protected] to be included at each of these KAPPAROT opportunities throughout the Holiday season. A major theme running through the High Holidays is the notion that we let go and find paths to renewal and forgiveness. There After the Torah is returned to the ark, the drama of the are many different ways we manifest this theme. A thrilling morning continues. The shofar is sounded for the first time. way to symbolically mark this transition is by participating The cantor offers a public prayer of supplication, and then the in our Kapparot ceremony. Each person is invited to take congregation is given space for silent reflection. Traditionally, a pigeon in hand and ritually release the bird so that it flies the sacred words of the Mahzor are recited at this time, but this home to its nest. In doing so, we remind ourselves of the power is also a space for private prayer and personal introspection. At of freedom and our potential. The informal ceremony takes the close of this silent portion of the service, one of the Rabbis place on Sunday, October 6, at 11:45 a.m. at the front door of will offer a sermon. Following this moment of teaching and the Synagogue building. A public shofar blast concludes the learning, our musical ensemble and cantor resume leadership experience. of the service and we sing a public version of the prayers found in the Mahzor. This final part of the service generally concludes by 12:30 p.m. and culminates with blasts of the Shofar. THE DAYS IN BETWEEN The period that lasts from Rosh Ha-Shanah through Yom At that time the entire community is invited to partake in Kippur is called the Ten Days of Repentance. Yom Kippur, a Kiddush Lunch generously sponsored by the Goodall and the Day of Atonement, stands in contrast and complement Kaiser families. For those who wish to immediately partake to the days that mark the Jewish New Year. Lasting 25 hours, in the Tashlich ritual, where one symbolically casts crumbs of Yom Kippur is a time to ask for forgiveness and spend time bread into a body of water, bags will be available in the front in intensive prayer and reflection. From sundown on Tuesday, lobby of the Synagogue. A group will walk together to Swan October 8, to sundown on Wednesday, October 9, adults Lake at 1:00 p.m. Later in the afternoon, at 5:30 p.m., a short refrain from eating and drinking, bathing, wearing leather, afternoon and evening service will take place as we round out anointing oneself with perfume or lotion and marital relations. the day of prayer and reflection. These activities are all very human and corporeal, but by setting these limits we focus inward on the spiritual tasks of the day. ROSH HA-SHANAH DAY II

It’s so nice we do it twice. The second day of Rosh Ha-Shanah KOL NIDRAY follows roughly the same format as Day 1. The public readings Yom Kippur is inaugurated at 7:30 p.m. with the Kol Nidray are different, and different individuals are honored with prayer. As on Rosh Ha-Shanah, during this service we use a participation throughout the service. The morning begins at Mahzor, a special prayer book, which outlines the liturgical 9:00 a.m. and by 9:30 a.m. we are chanting Torah. Again, a frame for the day. While our current edition has only Hebrew sermon is delivered at 10:45 a.m., and we’ve nearly completed and English on its pages, a supplementary binder is always our service by noon. On this second day, our congregation available which has full transliteration, poems, and reflective follows a special custom where we offer Baby Blessings to readings. This evening service, led again by our cantor, Rabbis each new child who has joined our community in the past year. and musical ensemble, moves through the prescribed structure Grandparents, parents, siblings, and relatives receive these of the service with familiar musical highlights and points of blessings on behalf of the new arrivals, who bring so much joy to emphasis. Around 8:15 p.m., a sermon is delivered and services our lives. If you are the parent or grandparent of a newborn and conclude around 9:30 p.m. would like to partake, please email vhenderson@bnaiemunah. (continued on following page) 13 WELCOME TO THE HOLIDAYS AT THE SYNAGOGUE [CONTINUED] (continued from previous page)

