The Bulletin

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December 2012 Reisterstown, Maryland Kislev/Tevet 5773

From the President’s Desk…

My fellow congregants:

For those who were not in attendance at our annual meeting, I want to share with you a small piece of good news. The former Board Members of the Beth Shalom group in Carroll County did, in fact, make a restrictive donation to Adat Chaim. The restriction on this donation was that expenditures were designated for the advancement of educational and religious purposes. I am pleased to report that the Board did approve the expenditure, which constituted 30% of said funding. This allowed the Hebrew School, Adult Education and Ways and Means access to the internet with a laptop computer and big wide flat screen TV. This has now been acquired, and can be easily seen by 40 or so attendees. We are no longer bound to a small concentric area.

This acquisition will allow us to Skype (video conference in real time). In other words, we can talk live and be seen by the lecturer. Conversely, we can be seen and speak to a lecturer over the internet. In addition there are previously taped lectures with an amazing variety of topics, which surely will appeal to a diverse Jewish community. This is truly a new beginning and new opportunity for us to come together frequently, both in terms of education and social networking.

I welcome each new chance for us to get together and have a calendar filled with events that make us think, let us laugh and let us share our special uniqueness. It is my conviction that with the many educated and warm individuals that comprise our community, there will be those who will be able to play moderator on a subject of interest. The diversity of our congregation and the broader Jewish community coupled with this acquisition can be a gateway. I am hoping that in the days, not weeks, ahead to start passing around lists of subjects and topics and receive your feedback.

The Ritual Chair has announced some new developments to reinstitute some features into the services which some of our seasoned members are quite familiar with, but with a bit of a twist. Our Board believes our membership will find these recommendations and nuances pleasing to the worship experience and stimulate a further cohesiveness to our house of worship and to the community at large.

As one of our Trustees in a focus group stated so astutely...we are here to carry our values of Judaism from generation to generation and we must find the avenues necessary to accomplish our goals.

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Rabbi David Greenspoon

Dear Adat Chaim,

Hanukah is right around the corner, and we are in full swing at Adat Chaim. On Sunday, December 2nd we are conducting a special Enrichment Sunday for Families from 10-noon. Please contact Barb Arbesman at [email protected] for more information. The following Thursday, December 6th the Carroll County Times will be visiting the Hebrew Learning Center in Eldersburg. That Sunday the 9th we are especially busy. Look in this Bulletin about the planning meeting for the Magical Megilah Tour at 11:30 while at 5:30 our Dugma teens will be here for their Hanukah celebration.

If that isn’t enough stuff to do just in December to underscore our vitality, we have even more upcoming. On December 25th we have a special Do A Mitzvah for Adat Chaim Working Party planned in honor of Jimmy Buffett’s birthday and you are invited! Our goal is to finalize the details we need to do to make Adat Chaim home. We are so close to being settled, and the place is really starting to feel like home. Even so, we need to make a really big final push. Artwork needs to go up. A few Really Big Things need to be moved. Lots of small stuff needs to be moved. Many of our ritual items to be cleaned up and there is furniture and furnishings that need a good cleaning and dusting.

We start our morning with a brief Shaharit service at 9:00. A significant number of our Adat Chaim family reciting Kaddish and this morning minyan opportunity at home is deeply appreciated. A light breakfast will follow around 9:45 and we’ll start our working party at 10:00. Please bring tools, paper towels, cleaning supplies, garbage bags, or whatever else you can add to the cause, some elbow grease, and your enthusiasm. We’ll do our best to have a great time while doing a huge Mitzvah for Adat Chaim. We’ll do our best to ensure this is the most fun working party you’ll ever attend!

There are a couple major events coming up for the entire congregation over the next couple months. Details are still being finalized, but here is some basic information.

In late January or early February we will enjoy a special wine and cheese havdalah concert. Our friends Rabbi Shuviel Ma’aravi and Josh Pollack were a hit when they were here earlier this year. Happily acknowledging popular request, they have agreed to return with a similar but different show. Industry insiders openly wonder if this engagement might not feature music from the CD they have been recording the past few months. It promises to be a special evening, so please stay tuned for more information!

