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“TO GOD'S EARS” TU BISH’VAT, JANUARY 25TH A DOCUMENTARY th TH On Friday, January 25 we will be exploring the JANUARY 27 AT 3:00 PM meaning of Tu Bish’vat with a special Tu Bish’vat experience followed by Shabbat services. Tu Bish’vat marks the New Year for the trees. In the Middle Ages, Tu Bish’vat was celebrated with a feast of fruits in keeping with the Mishnaic description of the holiday as a "New Year." In the 16th century, the kabbalist Rabbi Yitzchak Luria of Safed and his disciples instituted a Tu Bish’vat seder in which the fruits and trees of the Land of Israel were given symbolic meaning. The main idea is that eating ten specific fruits and drinking four cups of wine in a The history of conflict between Catholics and Jews over thousands of years has eased in present times. specific order while reciting the appropriate blessings would bring human beings, and the world, A concert of twenty Jewish Cantors singing in a Roman Basilica celebrates the progress in interfaith closer to spiritual perfection. In Israel and here in the United States, the Tu Bish’vat seder has been relationships and the importance of understanding revived. Come and enjoy this special experience and tolerance. with Rabbi Rigler, Cantor Shapiro and your temple

community. Our Tu Bish’vat experience and “To God's Ears” is a 42-minute documentary presenting a beautiful combination of music, Shabbat services will begin at 7:00 PM. For those performance, story and history. The film examines commemorating the yahrzeit of a loved one, we will be reciting kaddish in the Main Sanctuary after our Catholic-Jewish dialogue, telling a story of how far Tu Bish’vat program at approximately 8:00 PM. we have come.

“To God's Ears” will be showing in the Multipurpose Room on January 27th at 3:00 PM. WHAT’S INSIDE The film will be followed by a Q & A session at 4:00 2 Rabbi’s Message 18 Hospice PM with the film's director, Jeffrey Schneider, who 3 Cantor’s Message Sisterhood Book Club will join us by Skype from California, and Cantor Tanakh Study 19 Brotherhood Social Action Committee Conversations with Men Shapiro, who was a participant in this concert. 4 Office News TS Ski Trip! JLL 20 Hilltoppers Admission is free. However, donations will be 5 January Oneg Sponsors 21 Tribute to Ruth Yaskin accepted and will support the film and the American Mazel Tovs 22 Trivia Night Flyer Jewish Meditation 23 Women’s Spirituality Conference of Cantors. 6 Meet Sandy Cohen 24 Happiness & Memorial 7 The Reasons I Volunteer In Cards Israel JNF Trees 8 Message from the Board ToaSTY Shop Sholom Scholar-In-Residence A SPECIAL LECTURE, 9 Religious School Book Fair 25 TS Staff and Board DINNER & SHABBAT Mitzvah Core A Note of Thanks Mitzvah Meals 26 “Standing Silent” EXPERIENCE WITH 10 Sisterhood Gift Garden 11 Jacob International 27 Tzedakah RABBI DARBY LEIGH 12 Rabbi Darby Leigh Flyer Recent Deaths 13 January B’nai Mitzvah 28 TS Funds FEBRUARY 1ST 14 Religious School News Contribution Form 15 Photo Gallery 29 January Yahrzeits 16 Preschool News 31 January Calendar See page 12 for details 17 We Sing Shabbat 32 Upcoming Events and to RSVP January 2013 1 Temple Tidings

FROM THE DESK OF RABBI RIGLER In the Mishnah we read that, “A consider this obligation, we should begin to ask human being mints many coins from ourselves the following question: the same mold, and they are all identical. But the Holy Blessed One How can we begin to turn barriers in our community

Joel Perlish Photography strikes us from the mold of the first into bridges so that people with disabilities can be fully human, and yet each one of us is welcomed and included in communal Jewish life? unique.” This well- known teaching highlights the fact Fostering dialogue between people with disabilities, that differences are to be embraced. It is our their family members, religious and educational responsibility as a community to both celebrate these leadership and the larger Jewish community is an differences and to welcome those with differences into excellent way to begin. our midst. We wanted to find a way to discuss these important Do we do enough in the Jewish community to issues of inclusion and our community together. The embrace those with differences and provide Cantor shared with the Senior Staff a story of her opportunities of real inclusion? What is inclusion? friend and our colleague, Rabbi Darby Leigh. We were Inclusion is the opportunity for people of any and all inspired to meet him and hear from him! abilities to participate in meaningful ways within their community. An inclusive community includes both an Born profoundly deaf, Rabbi Darby Jared Leigh is a understanding of who people with disabilities are, and native New Yorker who loves mountains. A passionate an understanding of how to talk about and snowboarder, Leigh’s rabbinate is characterized by communicate with someone who has a disability. It is inclusivity and a commitment to diversity. He currently important to realize that anyone can become a person serves as the Associate Rabbi at Bnai Keshet in with a disability. Some people are born with Montclair, New Jersey, and as a Rabbi of The New disabilities, while others acquire one later in life. Some Shul in New York City. disabilities can be seen because of one’s appearance, behavior or cognition and are visibly impacted. Others On Friday, February 1st, please join visiting scholar are considered invisible, and are not as readily Rabbi Darby Leigh, who will be speaking on deafness apparent. Disabilities in the area of learning, paying in Judaism and treatments of deafness in Jewish attention, interpreting social cues and emotional well- history. being are examples of these. At 6:00 PM there will be a Shabbat dinner during As we know, many of our great leaders and teachers which Rabbi Leigh will teach and lecture about, "From in the Bible are thought to have had various Deaf and Dumb, to Deaf: The Deaf Person in disabilities. Isaac became blind in his later years - Judaism, from Torah to Today" followed by Shabbat “When Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to Worship at 8:00 PM. Please join us for services, our see...” Jacob had difficulty walking and also became dinner/lecture program or both. The cost for the blind. Leah is described as having had weak eyes. catered Shabbat dinner and lecture program is $18 Even Moses, the leader of the Jewish people, is per adult, children 12 and under, $10. Dinner portrayed as having some type of speech impediment. reservations are required. RSVP to the Temple office by Thursday, January 24th. For details, see the flyer God could have chosen anyone to be the greatest on page 12. leader of the Jewish people. In choosing Moses, a person with a disability, God shows us a powerful Our Shabbat service begins at 8:00 PM and will example of how individuals with disabilities can make include a sermon by Rabbi Leigh, "Why Does This significant contributions to our community. Deaf Rabbi Love Music So Much? Reflections About Deafness & Personal Experiences.” Rabbi Leigh will In Isaiah 56:5 it is written: “For my house shall be a also participate during the service using American house of prayer for all people.” This text is a call to Sign Language and will teach the congregation to sign action for the Jewish community to ensure that people as well. with disabilities and their family members have access to a full life of faith which includes worship, study, ~ Rabbi Peter Rigler service to the community and leadership. As we

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CANTOR SHAPIRO’S MESSAGE

Social Justice and our Reform Jewish Tradition Our torah teaches us, Tzedek, tzedek, tirdof! (Justice, Jewish values. You can read more justice, you shall pursue!) The prophets urge us to about the RAC here: http://rac.org/ protect the rights of the dispossessed within our aboutrac/#ixzz2EOE8eblM. communities. Our Reform movement has been at the forefront of social justice issues for many years. And Rabbi David Saperstein, the Director of the RAC within our own congregation, social justice is being wrote, “The core of our insight [as Reform Jews] is sought after in various meaningful ways. that serious Jewish study inevitably leads to the soup kitchen; that serious prayer, among other vital things, Rabbi Rigler has taught us this year about worker’s is a way of preparing to do battle with injustice, that rights in Imolakee, Florida, the tomato capitol of our social justice without being grounded in text, without country, where workers are mistreated, asking us to a sense of God’s presence, is ephemeral and consider where our food comes from. We have come unsustainable. The heart of the argument is that there together to help people without homes who reside at is no such thing as ‘Social Action Judaism,’ that the the Life Center. Our 10th grade students will be thread of social justice is so authentically and heading to Washington, D.C. to learn about Jewish intricately woven into the many-colored fabric we call values and how they can and should influence our Judaism that if you seek to pull that thread out, the own choices. I had the pleasure of teaching Social entire fabric unravels, that the Judaism that results is Justice to our 8th graders at Temple Sholom distorted, is neutered, is rendered aimless.” Academy. In a few days from this writing, I’ll be handing out Free Trade Hanukkah gelt this year at As we continue to come together parties for the children’s choirs here at Temple for worship, study and Sholom. camaraderie, let us remember that our tradition calls us to work toward Our congregation was founded in 1956. Shortly after creating a more perfect world. As we came together as a congregational family, the our sages wrote, in Pirkei Avot, “It Religious Action Center was founded in 1961. The is not your duty to complete the RAC is the home of Jewish social justice and work. Not up to you to finish it. But legislative activity in Washington, D.C. and is an arm neither are you free to desist from it.” of the Reform movement. The office is non-partisan and provides education for our congregations and B’shirah ~ Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro also lobbies for legislation which promotes Reform