YOM KIPPUR DAY OPEN FORUM WITH THE RABBIS

At 9:30 a.m. the next morning, we begin chanting Yom At 3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary, our Rabbis will hold an open Kippur service. As on Rosh Ha-Shanah, around 10:30 a.m., forum for reflection and discussion. You bring the questions; we participate in a public reading of a section of the Torah they will try to bring their thoughts and perspectives. This is followed by a chanting of the Haftorah (a selection from the a meaningful way to engage in learning and explore new ideas Prophets). Please see our description of Rosh Ha-Shanah for as a community. All are welcome to participate in this event. what comes next. THE EVENING OF YOM KIPPUR DAY The cantor offers a public prayer of supplication, and then the congregation is given space for silent reflection. Traditionally, At 4:15 p.m., the formal afternoon service begins. A short the sacred words of the Mahzor are recited at this time, but this public Torah reading is followed by the ritual chanting of the is also a space for private prayer and personal introspection. At entire book of Jonah. We then chant the liturgical hallmarks of the close of this interval, one of the Rabbis will offer a sermon. the afternoon service before taking another short break.

Following the sermon, the congregation will hold a Yizkor NE’ILAH: THE CLOSING OF THE GATES (Memorial) service for loved ones who are no longer with us. Names added to the Book of Remembrance are read aloud, A liturgical highlight of the year, the Ne’ilah (Concluding) and individuals are given time to offer silent supplication. Service offers a thrilling end to a day of solemnity and If you have lost a loved one in the past year, please e-mail introspection. Beginning at 5:55 p.m., the service is chanted [email protected] with the name and date of by our cantor, Rabbis and musical ensemble. The Ark doors death so that we can be sure to include your loved one. remain open throughout the main section of this service. Thus, many people stand throughout this liminal period. Following this moment of reflection, our musical ensemble and cantor resume leadership of the service, and we sing a The doors of the Ark serve as an important symbol in the public version of the prayers found in the Mahzor. This is the themes of the day, as we imagine the locking of the gates and final part of the service and generally concludes by 1:30 p.m. make our best efforts to seek repentance and forgiveness in these waning hours. As the sun sets, we mark the conclusion PRAYERS BEFORE THE ARK of the holiday with a Havdallah (Separation) Service. Finally, the day culminates with blasts from the shofar. Following the close of service, many choose to go home or leave the Synagogue for a period. However, those who wish BREAK THE FAST to remain are welcome to remain in our building throughout the day. Beginning at 2:00 p.m. the Ark will be opened, and Immediately following the conclusion of our ritual services for individuals are welcome to take a moment to offer private Yom Kippur, the entire community is invited to participate in a prayers before its open doors. Just wait for the person ahead Break-the-Fast meal. Generously sponsored by The Sharna and of you, and then step forward. Irvin Frank Family Foundation, this is a celebratory communal moment of achievement, relief, opportunity, and possibility. While there will always be enough food for everyone, we do ask that those who are planning to be with us call or visit our website so we can plan for your participation.

SAVE THE DATE Mah Jongg Tournament Hosted by Congregation B’nai Emunah Sisterhood Sunday, December 8, 2019 • 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. PLEASE KEEP THE SISTERHOOD GIFT Congregation B’nai Emunah SHOP IN MIND FOR YOUR HIGH HOLIDAY DETAILS TO FOLLOW... PURCHASES. WE’RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

14 RISE UP SINGING SUMMER SONGFEST AT THE SYNAGOGUE SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2019

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Concert in memory of Sharna and Irvin Frank TAKE A SEAT We are still taking orders for plaques to be affixed to seats in our Sanctuary. Your contribution can fund a tribute or memorial to those who have been important to you. If you’d like further information, please call Betty Lehman at (918) 583-7121 for details. CASE STUDIES Grandparenting

We are still taking orders for plaques to be affixed to seats in our Sanctuary. Your contribution can fund a tribute or memorial to those who have been important to you. If you’d like further information, please call Betty Lehman at (918) 583-7121 for details. "She saved my life."