Adat Chaim’s reputation as a congregation serious about adult education continues to grow. We have been invited to be part of the Limmud Baltimore Conference planners. The Limmud program is a dynamic approach to community adult education, and has successfully been adapted locally from England to communities from New York to LA. Limmud Baltimore will be held on April 21, 2013 at Stevenson University. We are currently in planning to host A Taste of Limmud at Adat Chaim. Again, details will be forthcoming so please stay tuned for more information. 3

Finally, I’d like to share that the Ritual Committee has begun a review of longstanding ritual policies. In part this is motivated by our change of address. In part, it is a process that helps us refine the details of our engagement, outreach, and membership efforts. The first conversation has been focused on the use of music during our Shabbat services. The committee undertook the conversation already understanding that there were a wide range of halachik positions within the Conservative movement, and accordingly a wide range of practice. At this point the discussion has been limited exclusively to the use of instruments as part of religious services. The ritual committee shared their results in a recommendation to the board in favor of this usage. Here are some of the key points of the discussion:

The use of music is supposed to support and enhance the experience of tefilah (prayer), not overwhelm or detract from it. The musicianship of the players and musicality of the experience reflect our commitment to outstanding prayer services. We prefer acoustic instruments that do not need amplification, especially if they have a biblical ancestor in the string, woodwind, horn or percussion families. If amplification is necessary it is preferable to extend our use of microphones to include instrument microphones as well as our vocal mics.

All in all, the level of diverse programming, services, and activities is matched with exciting conversations around identity and congregational mission. Aren’t we supposed to be the shul that shut down? So much for THAT myth! We are absolutely Adat Chaim, a Living Congregation. Help us get the word out that there is great shul happening at Adat Chaim, and invite your friends to join you at Adat Chaim soon. In the meantime Anne, Miles, and Micah join me in wishing you a Hanukah filled with joy and light!

B’virkat shalom, Rabbi David Greenspoon

LOOKING FORWARD TO PURIM!!

Roll Up! The Magical Megilah Tour is Coming to Take You Away! If it’s Hanukah, can Purim be too far behind? Of course not! In fact, it falls on Saturday night, February 23rd & Sunday, the 24th. We had a blast last year with our Purim Revue. This year we are taking it to a whole new level. It’s time for a Magical Megilah Tour. Yes, our musical Purim night will feature the music of the Fab Four.

Are you a singer? Bring your chops. Are you aching to get out that old Hofner bass? Itching to get on the Ludwig skins again? What about that trusty Ricky hanging out in the case in on top of that shelf in your closet? Perhaps you’re the famous 5th Beatle and that Hammond’s got your name on it. Maybe you can go really deep and pull out that Framus 12 string. Or perhaps you don’t catch any of these references to the various instruments played by the Lads from Liverpool but you love the Beatles anyway. Whatever your connection, join us at Adat Chaim for an initial planning meeting for players and singers on Sunday, December 15th at 11:30 AM. We’ll discuss content, amount of numbers, and evaluate the space for amplification/pa needs. Please bring instruments and tunes with the idea we might do some informal jamming. The Beatles Complete Easy Guitar book published by Hal Leonard will be available for making copies of tunes as needed. Please feel free to email Rabbi Greenspoon with any questions at [email protected].