TANAKH STUDY WITH SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE RABBI RIGLER Wednesdays, ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING th th rd th January 2 , 16 , 23 & 30 FEBRUARY 27TH AT 7:30 PM at 10:30 AM in the Library

Save the Date: Annual Spring Fundraiser Cantor’s Concert Saturday, May 4th

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NEWS FROM THE OFFICE Director’s Corner Community Coordinator

Now that winter is upon us we want Did you know that we have our very to invite all of you in from the cold own secret garden? I was just and into our warm Temple Sholom browsing through The Gift Garden Joel Perlish Photography building, just to relax (of course, we and admiring all of the beautiful Judaica and jewelry and thinking want you to join us for our many Joel Perlish Photography programs, services & activities). If you find yourself about what a hidden gem it really is. with some free time, or even if you want to make the point of creating some, please know you are I love the diverse collection of holiday ceremonials, always welcome here with us. Bring an e-book, platters, gift items as well as books and music book, newspaper and magazine or borrow one for kids. When you have a chance, stop in, the wide from Temple and curl up in our library, lobby, selection of Seder plates (and Passover accessories) sanctuary or any other available space. Bring your should be on display soon. There is really an journal, to-do list, a creative project and/or your incredible array of very well priced items. I highly laptop and come over to enjoy your Temple recommend you come in and visit to see all the building and our company. Take a break from wonderful treasures The Gift Garden has! your house, your errands or your office, and come over to Temple Sholom during the day. We would On the topic of diverse items, look at our upcoming truly enjoy your company, and it may just give you calendar for the next couple of months. We have a that few minutes of down time you have been very busy winter ahead! looking for. Winter Highlights include: ~ Warmly, Abbey Krain, [email protected] Saturday, January 12 Trivia Night (adults only), pg. 22 Saturday, January 26 Ski meet up at Bear Creek, pg. 19 SAVE THE DATES: Saturday, January 26 We Sing Shabbat: Shabbat Fun for Jewish Life and Learning Preschoolers and their families, pg. 17 Sunday, January 27 February 13 and March 13 at 7:30 PM Documentary film: “To Gods Ears,” front page Rabbi Rigler will be discussing our Sunday, January 27 Religious School Book Fair, pg. 9 prayerbook, Mishkan Tefilah Donations Being Accepted Friday, February 1 Lecture, Dinner and Shabbat with special guest Rabbi Darby Leigh, pg. 12 Saturday, February 2 Pajama Havdalah for Preschoolers and their families (details to follow) Saturday, February 9 Fabulous Film & Food, a combined Brotherhood and Sisterhood event (details to follow) Sunday, February 17 Documentary film: “Standing Silent,” pg. 26

~ B'Shalom, Sandy Cohen Marple Newtown Clergy Association members at [email protected] Thanksgiving Service at Temple Sholom.

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JANUARY ONEG SPONSORS

January 11 Dalet Family Shabbat MAZEL TOV TO: January 16 David and Emily Mendell in honor of the Bar Joanna Gould, selected as 1 of 8 for the National Mitzvah of their son Chase Association of Temple Educators (NATE) internship

January 25 Steve Berger who was installed as the president of Leland Maxwell and Laurie Burstein-Maxwell the American Technion Society, Philadelphia in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Chapter Samantha Barbara and David Smilk on the occasion of their A special thank you to the Danowitz family for grandson, Ezra Beaubien's Bar Mitzvah, which they sponsoring a month of Choir for January. will celebrate in Israel!

Robin and Frank Sylvis, on the engagement of their CELEBRATING A SIMCHA? daughter, Mariel to Matthew Balaban SHARE IT WITH AN ONEG!

Honor your loved ones and the Temple by Let's share our happy occasions, milestones and sponsoring an Oneg and sharing your special good news with one another. Please submit your day with us. A birthday, anniversary, baby information (anniversary, birth, graduation, new job etc.) by Tuesday of each week to our Temple naming, or marriage blessing are all perfect office: [email protected]. occasions. Please contact the Temple office at 610-356-5165 or [email protected] for details.

EWISH EDITATION great way to start your day! We would love to see J M you become a part of our circle.

Welcome to January, 2013. If you were ever When: Wednesdays 9:30 to 10:15 AM wondering about Jewish Meditation, start the New Year by joining us to find out what it is all about when we meet for a quiet time of meditation. Some of the themes we meditate on include Jewish teachings, holidays, Torah portions or prayers. Each session is a new experience. It offers a time to reflect and listen to your thoughts and the teaching for that day. Meditation can open the doorway to compassion, wisdom, wonder and inner joy.

No previous experience with meditation is necessary. Where: Temple Sholom Annex All Temple members are welcome to join our circle Dates: January 9, 16, 23 and 30 when we meet in the Temple Annex on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15 AM. If you wish to join We look forward to you joining us. Please note: In us, please try to arrive by 9:25 so that we can begin case of bad weather or driving conditions, please promptly. contact Linda Tarash at 610-446-2101 or [email protected]. You are welcome to meditate with us on as many Wednesdays that are convenient for you. It can be a

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MEMORY MAKER: SANDY COHEN, TS COMMUNITY COORDINATOR Temple Sholom’s Community the need to keep in mind that it is Rigler’s parents. Sandy became an Coordinator Sandy Cohen more than just an office, I’m working adult Bat Mitzvah many years later at Keeps Congregation in a holy place.” She had spent Congregation Or Hadash of Fort much of her time on the phone in her Washington with Rabbi Vivian Connected previous position but she relishes the Schirn. person-to-person interaction at A major driving force of Temple Temple Sholom. A member of Keneseth Israel in Sholom in Broomall is Community Elkins Park, Sandy learned of the Coordinator Sandra K. Cohen. She available position through Rabbi keeps our congregation running Rigler, who was previously at smoothly and promotes Temple KI. When Sandy’s not busy being Sholom with all its lights shining to Community Coordinator, a wife and the outside community. This is mother, she enjoys downhill skiing, definitely not an easy job! reading, hiking, gardening, and her new passion, a “hula hooping” What makes Sandy’s position even class. She’s fascinated with more impressive is that she rewrote landscape and pond arrangement her job title and refashioned her and envisions a waterfall flowing position in just 3 ½ years. Before parallel to the flight of steps leading she joined Temple Sholom, Sandy up to her front door sometime in the had spent 23 years in market future. research in Princeton, New Jersey, A review of Temple Sholom’s specializing in surveys for previous job description led Sandy to When asked about her dreams for litigation. She explains, “I created immediately reconsider the position’s Temple Sholom, Sandy imagines surveys that were used as evidence title. She’s pleased with the title of how great it would be if Temple in matters of intellectual property, Community Coordinator and relates Sholom would be able to build a new covering trademarks, tradedress and that she could also call herself wing or add a second story to the false advertising. Our clients were “Mistress of the Calendar” or main building. She explains, “Then, law firms. We were expert witnesses “Publicity Maven.” we’d be able to accommodate every presenting our market research programming request and have more surveys to judges as examples of Sandy grew up first in the Boston meeting space.” evidence.” area and then in the Princeton area. She met her husband Herb, Sandy is active with the When Sandy was looking for a new who lived in Philadelphia, and she Programming Directors of Reform career, she knew she liked the idea admits, “That’s how I got over the Judaism (PDRJ). At the annual of working for a nonprofit institution river. Commuting was just conference last October, Sandy led a and especially of working with the terrible.” Sandy and Herb have a th discussion group addressing one of Jewish community. She earned a daughter Victoria who is in the 4 the more challenging aspects of BA and a Master’s Degree in grade. Sandy describes Victoria as her position and not unique to sociology from Bates College in “energetic and inquisitive and Temple Sholom: the RSVP issue. “If Maine, plus a Master’s degree from nonstop. She thinks she wants to be only I could convey to congregants Rutgers University in Edison, New a veterinarian, because she likes the how important timely RSVPs are for Jersey, which she earned while idea of working with reptiles, a planning, budgeting, custodial working full time. Sandy is a well herpetologist.” Their household also issues, supplies and purchasing,” organized person who works with includes three cats and has three Sandy laments. “I think this problem many people on a daily basis. She fish tanks and a koi pond inside the is universal because people are so notes, “Two of my favorite aspects of house. “I don’t even know how many busy that they end up juggling their being Community Coordinator here is fish we have!” Sandy confesses. options. People don’t realize that that I work with wonderful people (as Sandy was raised in a Reform there is a trickle-down effect I did before), and just never know household where her religious connected to the late RSVPs or the exactly what is going to come across studies took place in a little non RSVPs.” my desk or computer screen on a synagogue in New Jersey called given day. Also, working in a Beth Chaim. Ironically, two of the synagogue is different than working founding members of the in a for-profit environment because of congregation were Rabbi Peter Sandy, Continued on next page ….