Tribute by Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein to Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who shielded him from a gunman on the final day of Passover, 2019. May the memory of the righteous be for a blessing. FROM THE SYNAGOGUE ARCHIVE

Thanks so much to the many people who responded to our questions. Shirley Dormont called to say that the third child from the left is Steven Dormnont. The date is 1969, and all of these children are four years old.

Elana Grissom says that the little girl furthest to the right is her sister, Mariah Dickson. Directly to her left at the end of the line is Kenny Watt.

Although the photograph is not dated, the rompers and the saddle shoes suggest that it’s the 1950s or early 1960s. The tile floor identifies this as a scene in the Nadel Education Building. Can anyone out there help us identify the children in the scene?

12 TREES OF LIFE Please think of commemorating the moments of meaning and celebration in your family by purchasing a leaf on our trees of life. Many generations have already done so, and we have remaining spaces waiting for you. The cost is quite reasonable. Please call Betty Lehman at (918) 583-7121 for details. When was the last time you had a warm, flaky, delectable knish? We’re now making them at the Seventeenth Street Deli, and you can have your fill on Sunday, October 14. Just call the Synagogue or go to tulsadeli.org. UPCOMINGSISTERHOOD (CONCLUDED) EVENTS | JANET DUNDEE

LOOKING BACK TOBIAS PICKER AT THE SYNAGOGUE

It is never too late to salute a very successful Sisterhood Alice Blue has shared the news that Tulsa Opera Artistic program. We are talking about the Mah Jongg Tournament Director, Tobias Picker, will be Sisterhood's guest on Sunday which took place in December. Mah Jongg players and morning, April 12, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the others donated 160 winter coats to Family and Children’s Synagogue, discussing the Tulsa Opera's production of Services. Estimates of the value of all of those coats is at Emmeline. least $5,500. Sisterhood appreciates the dedicated work of Roxanne Imerson who propelled this coat drive. Emmeline is based on a true incident, captured in the book by Judith Rossner. It is the story of an American Congratulations and thanks go to Barbara Eisen and Kris- teenager who is forced to give up her illegitimate child for ti Tarabolous who chaired this program. Graphic design was adoption, only to fall from grace when family secrets are supplied by Laurie Berman, and wonderful, yummy snacks revealed twenty years later. were organized by Nancy Cohen and Molly Berger. Let’s not forget the hard work of committee members Jolene Sandit- Tobias Picker, winner of the 2020 Grammy Award for en, Terry Marcum, and Dr. Jan Finer. Tiles and Tributes to all his Fantastic Mr. Fox best opera recording, composed who participated in the Mah Jongg Tournament! Emmeline which is sung in English and will be presented May 1 and 3. SISTERHOOD SHABBAT April 12 attendees will see a 15-minute film which explains Once again Sisterhood members and congregants were the sad story of the real Emmeline. Mr. Picker will discuss impressed with the ability and dedication of the women who how he got the idea for this opera, as well as how a New York participated in Sisterhood Shabbat on January 25. Orga- City Jew landed in Tulsa as the Artistic Director of Tulsa nized by Jackie Lasky, Jennifer Joels, Hillary Roubein, and Opera. He will also tell us how Supreme Court Justice Ruth Jodi Finer Zalk, the Shabbat morning service was fully con- Bader Ginsberg, opera aficionado, was convinced to perform ducted by women in the congregation. his wedding ceremony.

Molly Berger, Dr. Jan Finer, and Betty Lehman presented This program is open to all congregants and friends. a delicious Kiddush following services. Special thanks go to Outstanding Passover treats will be served, along with Debbye Zanerhaft for creating the CDs to assist the Torah coffee and tea. In addition, someone will win two tickets to readers; to Dennis Johnson for producing the Honors Cards; a performance of Emmeline. If child care is required, please Altamont Bakery for baking cookies for the Kiddush; and contact Sara Levitt at (918) 583-7121 for this free service. the Synagogue staff, who always support every Sisterhood service and program. SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB

Sisterhood Shabbat is an annual Shabbat service. We urge The next meeting of the Book Club, open to all the women of the congregation to consider their place on congregants, will be on March 15, at 1:30 p.m. Attendees the bima or preparing the Kiddush for next year’s service. will meet at Marcy Cyter's studio and participate in a Skype discussion with author Julie Zuckerman about her debut novel The Book of Jeremiah.

