A Publication of Temple De Hirsch Sinai Since November 1909 Vol.110 No.1 • 2017/5777 August/September/October
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TempleTidings A PUBLICATION OF TEMPLE DE HIRSCH SINAI SINCE NOVEMBER 1909 VOL.110 NO.1 • 2017/5777 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Singing In the New Year - - Welcome Home TEMPLE TIDINGS VISION IN EVERY ISSUE OFFICERS President Temple De Hirsch Sinai leads the community in LETTER FROM OUR BOARD Grant Degginger, Reform Jewish thought and practice, enriching Don Loeb, President-Elect PRESIDENT .................................. 3 the lives of our members and our community as Lisa Bridge, Secretary we explore our Jewish possibilities together. WHOM TO CALL AT TEMPLE ... 3 Neil Weinstein, Treasurer RABBI'S CORNER ........................ 4 Aaron Alhadeff, Vice President MISSION ADULT ENGAGEMENT .............. 8 Stephanie Carmel, Vice President Temple De Hirsch Sinai serves a large, diverse, THE VILLAGE ............................... 10 Betsy Cohen, Vice President multi-campus Reform Jewish congregation in Vice President JRM PRESCHOOL ....................... 12 Elizabeth Goertzel, the greater Seattle area and provides leadership Alison Handlin, Vice President BRIDGE FAMILY RELIGION in promoting Jewish ethical and moral concepts. Don Loeb, Immediate Past President We uphold the traditional values of our historic SCHOOL & YOUTH ..................... 14 congregation and strive to create a progressive B'NAI MITZVAH TEENS ............. 17 STAFF Senior Rabbi and contemporary Jewish environment BIRTHDAYS .................................. 20 Daniel Weiner, providing worship, education, lifecycle events, Aaron C. Meyer, Associate Rabbi WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES .... 21 community building and community service Callie B. Schulman, Associate Rabbi opportunities to all of our members. TRIBUTE FUNDS FORM ............. 23 Lisa D. Horowitz, Executive Director DONATIONS ................................ 25 Janet Rasmus, Director of Programming & •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• IN MEMORIAM ........................... 28 Membership TEMPLE eTIDINGS PERPETUAL YAHRZEITS ............ 29 Jim Collier, Director of Facilities, IT, & Security Director of Finance Each week, Temple sends out an email SACRED JOURNEYS .................. 31 Holly Newman, Stacey Delcau, Director of Education newsletter, Temple eTidings, which gives an CELEBRATING TEMPLE overview of our upcoming services, news, events Shannon Solomon, Director of Early Childhood MEMBERS .................................... 32 and programs. Email [email protected] Education to subscribe. AUXILIARY GROUPS .................. 35 Irene Amster, Marketing & Development SERVICE SCHEDULE .................. 36 Coordinator SOCIAL MEDIA HOLIDAYS & EVENTS ................ 37 Lana Blinderman, Graphic Designer & Follow TDHS on Facebook (search for Temple Production Assistant De Hirsch Sinai) and share our news, events & FEATURED IN Larry Broder, Executive Director Emeritus photos with friends. THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL BOARD •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WOMEN'S SHELTER IS LOOKING Laurie Warshal Cohen, Gayle Carrol, Elizabeth CELEBRATE AT TEMPLE FOR VOLUNTEERS ..................... 4 Goertzel, Lisa D. Horowitz, Janet Rasmus, Irene Amster, Christy Trimble, Amy Wagner Celebrate your simchah (joyous event) at WELCOME RABBI CALLIE Temple. Many families hold celebrations - SCHULMAN ................................. 5 GRAPHIC DESIGN & LAYOUT b’nai mitzvah receptions, anniversary parties, baby namings - and other family gatherings NEW MUSIC LEADERS .............. 5 Lana Blinderman in the Sidney Z. Jaffe Auditorium or other A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL COVER PHOTO Temple spaces. PEOPLE ......................................... 6 Alison Smiley Photography ARABIAN KNIGHTS OF FAITH: WEDDINGS AT TEMPLE In the photo: Rabbi Aaron Meyer, Rabbi Daniel THE ROAD TO ABU DHABI ....... 7 Have you thought about having your wedding Weiner & Rabbi Callie Schulman TEMPLE'S NEW MURAL ............ 37 at Temple? For more information, please contact Temple Tidings is produced quarterly by Temple ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE our Event Coordinator Christy Trimble, ctrimble@ De Hirsch Sinai. tdhs-nw.org. JULIE SILVER ................................ 34 1511 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122 HIGH HOLY DAYS SCHEDULE .... BACK STAY IN TOUCH 206.323.8486 • Fx 206.324.6772 Life's many events are made more joyous - or 3850 156th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 easier to bear - when shared with a community. Fx 425.454.7391 Let us know if you have an occasion worthy of marking, whether it is a birth of a child or a [email protected] grandchild, a wedding, a graduation, an award, www.TempleDeHirschSinai.org or an illness or death of a loved one. All it takes is a phone call. Contact us at 206.323.8486. 