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THE REASONS I VOLUNTEER IN ISRAEL By Steve Plotkin (Kevin Plotkin’s Dad) Each year I volunteer to work on an Israeli (IDF) military As you may imagine, their base as a civilian noncombatant volunteer. I offer my answers are as varied as the personal services through the nonprofit Volunteers for volunteers themselves. Some Israel program (www.vfi-usa.org). have been to Israel many times as tourists, but wanted more Over the past 10 years I’ve been stationed at bases personal intimate involvement – diverse enough to put me on the Lebanese/Syrian to get out of the insular "tourist border in the north and the desert in the south. Israel trap." Some have written checks has a skinny east to west, but I've been there too. for years to various causes that support Israel, but decided to get I'm certainly not unique as there are hundreds of personally involved on the volunteers every year with ages 16 to 90 from many ground. They all want to give countries, many religions and every socioeconomic their very best of themselves! group. I've been able to ask many of these wonderful Some go for religious reasons; Marcia & Steve Plotkin people about their reason(s) for coming to Israel to do others want to support the only volunteer work at military bases. true democracy in the Middle East.

I share these reasons for volunteering with my fellow Sandy, Continued from previous page …. volunteers, but I also have other reasons. I want to continue working shoulder-to-shoulder with these young soldiers who protect our Jewish Homeland, to look them Sandy is particularly proud of her in the eyes and tell them that they are not alone. accomplishments last year of getting the Humanities on the Road show at Temple Sholom With all the negative press Israel receives, U.N. and then facilitating our congregation’s airing on condemnation and waning support here in the U.S., I am television. The episode is still available for even more determined to make a stand with Israel. Will viewing on YouTube. This resulted in increased I blindly support every decision made by Israel? No, just media presence for Temple Sholom. She also as I don't support all decisions of my own country. But I initiated the recycling program at Temple Sholom do believe Israel is our Jewish Homeland; a physical and including tracking down and purchasing the spiritual sanctuary. exterior recycling bin. I am inspired by Israel's spirit of survival and outrageous In spite of the many changes going on at Temple success in the presence of determined enemies. I think Sholom in recent years, such as a new Rabbi, that we as Jews are often made stronger through Cantor, Executive Director, and Community troubled times. I know that the founding fathers of our Coordinator, Sandy Cohen declares that the staff country (and those of Israel) were tempered in the fire of is extremely cohesive. “This work environment is conflict and still had the strength to form nations of vision filled with incredible people. We share a genuine and greatness. camaraderie and respect for each other.” I have often thought of Israel as the "burning bush," Sandy feels strong optimism for Temple Sholom’s often to be set upon by enemies – but never to be future. “We have a unique grassroots history that consumed. serves itself well as our congregation moves into the future. We are blessed with devoted clergy My personal contributions to Israel are indeed small, but and top notch staff, lay leadership and I am proud to do what I can, when I can. When I am very volunteers. When a synagogue has all those old and unable to travel, then I hope my memories will factions working together, then you really have be intact so I can think back upon all the truly wonderful everything.” people I met and revisit the inspiring sights I witnessed while I was in Israel. Editor’s Note: A special “Thank you” to our Memory Makers column writers/interviewers Barbara Clarke Questions? Comments? You can reach Steve at and Donna Hendel. They do such a wonderful job [email protected] helping us get to know members of our interesting and diverse community.

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A WORD FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dear Temple Family: confirmation – not because he has to, but because he wants to. Dave and I alone could not have As we enter the bitter cold month of January, my compelled him to continue his Jewish education – heart couldn’t possibly feel any warmer. In just a that was his recognition that there are countless few days, after months of study, my son Chase will opportunities for him to grow now that he has become a Bar Mitzvah on the bimah of Temple come of age – and they are waiting for him at Sholom. I am so tremendously proud of him - as Temple Sholom. all Jewish parents are on this momentous occasion. But my pride extends well beyond my That same village that has helped raise my Jewish child. It overflows to the Temple Sholom child, has helped raise me as a Jew as community who has collectively brought Chase to well. Through my work with the synagogue I, too, this milestone. It takes a village to raise a Jewish have grown. I never leave our building without child – and that has never been more apparent to learning something new, making a meaningful me than it is today. connection, or re-energizing from the spirit that permeates our community. Our clergy, staff, From the moment we enrolled Chase in religious educators, lay leaders, volunteers and school on Sundays through his evenings spent at congregants each bring the best pieces of Hebrew School, to the time he now spends at TS themselves to Temple Sholom for the good of the Academy; our synagogue is a place he wants to whole. be. I credit Lori Green and her outstanding faculty for making Jewish learning fun and engaging, from So as the temperature drops and the ice begins to kindergarten through high school. But I also form outside, come bask in the warmth of our recognize that Chase has built some tremendous congregation and glow of our vibrant and inclusive friendships with his cohort of students - and for community. There is always something to do for this I am so very grateful to the parents who have everyone. From the smallest child to the oldest raised such nice children and bring them to adult, your village is calling. synagogue to be part of something bigger. B’shalom, I watch Chase’s smile in services during the Rabbi’s D’var Torah or when Cantor Shapiro ~ Emily Mendell, Senior Vice President sings. I know that it is not just the entertaining nature of the sermons or the loveliness of the music that makes my son feel at home in the SHOP SHOLOM sanctuary. It is the fact that our clergy is so accessible to him. Around these religious leaders, SUPERMARKET & GIFT Chase is at ease. He looks up to Rabbi and Cantor with knowledge that they never look down CARDS / AMAZON on him. Families! Try Gift Cards online ordering system. It was through Temple Sholom that we were first Please use the following code when registering for introduced to URJ Camp Harlam where both my ShopWithScrip.com 983DL9A317L72 boys will spend their fifth summers this coming Gift cards can also be ordered now through the year. It is here that they have formed strong and School Office or during Sunday Religious School meaningful bonds with Judaism and love of hours in the lobby or the easiest and BEST WAY: prayers and music. All the values that we want to instill in our children are cemented during four Become a regular monthly subscriber! weeks in August each and every year. Contact Nertila in the School Office at 610-886-2065 I take tremendous comfort in knowing that once or [email protected] Chase’s Bar Mitzvah is over, he will go on for