This novel-in-stories follows Jeremiah Gerstler, son of Jewish immigrants, from boyhood, through WWII military service, marriage and children, his career as a professor, and finally Jeremiah's retirement. The novel spans eight decades of Jeremiah's life and is interwoven with the 20th century Jewish experience.

Marcy Cyter's studio is located at 2020 East 11 Street. This Skype experience is a first for Sisterhood's Book Club and should make for an exciting afternoon. Tobias Picker of Tulsa Opera. See next column for details.

7 The Seventeenth Street Deli is now accepting orders for kosher-for-Passover briskets cooked and ready to go. Please call (918) 583-7121 to place your order by March 31. First come, first served. The price is $25 per pound (cooked), and each pound serves three adults.

6 SPECIAL EVENTS AT CONGREGATION B’NAI EMUNAH

PURIM AT THE SYNAGOGUE ON MARCH 9 The book has been called “a kind of Downton on Downing,” and provides a comprehensive portrait not just of Churchill’s It’s the Jewish carnival season at Congregation B’nai Emu- “Secret Circle” of political advisers but also his family (wife nah. Costumes, dancing, confetti, toys! Purim-Palooza is one Clementine, son Randolph, and daughters Sarah, Diana, and massive celebration that you will not want to miss. The holiday Mary) as they navigate one of the most eventful years in Brit- of Purim is the time of year when we recall the story of Queen ish history. Larson’s work is informed by new sources such as Esther and the triumphant victory over the evil Haman, who recently declassified government files and personal diaries. plotted to destroy the Jews. On this day, we celebrate the dis- tinction between good and evil, and the ability for the righ- Highlighting the theme of political leadership, Mayor G.T. teous to prevail even in the most dangerous circumstances. Bynum will join the author in a conversation. The event takes place on Thursday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are now on On Monday, March 9, at 5:30 p.m. our evening will begin sale at www.magiccitybooks.com. with an optional Purim feast. At 6:15 p.m., we’ll delight in an interactive, musical Megillah reading. And by 7:00 p.m., we will let loose at the most fantastic carnival you’ve ever seen. There will be new games and toys. Balloon artists, face paint- ing, and games will delight and engage people of all ages. And don’t forget all the necessary delicious treats. This multi-gen- erational event is fun for the entire family.

To make reservations for the optional meal, please visit our website at tulsagogue.com or call the Synagogue offices at (918) 583-7121. No reservations are necessary for the Me- gillah reading and carnival. If you’d like to be part of the car- nival host team facilitating activities and running concessions, please contact Simon Lowen, our new Program Director (offi- cial introduction to follow!).

On Tuesday morning, March 10, at 8:00 a.m., a group will gather for a short, traditional service followed by a traditional chanting of Megillat Esther in Hebrew. All are welcome. Later in the month, we will be visited by acclaimed writer SPEAKING SCHEDULE, MARCH 12 + 25 Ann Patchett who recently released a new novel, The Dutch House. Already a New York Times #1 Bestseller, the book has We are excited to announce two upcoming programs in the been widely praised by book reviewers and readers alike. The Synagogue’s Speaker Series. As always, we are happy to part- story explores the bond between two siblings, the house of ner with Magic City Books in producing these events. Please their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. Set over note that these events are ticketed and require the purchase (continued on page 10) of a book for admission. Should the cost of tickets be a barrier to your participation, please contact Rabbi Kaiman.