TZEDAKAH

GENERAL SYNAGOGUE FUND

In Memory of Nancy Greenbaum, Mother of Barbara Zelt Dana & Steve Sirkin

In Memory of Charlotte Koffman Gordon, Mother of Cathy Litofsky Cathy & Irv Litofsky

KIDDUSH SPONSORS

Thanks to the following families who sponsored Kiddush in November*: November 16th – Toby Essrog; Annual Rabbi Seymour Essrog Yahrzeit Memorial Lecture November 30th – Cathy & Irv Litofsky; in honor of the anniversary of Cathy’s Bat Mitzvah

Thanks to the following families who will be sponsoring Kiddush in December*: December 1st - Cathy & Irv Litofsky; in honor of the anniversary of Cathy’s Bat Mitzvah December 14th – Cathy & Irv Litofsky; on the occasion of the Yahrzeit of Charlotte Koffman Gordon December 28th – Cathy Litofsky; in honor of Irv Litofsky’s birthday

*If you are interested in sponsoring a Kiddush for any occasion please contact Tina Asher at 410.526.6484

If you have an Anniversary and don’t see it in the bulletin, please call the office or e-mail us with your information.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Howard & Carol Wagenheim Wednesday, December 5 30th Howard & Merle Wolf Thursday, December 20 39th Ron & Marian Block Monday, December 31 25th

If your birthday does not appear or you have a correction to what we have, let us know and we will remedy it right away.

Date: Happy Birthday Wishes go out to:

Saturday, December 1 Stephanie Wolf

Wednesday, December 5 Ben Weksberg

Thursday, December 6 Ben Meier

Thursday, December 6 Carol Pondfield

Wednesday, December 12 Nancy Goldberg

Thursday, December 13 Dena Bober

Sunday, December 16 Sandy Newman

Sunday, December 16 Jamie Silver

Sunday, December 16 Myra Wittik

Tuesday, December 18 Jenna Reamer

Thursday, December 20 Paul Raith

Thursday, December 27 Irv Litofsky

Saturday, December 29 Marcy Wesalo

Monday, December 31 Alan Silver

Yahrzeit

If you have a Yahrzeit and don’t see it in the bulletin or wish to be included on the list for a relative’s Yahrzeit, please call the office and we will be happy to update our database.

YAHRZEIT (Candles should be lit at sundown the night before)

Date: Yahrzeit of: Relationship: 12/2/12 Sylvan Harris Better Father of Janet Ring 12/2/12 Ruth Rabau Mother of Steve Rabau 12/4/12 Dorothy Josephson Mother of Myra Wittik 12/5/12 Doris Rotkovitz Mother of Merle Wolf 12/6/12 Rose Friedheim Mother of Tina Asher 12/10/12 Albert Bereson Father of Jerri Rosen 12/11/12 Morris Eisenberg Father of Marilyn Posner 12/15/12 Charlotte Gordon Mother of Cathy Litofsky Grandmother of Natalie Litofsky & Carly Litofsky Maiorano 12/16/12 Sol Silver Father of Carol Pondfield 12/18/12 Ralph Grosman Father of Mark Grosman 12/18/12 Jeanne Miller Sandler Sister of Helen Gold 12/19/12 Jill Rogers Niece of Marian Block 12/28/12 William Block Father of Ronald Block 12/28/12 Sylvia Schoen Mother of Richard Schoen 12/28/12 Phyllis Wesalo Mother of Roger Wesalo 12/31/12 Dr. Alvin Fort Brother of Steve Fort

Reminiscing by Alvin Bober [email protected]

December can be a dreary month. We have returned to standard time and our daylight hours are at a minimum. The weather can be “wintry” but Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights” brightens the month. The story or miracle of the one day supply of oil lasting eight days is inspiring. Therefore, it is a mitzvah to light the Hanukkah candles for eight days.

We used to make our own menorah. They were simple in design but effective. We would search the woodpile for a plank of wood and cut it to a length of 10–12 inches. Drill, equally spaced, 9 holes and we had an operational menorah. Thank goodness we never had a major fire.

We also made dreidels. They required more wood working skills but we managed. I’ll never forget the coding (nun: nothing, gimmel: all, heh: half and shin: ante up). We never tried making our own candles. It was a fun time.