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USED BOOK FAIR AN OPEN LETTER TO THOSE Sunday, January 27 WHO SIGNED UP FOR MITZVAH 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM CORE CALLING - VISITING -

Multipurpose Room MEALS - SHIVA, ETC. Thank you all so very much for your willingness to give your time to help our fellow congregants. You Help the library while may be wondering why most of you haven't been grabbing some really called to help, however. The response to Rabbi great books at a great Rigler's rousing call on Yom Kippur was price. overwhelming and heartfelt - so many of you turned in the forms for volunteering! The "good/bad" problem we have is that we have had so few $5.00 for a bag of books. requests for help; it's good that our Temple members are either healthy, or have help from family members and/or friends, and this is "bad" from the point-of- Donations accepted for individual view of those who want to help. Don't despair! books. Spread the word that help is available for Temple Donate new or used books by leaving members by Temple members. Urge people you know to call, even if it's just to have someone call them on the Library desk them once in a while, or help with some small - or large - task. Questions ???? call Mary Ann Gould @ 610.356.4725 If you have any questions or ideas please call me at 484-412-8066, or email [email protected], or

call the Rabbi, Cantor, or Abbey, and let us know BOOK FAIR DONATIONS what you would like from us. We will do the rest!!

WANTED! ~ Barbara Barr, Coordinator

MITZVAH MEALS PROGRAM Congregation Support is Amazing!

This year will be a landmark year for the Mitzvah Meals Program - thanks to the outpouring of support after our Mitzvah Core appeal during the High Holy Days, we actually have a surfeit of volunteers!

Everyone who volunteered will be able to get involved in some way in our efforts to feed the hungry. However, quite a few of you will be offered other projects beyond the six scheduled Mitzvah Meals at the Life Center shelter.

If you have signed up to help with a meal, we encourage you to please wait to hear from the person coordinating that meal before you buy anything or plan anything definite. They will be in touch at least 6 to 8 weeks before the planned meal.

We look forward to continued opportunities for everyone in our community to serve people in need.

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SISTERHOOD TAKES A MINI-BREATHER IN JANUARY GEARING UP FOR FEBRUARY EXCITEMENT! TSSH Sisterhood has much to feel happy about in January Be sure to visit The Gift Garden this while we look back at our successful December. Wow, month. Do some browsing and check out what a month! the incredible deals on frames, art and photo albums. Do your one-stop shopping at The Gift Garden. The Jacob International event last month was a culmination of much work by Chairperson Laurie It’s also a good time to mark your calendars for March Burstein-Maxwell and her committee people of Sharon 3rd for our Mother/Daughter (or Grandmother/Daughter Goldman, Barbara Clarke, Barbara Barr, Barbara Berlin, or just Woman’s) Tambourine Event with our March 22nd Melissa Fein and Evalyn Elias. The program was an tie-in of Sisterhood Shabbat. Even more fun programs enormous success due to the professional support of are planned for Spring, so … Jacob International. We also owe thanks to the Neiman- Marcus sponsorship of this important educational Please join us at our upcoming Sisterhood Board program. It was so kind of them to provide goody bags Meeting on Thursday, January 3rd at 7:30 PM in the to participants. Temple Library. We welcome all members to our meetings; you needn’t be on the Board to attend, but we There was so much to learn from the evening’s event, promise you an enjoyable evening and that we will “Generation to Generation: Breaking the L’Dor Vador of welcome your valuable input. For questions about any Cancer.” The audience listened in rapt attention to the of our events, to become involved in Sisterhood, or Jacob International medical professionals who were also Sisterhood in general, please contact me at 561-445- kind enough to respond to questions at the end of the 0021 or shoot me an e-mail at sisterhood@temple- program. Delicious refreshments were provided by sholom.org. Sisterhood. Looking forward to hearing from you, or seeing you, We quickly followed up with a Hanukkah Candle Lighting soon! ~ Donna Hendel, Sisterhood President by Sisterhood and Brotherhood members together, which was webcast to our entire community on the second night. What a nice bonding experience. Sisterhood Visit to Wharton Esherick Museum

Of course, another highlight of December was our On November 15th, the Temple Sholom Sisterhood congregational Hanukkah Dinner, which was, as always, visited the Wharton Esherick Museum. Wharton a delightful and delicious dinner, this year catered by Esherick was a sculptor who worked primarily in Pumpernick’s. Many thanks to the careful planning of wood. We took a docent led tour of his unusual studio, Co-Chairs Evalyn Elias and Melissa Fein, and the designed and built by the artist himself. Inside we found wonderful help of Frances Epstein. interesting sculptures, paintings, handmade furniture and an extremely unusual staircase. Many thanks to all the members who benefitted the community and our Sisterhood by participating in holiday After our fascinating tour, we enjoyed lunch at Margaret gift wrapping at King of Prussia Mall and at Barnes & Husick’s house. Margaret would like to thank her Noble Bookstore in Broomall. We thank Nancy Hays, committee, Stella Maser and Barbara Litt for all of their Amy Cylinder, Margaret Husick, Elaine Smith, Anilee help and hard work to make this outing a success. Seitchek, Evalyn Elias, Barbara Barr, Shirley Birenbaum, Lauri Sila and Berte Rosen.

We’re gearing up now for our next event on February 9th, so mark your calendars now for Fabulous Film & Food, a combined Brotherhood/Sisterhood Event that will include a fabulous Saturday night of Deli Dinner, a great movie and extra surprises during the evening.

Sisterhood Book Club continues with an enthusiastic group of reading women. Our upcoming selection for January is “Once We Were Brothers.”

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JACOB INTERNATIONAL - AN INFORMATIVE EVENING Jacob International is an acronym for Jews Against Lori White spoke to us about her family history of Cancer of the Breast. Ashkenazi Jews are at higher grandparents and parents who died from cancer until risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation that can her aunt realized the genetic connection and lead to breast, ovarian and prostate cancer. Both determined the importance for all adult family men and women are much more susceptible than the members to be tested. Lori and several family general population. The organization was founded by members chose life, and prophylactic surgery. She Debra Fishman and Linda Kivitz who carry on their talked about her mother’s gift to her before her death, sister Lori’s legacy of educating Jewish Families i.e. her willingness to get tested and to provide family about assessing their inherited genetic risks of members with the information necessary to stop the cancer. L’dor vador of cancer. Her story was quite moving.

On December 5, Temple Sisterhood invited Jacob Thank you to all who attended and helped in International to speak with us about this very organizing this informative evening. A special thank important topic. Dr. Debbi Copit, Director of Breast you to my committee: Barbara Barr, Barbara Clarke, Imaging at Einstein Health talked with us about the and Gina Levin, and also to Evalyn Elias, Melissa difficulties in screening for breast cancer, particularly Fein, and Sharon Goldman for stepping in to help as in women with dense breast tissue, and discussed well! various screen techniques that increase accuracy. She recommended that all women have ~ Laurie Burstein-Maxwell, Event Chair yearly digital mammograms at age 40, be screened annually by a doctor, and that high risk women have a screening MRI.

Tanya Bardakjian, Einstein Genetics counselor talked about the genetics of breast cancer. We learned that all people have the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. It is the mutation of these genes which cause cancer and to which we are particularly susceptible. If an individual has a mutation, each offspring has a 50% chance of that mutation being passed on. Thus, it is important that a family member with breast, ovarian or prostate cancer be tested, to pass the gift of knowledge onto their family members. Men as well as women are at risk, and can pass the mutated gene on to their children.

Dr. Lisa Jablon, Breast Surgeon and Director of Einstein’s Breast Health Program told us that Ashkenazi Jews have a 1/40 chance of having the mutation, compared to 1/250 women in the U.S. overall. If an individual has the mutation, by age 50, she has a 50% chance of getting ovarian cancer, and a 70% chance of it by age 70. The same woman has an 87% chance of developing breast cancer by age 70. She encouraged testing for all women with breast cancer, because there is a 27% likelihood that a second breast cancer or an ovarian cancer would develop within five years. She talked about options for those who test positive including careful surveillance, prophylactic surgery and chemoprevention.