Named one of the most anticipated books of 2020 by The Washington Post, Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile of- fers a portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. With five national best-sellers to his credit Dead( Wake, In the Garden of Beasts, Thunderstruck, The Devil in the White City, and Isaac’s Storm), Erik Larson has collectively sold more than nine million books. His works have been pub- lished in nearly twenty countries and he is widely acclaimed as one of the leading non-fiction writers of our generation.

The Splendid and the Vile tells the story of Churchill’s eventful first year as British Prime Minister amidst the esca- lating war with Nazi Germany. It begins with Churchill’s elec- tion to office on May 10, 1940, and ends a year later on May MAKE YOUR DELI RESERVATION TODAY 10, 1941, the final and most intense night of the German Blitz. 9 UPCOMINGSPECIAL (CONCLUDED) EVENTS AT CONGREGATION B’NAI EMUNAH [CONT.] (continued from page 9) the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy ALL THINGS CORONAVIRUS ON MARCH 8 tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their Cruise ship quarantines, activist doctors, and a fast-spread- past. ing virus: these are the type of headlines that could keep you Ann Patchett is the author of seven novels, The Patron up late at night. And it can be especially difficult to make Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, sense of these unfolding events. Run, State of Wonder, and Commonwealth. She was the Fortunately for us, Dr. Kitty Cardwell is both a member of editor of Best American Short Stories 2006, and has writ- our congregation and an expert in the field of microbial ep- ten three books of nonfiction–Truth & Beauty, about her idemiology. Director of the National Institute for Microbial friendship with the writer Lucy Grealy; What Now? an ex- Forensics and Food and Agricultural Biosecurity at Oklaho- pansion of her graduation address at Sarah Lawrence Col- ma State University, Dr. Cardwell brings breadth and depth lege; and This is the Story of a Happy Marriage, a collection to what for many of us is a new topic. of essays examining the theme of commitment. In 2019, she published her first children’s book, Lambslide, illustrated On Sunday evening, March 8, at 7:00 p.m., immediately by Robin Preiss Glasser. following dinner at the Seventeenth Street Deli, Dr. Card- well will speak on Epidemiology and the Coronavirus. Please A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Iowa Writ- note that the Deli and the lecture are separate events. No er’s Workshop, Patchett has been the recipient of numerous reservations are necessary to hear Dr. Cardwell and all are awards and fellowships, including England’s Orange Prize welcome to join in the conversation. For more information, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Her work has been trans- contact Simon Lowen at (918) 583-7121. lated into more than thirty languages. In November 2011, she opened Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, with her business partner Karen Hayes. She has since become a spokesperson for independent booksellers, champion- ing books and bookstores. In 2012 she was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Patchett’s visit will take place on Wednesday, March 25, at 7:00 p.m. Purchase your tickets for this event by vis- iting www.magiccitybooks.com.

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10 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SYNAGOGUE