As per usual in a Jewish home, Hanukkah has its array of special foods. The miracle of the long lasting oil is carried over to our cooking and recipes. Potato latkes were number one on that list of Hanukkah foods. There was quite a competition between my Mom and her sisters. If my memory serves me correctly they were all top drawer. I was delighted to sample all of their output. Even donuts appeared on our kitchen table. Today, we try to prepare as much of our menu from fried in oil foods. Southern fried chicken is just a wonderful Hanukkah recipe. Don’t forget blintzes. Make sure that you have plenty of sour cream and jam.

Hanukkah is the time for gift giving. Hanukkah gelt, chocolate wrapped in embossed gold foil, was a big thing for me as a young lad. However, I ate them with gusto even though I admired their appearance. We played dreidels with them. It sure was fun to win my siblings gelt. I believe that dreidels fostered my interest in statistics. I used the dreidel to introduce my grandchildren to the laws of probability.

We gave our children a choice of gifts on Hanukkah. We would set out 8 gifts for each child at candle lighting the first day of Hanukkah. The rule was straight forward, one gift at each candle lighting time. They would shake them, weigh them and smell them before selection. It was fun to watch them make a choice.

Outside the home, Hanukkah is time to make communal and charitable commitments. True, there is a tax benefit to this mitzvah, but do it anyway.

Alvin Bober

Sisterhood Cathy Litofsky, President [email protected] 410.356.7288

 We are planning our Sisterhood Member Appreciation Dinner and Games Night for December 12th. We will meet at the shul for dinner around 6:30PM and enjoy an evening of fun with a little Jewish Jeopardy, spin the dreidel perhaps and, of course, prizes and treats for Chanukah. Make sure you RSVP to Adrienne via e-mail at [email protected] so we can plan our food accordingly.

Looking ahead to January, Sisterhood Shabbat is right around the corner. Sisterhood members and women in the congregation will take the lead in participating in services, reading Torah and Haftorah. So when Jaci Schoen contacts you to participate, please say yes or better yet contact Jaci early to reserve that special prayer or reading for yourself. Sisterhood Shabbat will take place on Saturday, January 19th at 9:30AM. Come enjoy services, take time to learn about the upcoming holiday and join us for a traditional Tu B’Shevat Seder! Let Jaci know if you plan on staying for lunch so we can prepare a yummy lunch for everyone! Her e-mail is: [email protected]. All are welcome.

Are you interesting in seeing Bingo return? If so, contact Tina Asher, fund raising chair of Sisterhood at [email protected]. If there is interest, we can see about starting up again in January and take us through March for a real good time. It is fun and enjoyable to sit around, mark our Bingo cards and win some cash prizes.

Sisterhood is also planning a few things for the spring: 1. One is the opportunity to purchase Shalach Manot bundles. We will have regular, sugar-free and kid- friendly bundles to choose from. Start thinking about to whom you might want to give one: teachers, grandparents, doctor’s offices, etc. and look for our flier with the details to be e-mailed separately. 2. Another thing to watch out for is our Passover candy sale. A great idea for the whole family. It is a wonderful opportunity to bring a little sweetness to the Seder table! 3. The third thing is a trip to Amazing Glaze to work on some pottery of your choosing. It will be just in time for Passover and we are looking at having a few select items for us to paint and glaze (or choose something from their very extensive pottery collection). The trip is scheduled for March 3rd with a snow date of March 10th. Look for more details in January.

Shalom until next month! Cathy

Attention Giant, Safeway and Food Lion Customers

Giant gift cards are available in denominations of $10, $25, $50 and $100. Adat Chaim receives 5% of each gift card purchased. Giant gift cards may also be used at Martins in Westminster.

Did you know that Safeway has a program Follow these easy steps if you have a Safeway card: that will turn groceries into dollars for our shul? 1. Log onto www.escrip.com. It is really easy to do once you have a Safeway 2. Select Safeway. Card. 3. Follow their instructions!

Updated information for Food Lion

Do you already shop at Food Lion? Go onto www.foodlion.com. Click on Good Neighbors on the left side of the page. Then click on In the Community, and then Lion Shop and Share. You can then register your card with Adat Chaim. If you have any questions about these programs or want to order Giant cards, please contact Helen Gold at 410.484.7193.