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A SPECIAL SHABBAT EXPERIENCE WITH RABBI DARBY LEIGH

Born profoundly deaf, Rabbi Darby Jared Leigh is a native New Yorker who loves mountains. A passionate snowboarder, Leigh’s rabbinate is characterized by inclusivity and a commitment to diversity. He currently serves as the Associate Rabbi at Bnai Keshet in Montclair, NJ, and as a Rabbi of The New Shul in New York City.

On Friday, February 1 at 8:00 pm please join us for Shabbat services with visiting scholar Rabbi Darby Leigh, who will be speaking on deafness in Judaism and treatments of deafness throughout Jewish history.

Prior to services, at 6:00 pm there will be a Shabbat dinner during which Rabbi Leigh will teach and lecture about, "From Deaf and Dumb, to Deaf: The Deaf Person in Judaism, from Torah to Today"

Please join us for services, our dinner/lecture program or both. The cost for the catered Shabbat dinner and lecture program is $18 per adult, children 12 and under, $10.

Dinner reservations are required. RSVP by Thursday, January 24.

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Feburary 1st 6:00 pm Rabbi Darby Leigh Lecture and Shabbat Dinner

# Adults Attending @$18 # Children Attending @$10

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E-Mail Phone

Make checks payable to “Temple Sholom in Broomall” 55 North Church Lane, Broomall, PA 19008

For more information contact [email protected] or 610-356-5165

Reservations are REQUIRED. RSVP by January 24

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JANUARY B’NAI MITZVAH Samantha Page Maxwell, Chase Mendell, son of Dave daughter of Laurie Burstein and Emily Mendell, will be called Maxwell and Leland Maxwell will to the Torah on January 19th. be called to the Torah on January Sharing in his special day will be 26th. Along with her brother his brother Noah, Nanny Brook Daniel, she will share her Levin, Pop-Pop Gary Levin, special day with all her cousins Grammy and Papa Mendell and close family members that from Rhode Island, and other are coming. friends (including some from Camp Harlam) and relatives from Massachusetts, A Radnor Middle School 7th New York, Ohio, DC Area and New Jersey. grader, Samantha loves to swim and spend time outside. A 7th grader at Strath Haven Middle School, She also loves nature and Chase plays the drums in the school concert and science. jazz bands and sings in the school chorus. He plays baseball and basketball in Nether Samantha describes her Providence. He is also on the honor roll. Mitzvah Project: My Mitzvah Project is helping out at Cradles and Crayons. For his mitzvah project, Chase made three Cradles and Crayons is an organization that helps different tallitot for Temple Sholom to use. He families, and especially children who don't have as was fortunate enough to be able to pick out his much as they need. You can donate old clothes or own hand sewn tallit when he visited Israel with games and books, whatever you are not using his family last December. And he wanted to anymore as long as they are only gently used. You share that feeling with others. can also help out by sorting out all the goods into piles so Cantor Shapiro encouraged him to choose a they can send things out to mitzvah that allowed him to give a part of himself people who need them. You to the project. He has always been very creative can fold clothes and get them with duct tape and a friend of ours in Cincinnati ready to be sent out. sent us a link to a website where a Rabbi shows the proper way to decorate a Tallit with the tape. He worked with his grand mom, Brook Levin for PARA-RABBI/PARA-CANTOR/SHIVA many hours, designing and LEADERS WANTED cutting and ironing. Then they tied the tzitzit and the result is Are you interested in becoming more involved in Jewish three beautiful tallit which ritual? Would you like to celebrate Shabbat from the bimah? Chase is gifting to Temple If so, consider training to serve as a para-Rabbi, para- Sholom to use in the religious Cantor or Shiva leader. These lay leaders are taught to lead school for teaching or for services and participate in services when our Rabbi and/or anyone who is in need of a prayer shawl during Cantor are not available. Some training and study is services. Chase is also happy to teach anyone involved. who wants to learn how to make one of these Please join Rabbi Rigler Tuesday, January 15th at 6:30 PM prayer shawls. Rabbi Rigler explained to him that for an informational meeting. this was “chidur mitzvah” - or making the mitzvah beautiful. Please let us know if you will be attending the meeting by contacting Sandy at [email protected].

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RELIGIOUS AND HEBREW SCHOOL NOTES

Color Wars! Music Videos! LeV Update! Cleaning the Temple!..Oy Vey! The LeV Team, comprised of teachers, lay Hanukkah may be over, but the leaders, Education Director Lori Green and memories linger on. December’s Rabbi Rigler, have been meeting regularly to Hanukkah experiences went beyond "Re-Imagine" what Jewish Education can look merely spinning the dreidel and eating like at Temple Sholom in Broomall. With the th latkes. Our 5 grade Shabbaton involved help of Jewish Learning Venture, we have families creating copper Hanukkiyot with guest been busy identifying the core values and artist, Avi Zukerman and the students creating goals of Temple Sholom as we look at the st their own Hanukkah music video. The 1 graders many different models that are being piloted in Adina Green’s class experienced what it might across the country. Our goal is to create a have been like for the Maccabbees to enter the new paradigm for Jewish Education at Temple destroyed Temple and find only enough oil for 8 Sholom! Our school is "under construction" days. They re-enacted the entire story in their and we couldn't be more excited! “destroyed” classroom and even found the oil! All of our Kindergarten through 6th grade students participated in a Hanukkah version of Color Wars as they competed in scavenger hunts, physical challenges, academic and food challenges. And Religious School Parent Meet and Greet of course, ate “lotsa latkes”! And the fun continues…. On Saturday, December 1st, our new social group for parents of Religious School age children at ~ Lori Green, Education Director Temple Sholom in Broomall met for an evening of margaritas, munchies and mitzvot. Fifty Want to see more about what is happening in our Temple members met at the home of Robin and school? Check out our school website, Steven Gall for a wonderful evening of simply www.temple-sholom-school.org to see pictures, hanging out together. Participants had the postings, blogs and so much more. chance to relax while connecting with old friends and making new acquaintances. There is definitely a buzz about this new group. We are January at a Glance: planning our next event for late winter. Stay tuned for the date and all the details. Tuesday, January 1 NO SCHOOL – Happy New Year! If you'd like to find out more, contact Confirmation Class returns from Israel Rebecca Parmet 610-322-4356 or Sunday, January 6 [email protected] 3rd grade Dor l’dor Rosh Hodesh meets Rebecca Parmet & Robin Gall Friday, January 11 Dalet Class leads Shabbat Worship Saturday, January 12 TRIVIA NIGHT! Don’t miss it! Sunday, January 13 LOBBY CAFÉ - A SUNDAY 6th grade and Gesherim Bar/Bat Mitzvah Series TRADITION! #3 with Cantor Shapiro Sunday, January 20 - Tuesday, January 22 We are always looking for more volunteers. if you're NO SCHOOL! Martin L. King weekend interested in baking, selling (or both) you can sign up Sunday, January 27 directly at http://tinyurl.com/TS-Cafe or drop Steve Kanes Religious School Used Book Fair! an email [email protected].

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ETTA NATALIE ROSENBLATT PRESCHOOL

O Hanukkah, O Hanukkah!

In the Jewish calendar, December basically is the month of Kislev and Kislev means “Hanukkah.” At the Temple Sholom Preschool we did Hanukkah big for the whole month of Kislev. First came the art projects. Our school turned into a beautiful Hanukkah landscape. We started out with The Olive Oil press. Then came the Hanukkah songs with their messages of “light, joy and courage.” Next were the latkes and the sufganiyot and smiles of happiness and satisfaction. Like the miracle of Hanukkah, the Hanukkah spirit in the Preschool just kept glowing.