Ann Beerman Flower and Garden Fund Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman Marcia Borg Jankowsky Cindy and Michael Guterman Discretionary Fund Jonathan Jeffy Tampa Orlando Pinellas Jewish Foundation, Inc. Braverman Family Miriam Kahn Julie Frank Rabbi Arthur Kahn Building Renewal Endwoment Fund Judy Glatzer Marvin Kaiman Cindy and Michael Guterman Lynn Shirley Gertrude Kantor Rose Kantor Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund Rose Borg Sukkah Fund Claira Kaufman Cindy and Michael Guterman Bonnie and Louis Spiesberger Abraham Markovitz Leo Meyer Dave Sylvan Joyful Music Fund Security Fund Margaret Meyer Judy and Tom Kishner Cindy and Michael Guterman Samuel D. Miller Cindy and Michael Guterman Betty Newman Social Welfare Fund Don Newman Eva Unterman Environmental Julie Frank Jay Newman Education Fund Rita Newman Eva Unterman Synagogue General Fund Sid Patterson Marcel Binstock Josh Price Josh Price Memorial Fund O’Neil Cobb Lillian Price David Price Martin and Maxine Milgrim Irving Shalom Carla and Les Weston Shirley Shanker Lubell Family Social Activism Fund Jon Kantor S. Lawrence Sobel Peter Lowen Dave Sylvan In Memory Of Morris and Edith Sylvan Ruth Aberson In Honor Of Transportation Fund Florence Binstock Alice Blue and Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman, Stephanie and Leatrice Sandler Joe Braverman on the birth of a new grandchild Jenny Brouse Debbie DeLeeuw Norman and Shirley Levin Carrie Barefoot Dickerson Nina Fitzerman-Blue and Dan Sterba, Prayerbook Fund Susan Fenster on the birth of a new child Julie Frank Ethel Fitzerman Rabbi Daniel S. Kaiman Charles Frank Betty Lehman Rabbi Daniel S. Kaiman Eunice Frank Elana Newman Discretionary Fund Irvin Frank Jerry and Susan Sokol, Braverman Family Maurice Frank on their 50th Wedding Anniversary Danny and Maxine Epstein Michael Frank Eva Unterman Julie Frank Sharna Frank Barbara Van Hanken Rabbi David Kaiman and Rebeca Shalom Tom Gridley

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YAHRTZEIT CALENDAR­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ — 11 AV THROUGH 11 ELUL

Saturday, August 1 - 11 Av Saturday, August 8 - 18 Av Saturday, August 15 - 25 Av Sunday, August 23 - 3 Elul Hyman Blackman Pola Baum Klara Kohlhagen Theresa Andelman Victor David Arthur Hansen Sophie Kriegsman David Isaac Contente Harry Moskowitz Eva Landa Delphine Rozen Shaine Rochel Donde Faigeh Nadel Meyer Rozen Sam Viner William Tilkin Chasye Riva Sorokin Louis Saveth Joseph Yusim Abraham M. Sorokin Morris Weissbord Morris Zeligson Monday, August 24 - 4 Elul Sam Moyen Sunday, August 2 - 12 Av Sunday, August 9 - 19 Av Sunday, August 16 - 26 Av Fanny Neuwald Ida F. Bloch Kenneth Malcolm Axelrod Alan Guterman Emma Bobrow Benjamin Schlanger Taube Kahan Tuesday, August 25 - 5 Elul Isidore Krasne John Schwarz Maurice Binstock Herman Storch Monday, August 17 - 27 Av Joseph E. Borg Monday, August 3 - 13 Av Louis David Adelson Abraham Isralsky Ida Blufston Monday, August 10 - 20 Av Billie Grabel Clara Klein Sharon Bode-Hempton Marvin Dorskin Maguy Kaiser Myron Silver Sadie Nanette Cohen Margaret Ferrell Adolph L. Kaplan Melvin Stein Nancy Schoenfield Aaron Taxon Howard L. Raskin Burton Seletsky Maynard Ungerman Wednesday, August 26 - 6 Elul Esther Emma Youngheim Tuesday, August 18 - 28 Av Jake Glenn Tuesday, August 11 - 21 Av Lucille Berman Norman R. Wilcove Tuesday, August 4 - 14 Av Max Kosloff Joseph Foreman Brock Zeff-Bakke Minnie Bernbaum Ralph Levin Robert Greenberg Lee F. Brody Meyer Moran Avram Natan Nacht Thursday, August 27 - 7 Elul Joseph Panken Lillian Goldberger Price Dinah (D.G.) Sanditen Herman Deacon Cohen Frieda Siegal Sophia Taubman Jeanette Fedman Wednesday, August 5 - 15 Av Henry Vinick Rachel Aberson Wednesday, August 19 - 29 Av Friday, August 28 - 8 Elul Orpa Fucs Bar Wednesday, August 12 - 22 Av Anna Berman Samuel Cohen Meyer O. Dritch Abe Abend Sophie Eisen Tauben Betsy Rosenthal-Davis W.A. Estlin Isaac Javaherian Leah Friedman Don Tranin Anna Fedman Fradel (Fannie) Selinger Harry M. Rubin Syna Leah Fischbein Libby Singer Regina Mary West Saturday, August 29 - 9 Elul Yetta Kassel Rose Fleischman Steven Lederman Thursday, August 13 - 23 Av Thursday, August 20 - 30 Av Dr. Harry Green Abraham Stolov Violet Aaronson Edrea Ann Appleton Harriet L. (Gerber) Harkavy Sidney Conan Abraham Greenberg Leonard Krasne Thursday, August 6 - 16 Av Max Feldman Carolyn Kriegsman Rachel Ungerman Joseph Cleary Steven Yale Glazer Ida Leah Stolov Anna Fitterman Gertrude Hart Sunday, August 30 - 10 Elul Rabecca Lieberman Frank W. Patterson Friday, August 21 - 1 Elul Gertrude Drissman Sandow O. Ruby Myer L. Roberts Leon Brody Samuel Ettleman Lottie Schwarz Frances Schneirow Anna Markovitz Ethel Golman Fell Danny Melvin Shapiro Pearl B. Sellinger Annie Geffen Sanofsky Mark Malkove Sarah Singer Nathan Zeff Bessie Skuy Joseph Mandlebaum Sam Sitrin Reuben Getzel Prezma Friday, August 14 - 24 Av Saturday, August 22 - 2 Elul Louis F. Schnur Friday, August 7 - 17 Av Mamie Blum Andy Dickson Lionel Cohen Dorothy Kessler Carl Fischbein Monday, August 31 - 11 Elul Nebye Morgan Barbara Schreier Abe Alexander Abraham Singer Jennifer Reinstein Stern Aaron Goff Edith Weinberg Lawrence Siegel