2 | August/September/October 2017/5777-8 Vol. 110, No. 1 www.templedehirschsinai.org LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT Letter From Our Board President thank our departing board members significant set of repairs to the building Nick Barrat, Myles Kahn, Dan Rosenstein, envelope of our Bellevue Campus. Jeff Teper, and Ron Waldbaum for their Installation of a new air conditioning many years of service. system will be completed this summer in It is fitting that the theme for this edition preparation for the opening of full-day of the Tidings where my first column child care at the Jennifer Rosen Meade will appear is “Welcome Home.” As a Preschool. We have formed a Facilities member of one of the founding families, Committee that is busy assessing Temple has been a welcoming, caring, the status of our Seattle Campus and compassionate and inspiring part of prioritizing work to be done so that it our lives for five generations in three can remain a welcoming home for many different centuries! Temple’s mission years to come. extends beyond maintaining tradition. It is a high privilege and a great honor Our outstanding clergy, educational to serve our congregation. Please share This is my first column since team and staff keep our Temple home your thoughts and suggestions by beginning my term as president of buzzing with engaging programming, dropping me an email at president@ our congregation and I must begin by opportunities for community service and tdhs-nw.org. I will look forward to expressing my heartfelt thanks to Don a rapidly growing Religion School. hearing from you and seeing you at our Loeb for his outstanding leadership over Temple home. the past two years. Don’s insight, caring Just like our own homes require periodic and dedication to our Temple family set maintenance and upkeep, our Temple Grant Degginger a new standard of excellence for those of homes in Bellevue and Seattle are no us following in his footsteps. Also, I want different. We recently completed a TDHS Board President WHOM TO CALL... TEMPLE’S STAFF ROSTER AS OF AUGUST 2017 TEMPLE’S MAIN OFFICE B’NAI MITZVAH CEMETERY MEMBERSHIP & VILLAGE (YOUNG FAMILIES) We can help you get in Miriam Kolker Charlene Polyansky PROGRAMMING Sarah Sklare touch with the right person! Administrative Assistant & Cemetery Assistant Janet Rasmus Young Families Engagement 206.323.8486 B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator 206.498.7851 Director of Programming & Coordinator [email protected] 206.693.3048 [email protected] Membership 206.693.3373 [email protected] [email protected] ADULT EDUCATION & DONATIONS & TRIBUTES 206.693.336 [email protected] ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES BRIDGE FAMILY RELIGION Irene Amster YOUTH GROUPS Rabbi Kate Speizer SCHOOL Marketing & Development SACRED JOURNEYS Leah Levy Adult Engagement Stacey Delcau Coordinator Blaire R. Notrica Director of Middle School and Coordinator Director of Education 206.693.3369 Executive Assistant to High School Programs 206.693.3046 425.559.2576 [email protected] the Executive Director 425.559.2570 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] EVENT PLANNING 206.693.3047 BABY NAMINGS, FUNERALS, BROTHERHOOD Christy Trimble [email protected] WEDDINGS, & YAHRZEITS Grant Rubenstein, Event Coordinator SISTERHOOD Amy Wagner Brotherhood Co-President 206.693.3374 Betsy Cohen Executive Assistant to Senior 206.769.4846 [email protected] Sisterhood President Rabbi [email protected] JENNIFER ROSEN MEADE [email protected] or [email protected] 206.693.3377 PRESCHOOL THE TRIBE (20’S AND 30’S) [email protected] CARING COMMUNITY Shannon Solomon Rabbi Callie Schulman BILLING & STATEMENTS Liz Spiezle Director of Early Childhood 206.693.3376 Jennifer Gould Lead Volunteer Education [email protected] Staff Accountant 425.785.7234 425.559.2571 206.693.3371 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] August/September/October 2017/5777-8 Vol. 110, No. 1 www.templedehirschsinai.org | 3 RABBI'S CORNER Welcome Home by Rabbi Aaron Meyer, Associate Rabbi Home. Our fortress of solitude; a bulwark with new President Grant Degginger, against a challenging world. Home. Bryan Cohen and Hal Vhugen have joined Where the heart resides; there is no place the Temple Board and honor us through like it. Home. The place it sometimes feels their service. good to leave but where it always feels Hidur mitzvah, the process of beautifying better to return. our sacred rituals, has only increased. We As the start of a new school year are excited to welcome musicians Chava approaches, many Temple members Mirel and Ruthie Lipshulch into expanded are returning from their summer travels. roles within our community. Our cup Whether missing URJ Camp Kalsman already overflows with the talents of Neil along with more than 160 of our Weinstein; members of our Rock Shabbat Bridge Family Religion School students, group, Adult and Kesher Choirs; soloists rehydrating after trips to