Our month-long celebration culminated in special lightings of our Hanukkiyot and a fabulous Hanukkah Festival Program. Dreidels and gelt, Maccabees and The Temple Tidings Publication Guidelines Menorahs, singing and smiles, it's all here and more. Deadline for the February, 2013 issue: When we come back next year, we will begin to January 5 work on our next holiday, Tu Bish’vat, the wonderful Jewish holiday of trees. We will be learning about The Temple Tidings is published monthly. Material submitted for all the good things trees do for the environment and publication may be edited for style, length and content. Anonymous submissions will not be printed. us as well as about trees in Israel and how Jews around the world celebrate our Jewish Arbor Day. Please make submissions by EMAIL if possible. A confirmation mes- sage will be sent on receipt of your e-mail or send submissions to the Of course, there’s lots more at Preschool. We are Temple TYPEWRITTEN or CLEARLY PRINTED. Questions? always learning, growing and sharing. We are a [email protected] community of friends, little people who do big things together!

Have a healthy, happy New Year 2013! BIMAH BASKETS

~ Best, Miss Liz Sussman, Early Childhood Festive baskets to decorate the Education Director 610-886-2065 Bimah and benefit Temple Sholom’s [email protected] Religious School and the Life Center for Eastern Delaware County. Two Bimah baskets are $150 ($75 each) and a smaller Oneg Basket is available for the Oneg Table for $45. Interested in ordering the baskets?

Please contact Stephanie Albero at 610-459-3645 or email her at [email protected]

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Doing Mitzvot in the Community? SISTERHOOD BOOK Please let us know so we can share CLUB your story with the congregation! (Sisterhood Membership is not required). Contact the Temple Tidings Editor at [email protected] Sisterhood's next book selection is “Once We Were Brothers” by Ronald H. Balsom

When: Thursday, January 10th at 7:30 PM

HOSPICE COMMITTEE Where: Harriet Rosenblatt's House 232 Fawn Hill Road We are a group of dedicated, trained volunteers who Broomall, PA 19008 have been serving hospice patients and their 610-356-5105 families in our temple and surrounding community for over 25 years. We are available to stay with “Once We Were Brothers” is a contemporary legal patients so that family members can have some thriller and a poignant look back into the lives of respite time, provide books for children, do grocery small town Poland during World War II. shopping, and many other things as needed. Elliot Rosenzweig, a wealthy Chicago philanthropist, is attending opening night at the We are also organizing opera. Ben Solomon, a retired Polish immigrant, support groups for makes his way through the crowd and shoves a bereavement issues. Please gun in Rosenzweig's face, denouncing him as contact Pam Haas at 484- former SS officer, Otto Piatek. Solomon is blind- 802-1186 or Amy Berkowitz at 610-353-8077. sided, knocked to the floor and taken away. Rosenzweig uses his enormous influence to ~ Pam Haas, Hospice Chairperson get Solomon released from jail, but Solomon commences a relentless pursuit to bring Rosenzweig before the courts to answer for war crimes. Solomon finds a young attorney, Catherine Lockhart, to whom he recounts his family's struggles and heroisms during the war, revealing to REMEMBER TEMPLE SHOLOM her that he and Piatek grew up as brothers in the WHEN YOU SHOP ON same household.

Questions? RSVP to Laurie Burstein-Maxwell at AMAZON.COM 610-525-8895 or [email protected]

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BROTHERHOOD TEMPLE SHOLOM HITS A small but motivated group car-pooled to the The THE SLOPES! National Museum of American Jewish History on nd December 2 . It is a great museum and I certainly Join other Temple Sholom members recommend it. We spent a few hours there but I could for a casual meet up have easily spent much more time. When I get a on the Bear Creek Mountain Ski Slope chance I'll visit again. Please don't miss an th opportunity to learn more about the Jewish January 26 experience and important Jewish individuals from the mid-17th century to contemporary times. We will meet up for lunch at 1:00 PM in the south lobby. Either pack your own lunch or choose from On January 20th the Brotherhood will sponsor a the lodge cafeteria or Trail's End restaurant. Jewish Relief project. I am in the process of learning more about it with the Jewish Relief Agency in NE Bear Creek information and directions can be found Philadelphia. It will be a chance to be supportive and on their website: http://www.skibearcreek.com/ provide a helping hand. As I learn more, I will forward the information. Interested? For more information contact:

Questions? Please contact me at Steve Kanes [email protected] or [email protected]. Jen Isayev [email protected]

~ Elliot Wunsh, Brotherhood President

ONE BOOK ONE JEWISH COMMUNITY (OBOJC) SELECTION

“What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” A collection of short stories by Nathan Englander

Nathan Englander, a master of short fiction, writes about West Bank settlers and Orthodox families, the Holocaust and mixed marriages, but not to editorialize about them. His real subjects are memory, obsession, choices, and consequences. “In Nathan Englander’s eyes, human beings make choices for admirable and regrettable CONVERSATIONS WITH MEN reasons, with good and bad outcomes. His compelling Meditation: Connecting with Our Essence storytelling, his compassion, and his startling originality make Englander an essential writer. This collection Sunday, January 13th from 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM in confirms his exceptional talents yet again, and it is not to be missed.” Jewish Book Council the Rabbi’s Office Copies of “What We Talk About When We Talk About What is meditation all about? What are the various Anne Frank” can be purchased at amazon.com - the list types? What are the benefits? What is the point of price is $24.95. Don’t forget to log into Amazon via the meditation? Join us as Daniel Endy answers these Temple Sholom website! questions and leads us in a special guided meditation. Save the date: Rabbi Rigler will facilitate a book discussion for “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” at the Hilltopper’s Book Club meeting on Questions? Contact Bob Isaacson at th [email protected] February 27 at 1:15 PM.

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THE HILLTOPPERS Board Meeting: various places of learning in the area. His topics are The Hilltoppers Board will meet on Thursday, January 3rd at extremely well researched and always interestingly 10:30 AM in the Temple Library. Our meetings are open to delivered. Refreshments and a social hour will follow the all Hilltoppers. You are invited to join us and see how our discussion. Our meetings are open to Hilltoppers at no programs are planned. charge with a suggested donation of $2.00 for non- members. General Meeting – Multipurpose Room Book Discussion Group – Annex In January we will have an afternoon On Thursday, January 24th at 1:15 PM, our book group will meeting which will be on Thursday, review, “The Lost Wife,” by Alyson Richman. Bev Granoff January 17th at 1:30 PM. Dr. Moylan will facilitate. Mills has agreed to be with us once again and this time he will educate us Donations on the fascinating life and music of the Please direct your donations to the Hilltoppers Fund by great Giacomo Puccini. making checks payable to: “Hilltoppers of Temple Sholom” and mailing them to the Temple. Your donations will be Dr. Mills is Professor Emeritus of listed in The Temple Tidings. Integrative Studies on the faculty of Pennsylvania State University. He has spoken to us many times over the years. He also speaks to and teaches at

PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTATION PROVES PICTURE PERFECT! Last month’s Hilltoppers’ presentation by process your request without the Rule #7: You can do anything with digital Joel Perlish on digital photography was photographer's permission. photography! You can change a hairdo, important for all photographers, both remove an ex-spouse, put in a new one, amateur and professional. Joel, who is a Rule #4: Red eye does not come from etc. Photoshop is great software for professional photographer (among shooting in the sun (a common making photographic adjustments, several other talents!), offered tips for misconception); it has to do with how although some versions of it are technical better, clearer picture taking. close your flash is to the lens. One way and expensive. Perlish recommends to eliminate red eye is to shoot Graphics Converter for everyday pictures, In his attempt to help all the attendees outdoors. Most professional which costs approximately $40. better understand the workings of their photographers have a bracket that moves digital cameras, Joel suggested some the flash way above the plane of the lens. Rule #8: Anything you could do with film, important rules. Otherwise, the flash shoots right into the you can do better now with digital eye and takes a great picture of the red photography. Film cameras are strictly Rule #1: If you want to capture a good veins in the back of the eye! The pre- for nostalgia purposes and Perlish joked picture, take more than one. If you're flash function on most cameras usually that the only use for them these days is shooting a group, take four or five. In that simply makes a subject blink. as doorstops. way, you have more of a choice when selecting the best shot. One advantage of using the flash is that it Perlish was kind enough to stay after his nicely fills in shadows, even outside. presentation to assist Hilltoppers Rule #2: When taking a photo of a Another way to lesson shadows on members with their individual questions speaker, one should take a posed shot people is to use a light disc or a piece of about their cameras’ operation. He whenever possible. It is generally not cardboard to block the sun's harsh light offered his expert advice about flattering taking a picture when someone from getting to the subject's face. backlighting. He also suggested folks is talking. Also, it's usually a better should never delete images directly from photograph showing bodies from the Rule #5: To eliminate flash flare back on the camera but should upload the images waist up; the result is more appealing... eyeglasses one needn’t ask people to to a computer and then use the format and who needs feet, anyway? remove them. Suggest the wearers push function (found in the menu) to format the their glasses all the way up and tip their card. Rule #3: The law reads that a person chins just a fraction of an inch downward. needs permission to copy a professionally The enthusiastic and attentive Hilltoppers shot photograph. If you take a Rule #6: You cannot believe anything you audience would certainly say that a fun professional photographer’s photo to a see in a photograph, nor take it as true and "snappy" time was had by all. store such as a CVS or Staples for reality. You need to be smart enough to duplication, it is illegal for you or them to know that it’s not real.