May their souls be bound up in the bond of life everlasting. Please note that each yahrtzeit begins at sunset on the day before the date listed. august | av-elul Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 10:00 AM Panim el Panim Shabbat Service 8:35 PM Havdalah

Torah: Vaetchanan 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7:00 AM 7:00 PM 11:00 AM 10:00 AM PrairieJews: The Resilience Project Two Rabbis and... Panim el Panim Pink Trail 5:45 PM Shabbat Service 10:00 AM Yahrtzeit Service 8:30 PM Havdalah To+Gather 6:00 PM Shabbat Together 8:02 PM Candles 8:22 PM Sunset

Torah: Eikev 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 11:00 AM 10:00 AM Digital Deli: Brisket Board of Directors Two Rabbis and... Panim el Panim 5:45 PM Shabbat Service Yahrtzeit Service 8:20 PM Havdalah 6:00 PM Bibi-Dibi 7:54 PM Candles 8:14 PM Sunset

Torah: Re’eh 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 10:00 AM 7:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 11:00 AM 10:00 AM ShulSchool: Gen X Plays: Hebrew Language Blatt and Blue Two Rabbis and... Panim el Panim The Launch Scattergories! Lab 5:45 PM Shabbat Service Yahrtzeit Service 8:15 PM Havdalah 6:00 PM Shabbat for Everyone 7:45 PM Candles 8:05 PM Sunset

Rosh Chodesh Rosh Chodesh Elul Elul Torah: Shoftim 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 10:00 AM 8:00 AM 4:00 PM 11:00 AM 10:00 AM ShulSchool Wellness Hebrew Language Two Rabbis and... Panim el Panim with Ramah Lab 5:45 PM Shabbat Service 7:00 PM Yahrtzeit Service 8:05 PM Havdalah Midrasha 6:00 PM Shabbat Together 30 31 7:36 PM Candles 10:00 AM 7:00 PM 7:56 PM Sunset ShulSchool Millennials: Maker Judaism

Torah: Ki Teitzei