NEW INCOME STREAM FOR ADAT CHAIM FROM AMAZON

Please go to Adat Chaim's new facebook page and "like it". Once there, you will see an icon link to Amazon.com, which you can use to purchase any product offered by Amazon. The best part is that, if you go to the Amazon through the link on our facebook page, Amazon will donate a percentage of the purchase price to Adat Chaim! You will receive the quality Amazon product, at the same low price you expect, and Adat Chaim receives a donation. That's a blessing for everyone. For questions about the program, please contact Adrienne Frager at [email protected].

2013 BALTIMORE JCC MACCABI GAMES CLUB INFORMATION AND TRY-OUTS

Recruitment for the 2013 Junior Maccabi Games (scheduled for Philadelphia, PA), the 2013 Maccabi Games (scheduled for Orange County, CA & Austin, TX) and the 2013 Maccabi ArtsFest Program (scheduled for Orange County, CA) will begin with try-outs after January 1st and continue into early March.

The Baltimore JCC Maccabi Club will be offering the following sports and arts competitions for 2013:

For pre-teens, teams will be formed for the Mid-Atlantic Junior Maccabi Games scheduled for Sunday, May 6th 2013. The Junior Maccabi Games are geared for athletes 10-12 years old. This is a one day event held each spring and attended by over 700 athletes from PA, DE, MD and NJ. Sports include Swimming, Tennis, Baseball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer. Tryouts are open to pre-teens that have turned 10 and have not turned 13 by 5/1/13.

Try-outs will take place for the 28th Annual JCC Continental Maccabi Games which are scheduled to take place July 28th –August 2nd in Austin, Texas; and August 4th–9th in Orange County, CA.

The Baltimore delegation will be organizing tryouts to send teams and individual athletes to compete in the following sports; Boy’s Baseball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Soccer and In-line hockey; Girls’ Basketball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball and Volleyball; Co-ed Flag Football, Bowling, Dance, Golf, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis and Track & Field.

Depending on the sports, teams will be formed in the following age groupings 13-14 and 15-16 for players that have either turned 13, or are 16 years of age as of August 1, 2013. Try-outs for all sports competition will be schedule to take place during the beginning of 2013.

ArtsFest opportunities will be available in the following specialties; Acting/Improv, Culinary Arts, Creative Writing, Dance, Jazz Ensemble, Musical Theater, Rock Music, Vocal Music and Visual Arts.

For a complete listing of the available sports and arts specialties with the current tryout information, visit the Baltimore Maccabi page located at www.jcc.org/maccabi or contact Paul Lurie at 410-559- 3546 or by sending an e-mail to Paul at: [email protected]

KABBALAT SHABBAT AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY

ANCHORS AWEIGH: On Friday evening, December 14, Adat Chaim is invited to join the Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy for Kabbalat Shabbat Services, in the Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center and Jewish Chapel. Opened in September 2005, the Jewish Chapel is a proud addition to the Academy’s campus and beautiful sight to behold.

For security purposes, those interested in attending will need to register in advance with Adat Chaim. The plan is to meet at Adat Chaim and carpool from there at 5:00 p.m. The Services in Annapolis start at 7:15; however, we will arrive in advance of the Services in order to take a tour of the Chapel, prior to the Services. More details will follow, but please do make a note now. It is not too early to reserve your spot. Please call the Shul at 410-833-7485 for more information and to reserve a spot.

Please note, for those who prefer to attend Shabbat Services in Owings Mills, Adat Chaim will hold a Service in our space as well that evening.

CHANGES IN FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES Please note that a change is coming to Adat Chaim, by popular demand. The change is the product of numerous discussions within the Ritual Committee, requests from Congregants and consultations with the Board and the Rabbi. Beginning on Friday, January 4, 2013, Kabbalat Shabbat Services will start at 6:15 p.m. every Friday evening, unless otherwise noted. We expect that the change will make Services available to a larger percentage of our families and allow for increased flexibility in planning programs consistent with Shabbat observance.