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IN LOVING MEMORY … A TRIBUTE TO RUTH YASKIN

I lost a very dear friend a couple of months ago. when we were out to lunch, our server commented on how nice it was that I took my mother out regularly. Ruth Ruth was one of the first people I met through corrected him immediately with “I only wish she Sisterhood, and Ruth and I became friends were my daughter.” when she was president of the Temple and I was VP and then president of Sisterhood. We Ruth had a best friend we should also both spent so much time at the temple that it remember. Abby Haftel was another wonderful became a standing joke that we had bunk beds temple volunteer and dear friend we lost a few tucked away in the last classroom. years ago. They shared a decades-long friendship, and the challenges of both having When I think of Ruth as she was then, I recall a husbands with Parkinson’s Disease. They vibrant woman with red hair, lots of bling, and worked together to form Parkinson’s support the most incredible collection of colorful shoes. groups. It may have seemed to many that they Her personal flair extended to her writing skills drifted apart after they moved to different and her sense of humor. When we had a big Retirement Communities. But the truth is that party to welcome Rabbi Meyer Selekman back each did not want the other to see them as from his sabbatical, his mother could not be their health deteriorated as they did not want to there. But she sent a letter – and Ruth read it to cause the other worry. us with a sense of timing and irony that brought the house down. When Ruth was called on to At Riddle Village, Ruth took on the challenge of deliver board greetings at High Holiday writing a monthly health newsletter for services, she was a tough act to follow. Everyone kept residents and their families. She was always reading and chortling over her commentary all day. doing research for this, and it filled her days and gave her something to complain about with pride. She knew she Ruth’s big legacy at Temple Sholom is the lower parking was making a big contribution to her community. lot. It was her vision and drive that made it happen despite the prevailing attitude that we could not “mess” Ruth’s birthday was December 25th. So we had a regular with the little league traditions. She had seen Steve tradition of taking her out for her favorite Chinese dinner Clarke carrying then toddler Michelle on Church Lane one each year. Ruth loved to get spare ribs. She would joke dark and stormy night when many had to park in the lot that she must have been a dog in a previous life because on the corner, and there was no sidewalk. She knew that she loved to gnaw on bones. Daniel just last week this was an accident waiting to happen, and it was not realized that he would be able to come home in going to happen if she had any say in it. So she battled December and had hoped we would go see her for her local politics, prevailing traditions, and sold in-house birthday. bonds to finance the work, and we have plenty of parking for everything with the exception of High Holy Days and it As Alzheimer’s stole her recent memories, she continued is all due to Ruth’s vision. to recall details from long ago and would often tell me about growing up in Delaware and attending the She was also the only person I ever knew who broke a University of Delaware as a commuting student. She toe making meatballs for the Scholar-in-Residence could tell me about the women she helped as a counselor weekend. Ruth was having the board lunch with our to prison inmates and abused women. She could joke scholar at her home in Drexel Hill. She dropped a about the early days at Temple Sholom and leaky roofs. meatball while rolling them, and instead of picking it up, But she could no longer recall that I worked full time, or she kicked it towards the trash can. Her follow through that my children were no longer in elementary school and was into a chair … she often accused me of making up stories about them doing great things in college and beyond while she knew Ruth became part of our family. My mother passed away they were still just little kids. in 1992 and my mother-in-law was in Massachusetts. So Ruth became surrogate grandmother at grandparents’ I ask that we all remember her as the colorful and vibrant, day events at the schools. She attended recitals, wickedly funny woman she was every time we park in the concerts, Hi-Q matches and more for my children. She lower lot, or eat Chinese food, and that we give thanks was a regular at our table for holiday gatherings. We had that we had her in our lives. an ongoing lunch date every other week. We used to meet at Pathmark on Wednesday mornings, and the ~ Laurie Albert highlight of then toddler Daniel’s week was that he could ride in Ruthie’s shopping cart for a few aisles… One time

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Editor’s Note: Looking for Photographers and Reporters. Interested? Let me know! WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY [email protected]

Women's Spirituality will be beginning the year of 2013 with our meeting on Wednesday, January 23rd at 7:30 PM when Cantor Kerith Spencer- RECYCLE PRINTER CARTRIDGES Shapiro will be presenting a very interesting AT TEMPLE SHOLOM program on Reform Judaism and the Prophetic Vision of Social Justice. Judaism is a religious faith PLEASE DON'T TOSS OUT THOSE OLD PRINTER with a universal message to all people. Reform Judaism upholds the Prophetic vision that calls us CARTRIDGES. RECYCLE THEM! USED INK AND to active engagement in the struggle for peace and LASER JET PRINTER CARTRIDGES ARE BEING social justice for all people. The principles of our prophetic tradition is one of the most significant COLLECTED BY SANDY IN THE MAIN sources of Jewish unity and inspiration in the world OFFICE. PLEASE DROP OFF ANY USED CARTRIDGES today. To quote Rabbi Jacob Rader Marcus: "… we insist on social justice, on political and religious AT THE FRONT DESK. THANK YOU. freedom … Our prophetic exhortations are the last and best hope for humanity."

KEEP THE KNITTERS Join us in the Temple Library on Wednesday, January 23rd at 7:30 PM as we explore our most KNITTING AND fervent hopes and prayers for a strong, creative OILETRIES OMING and spiritually renewed American Jewish T C community and for freedom and security for Jews

everywhere as we strive to work together to build a Donate wool for the Knit world of justice, love and peace. Wits and toiletries for our

friends at the Life Care Women's Spirituality also offers a quiet, peaceful Center. Thank you for time for meditation prior to the start of the meeting, your support of these ongoing Mitzvah led by one of our members in the Temple opportunities. Please call me at 610-353-8077 if Sanctuary. You are welcome to join us at 6:25 PM. you have any questions. ~Amy Berkowitz It can be a special time for peace and reflection as you come to the end of your busy day. At the conclusion of our meditation we will move to the The Library to meet with Cantor Shapiro. Temple Tidings Wednesday, January 23rd Temple Sholom in Broomall 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Sanctuary - Meditation 55 North Church Lane Broomall, PA 19008

610-356-5165 Phone 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Program 610-356-6713 Fax 610-886-2065 Education Office

www.temple-sholom.org ~ Linda Tarash

[email protected] [email protected]

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HAPPINESS & MEMORIAL TOASTY’S TIDINGS CARDS Happy New Year from Did you know that Sisterhood can handle all of your ToaSTY! We're excited to start "Hallmark" needs? For $2.50, including postage, you the second half of our year and can send a Happiness/Memorial Card for any look forward to seeing many of occasion, including birthdays, get well, sympathy, etc. you at our upcoming events.