DECEMBER 2012 / KISLEV–TEVET 5773

DECEMBER Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 VAYISHLACH 9:30 AM SHABBAT SERVICES

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VAYISHLACH 7:30 PM 9:30 AM SHABBAT SERVICES SHABBAT SERVICES

FIRST NIGHT OF CHANUKAH

9 10 11 12 Sisterhood 13 14 15 MIKETZ Member Appreciation 6:10 PM 9:30 AM SHABBAT Dinner 6:30PM SHABBAT SERVICES SERVICES

ANCHORS AWEIGH

NAVAL ACADEMY KABBALAT SHABBAT

FIRST DAY OF SECOND DAY THIRD DAY OF FOURTH DAY FIFTH DAY OF (INFO BELOW) SEVENTH DAY OF CHANUKAH OF CHANUKAH CHANUKAH OF CHANUKAH CHANUKAH CHANUKAH SIXTH DAY OF CHANUKAH 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 VAYIGASH 7:30 PM 9:30 AM SHABBAT SERVICES SHABBAT SERVICES

EIGHTH DAY OF CHANUKAH Birthday Shabbat 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 VAYECHI 7:30 PM 9:30 AM SHABBAT SERVICES SHABBAT SERVICES

30 31 Notes:

PLEASE NOTE: ALL ACTIVITIES LISTED WILL BE HELD AT OUR NEW HOME AT 14

10989 RED RUN BLVD, STE 109, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. JANUARY 2013 / TEVET - SHEVAT 5773

January Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 SHEMOT 6:15 PM 9:30 AM KABBALAT SHABBAT SHABBAT SERVICES SERVICES

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 VAERA 6:15 PM 9:30 AM KABBALAT SHABBAT SHABBAT SERVICES SERVICES

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 BO ADULT ED. 6:15 PM 9:30 AM PROGRAM ON KABBALAT SHABBAT SISTERHOOD DIABETES SERVICES SHABBAT 10AM - NOSH SPEAKER at 10:30AM Birthday Shabbat

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 BE-SHALLACH- 6:15 PM SHIRAH KABBALAT SHABBAT 9:30 AM SERVICES SHABBAT SERVICES

27 28 29 30 31 Notes: Adult Ed. DIABETES COOKING DEMO 10AM

PLEASE NOTE: ALL ACTIVITIES LISTED WILL BE HELD AT OUR NEW HOME AT 10989 RED RUN BLVD, STE 109, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

HEBREW SCHOOL UPDATES

Barbara Abesman, Director of Adat Chaim Hebrew School and the Hebrew Learning Center in Eldersburg

Religious School Calendar (All dates are subject to change):

Thursday classes will be held in Eldersburg; Sunday classes and special enrichment days will be in Owings Mills.  Adat Chaim students are required to attend all Sundays.  The Hebrew Learning Center students are invited to participate in Enrichment Sunday activities only. Locations: Eldersburg Library (large meeting classroom, located to the right as soon as you enter the building). The address is 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg, MD 21784 (right turn off of Liberty Road, a few miles from the bridges). The Library’s phone number is 410-386-4460.

Adat Chaim (Pleasant Hill Center). The address is 10989 Red Run Boulevard, Suite 109. Barbara Arbesman can be reached at 410-627-9573.

ADULT EDUCATION CALENDAR

Sunday, January 13, 2013 Sunday, January 27, 2013 Saturday, February 9, 2013 Speaker about Diabetes Cooking for Diabetes Demo Lunch and Learn with the Rabbi More info to follow More info to follow More info to follow

A Month of Mondays with the Rabbi about the Civil War

Monday, April 8, 2013 Monday, April 22, 2013 Background of Gettysburg The Jewish Experience

Monday, April 15, 2013 Monday, April 28, 2013 The Eve of the War Trip to Gettysburg

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