Your support through card purchases helps Sisterhood It's a busy month for NFTY-PAR (North American in their many endeavors. It’s so easy – contact Shirley Federation of Temple Youth-Pennsylvania Area at 610-328-2171 or email her at: [email protected]. Region), which is the regional Reform youth group

for high school students. PAR will host WINSTY, the To: David & Emily Mendell annual social action weekend, January 18 - 20 at From: The Sisterhood Board Mazel Tov on the Bar Mitzvah of your son, Chase Adath Emanu-El in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Mendell Participants will stay with host families and go outside the host synagogue for projects in the

community. For more information and to register, go To: Leland Maxwell & Laurie Burstein-Maxwell to nfty.org/par. From: The Sisterhood Board Mazel Tov on the Bat Mitzvah of your daughter, Samantha Maxwell The following weekend, January 25 - 27, is the region's Junior Youth Kallah for 6th - 8th graders. This is an incredible opportunity for future ToaSTYites to get a taste of the youth group experience. For more information and to register, go to junioryouthkallah.com. JNF TREES AND WATER FOR ISRAEL Keep your eyes open in the coming weeks for more information about upcoming ToaSTY events. If you

have any questions, please feel free to email me at A quick and easy way to honor and/or remember a [email protected]. friend, relative or event is to have one or more trees planted in Israel. Or a donation may be made to Happy New Year! help meet Israel's water needs. In either case a ~ Alyssa Kress, ToaSTY Advisor lovely certificate is sent to the honoree and/or family. For details and to make arrangements through the Jewish National Fund, please call Shirley Birenbaum at 610-328-2171, or email SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE [email protected]. SAVE THE DATE!

A Ring of 3 Trees was planted by Roz & Hal Scholar-in-Residence is pleased to announce that Smolinsky in memory of Florence Block, beloved our 2013 Scholar will be Danny Siegel. mother of Dr. Lawrence Block. Danny Siegel is a well-known author, poet and a A tree was planted by Shirley Chalick and Shelly th maven on doing mitzvot, tzedakah and tikkun Agris in honor of the 90 Birthday of Shirley Lax. olam (repairing the world). He has touched the lives of countless individuals and communities for A tree was planted by Elaine & Deborah Samans over 30 years and founded the non-profit mitzvah and Mike & Jude Samans-Dunn in honor of th organization. Danny is inspirational for all ages. Serene Friedman's 90 Birthday.

Save the Date: March 15 - 17, and will include A tree was planted by Elaine & Deborah Samans events and programs on all three days. and Mike & Jude Samans-Dunn in honor of Shirley Plotkin's birthday.

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TEMPLE SHOLOM STAFF AND BOARD Professional Staff Temple Sholom Board of Trustees Rabbi Peter C. Rigler (term ending in 2013) Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro Margaret Husick Rabbi Emeritus Mayer Selekman Carl Miller Cantor Emerita Patrice Kaplan Alexis Rosenfeld Mark Rubinoff Abbey Krain, Executive Director Mitch Wolfson Lori Green, Education Director (term ending in 2014) Liz Z. Sussman, Early Childhood Ed. Dir. Dina Stonberg Sandy Cohen, Community Coordinator Robin Gall

Steve Querido Temple Sholom Executive Board (2012-2014) Matthew Frankel Michael Danowitz, President Melissa Shusterman Brett Amdur, Executive VP (alternates for 2012-2013) Emily Mendell, Senior VP Stephen Kanes Steve Granoff, Treasurer (term ends 2013) Laurie Browngoehl Jim Meyer, Secretary Carol Herman Steve Berger, Member at Large Auxiliary Representatives Mary Ann Gould, Member at Large Elliot Wunsh, Brotherhood Cindy Meyer, Hilltoppers

Donna Hendel, Sisterhood

Alyssa Kress, Youth Group Advisor

ONE CONGREGANT’S NOTE OF THANKS!

There are two big Thank Yous I want to say. The first Island. I remember very clearly when Temple Israel is to Abbey Krain, the Temple's Exeuctive Director. I was built (OMG - a Reform Synagogue!!!). Jerry's have had some medical issues recently, which left me oldest sister joined and his nephew had his Bar unable to drive. I reached out to Abbey to see if she Mitzvah at Temple Israel. All these memories came could find someone at the synagogue who might be flooding back when I read that email asking for available as a driver for my physical therapy, doctor donations, amazed at what a small world it was. I sent appointments, etc. Abbey was wonderful and an email out to my neighbors on my cul-de-sac about relentless in her attempts to find someone. When it it and several dropped off boxes. They said they were looked like there might not be someone, she even watching the news and wanted to do something, but offered to drive me to PT herself one day a week! But weren't sure what was best. When they read my her efforts paid off and I can't thank her enough for email, they were sure that at least their donations connecting me with a wonderful Temple member who would go where they were needed. Jerry dropped off is rapidly becoming not only my driver, but also my all the boxes and was very happy to see so many friend. Thank You Abbey! Everyone should realize donations. The situation in some areas of Staten what a gem we have in you. Island is still horrific. From the beginning, it has been volunteers helping each other. Thank You to everyone My other Thank You goes out to everyone involved who helped my hometown, Staten Island. and/or made donations when Temple Israel in Staten Island, New York reached out to our synagogue after With sincere thanks, Hurricane Sandy. Jerry and I both grew up in Staten ~ Barbara Goldstein, Past President

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“STANDING SILENT” - A POWERFUL DOCUMENTARY THE GIFT GARDEN th Join us February 17 at 4:00 PM for a screening of “Standing Silent,” a powerful documentary about Shop Sholom! Come into The Gift Garden and survivors of sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish see all the wonderful items for sale! community in Baltimore. We are always looking for volunteers ... looking for One by one the victims stood and described their something to do while waiting for your children, alleged molesters: the Torah teacher, the rabbi, the ice cream truck driver, the man at the mikvah. That want to do a mitzvah, meet new people or just meeting, held nearly six years ago in a small room in a want to be there for our kids so they can get synagogue in Pikesville, just outside Baltimore, went on their snacks … call Linda Phillips at 484-431-3724 for four hours. Seated in a circle with the other victims or Elyse Endy at 610-296-0496 or was Phil Jacobs, a Baltimore Jewish Times journalist. [email protected]. He was not there as a reporter. He was there because he, too, had experienced sexual abuse. But after the BONUS: ALL VOLUNTEERS GET 20% OFF meeting, a young man who knew Jacobs was a EVERYTHING ANYTIME (EXCEPT OUR EXCLUSIONS). journalist approached and asked to be interviewed, to have his story told. That was the beginning of Jacobs’s FEATURED ITEMS IN JANUARY: effort to document sexual abuse in Baltimore’s FRAMES, ART, PHOTO ALBUMS Orthodox Jewish community, bringing the harrowing experiences shared by the 18 victims in that room out Look for our sidewalk sales throughout the year on into the open. By Emily Wax in the Washington Post, Sundays. March 19, 2012 Visa and Mastercard accepted for purchases over

That process of reporting and writing these experiences $25.00. If you don't see something you like, please ask! has been made into a documentary film, “Standing Silent,” directed by Scott Rosenfelt. Partially funded by a Sundance Institute grant, it details how Phil Jacobs, an Orthodox Jew himself, has been credited with - and GIFT GARDEN HOURS* criticized for - uncovering a painful secret in Baltimore’s Orthodox community. SUNDAYS, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM Note: Given the subject matter, this film is not MONDAYS, 6:00 - 8:30 PM appropriate for children. FRIDAYS, 9:00 - 9:45 AM

AND NEW THIS YEAR

THE GIFT GARDEN OFFERS Whenever there is a Program or Event ** INVITATIONS (not including those on Shabbat) Newborn Announcements  Stationery  *HOURS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Bar/Bat Mitzvah  PLEASE CHECK THE GIFT GARDEN DOOR FOR UPDATES  Wedding  Save the Date **AS LONG AS WE CAN FIND THE VOLUNTEERS TO STAFF THE Contact Nancy at 610-325-4297 or STORE DURING THOSE TMES [email protected] for more information

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TZEDAKAH Annual Giving Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Technology Fund In memory of Saul Levin In memory of Jean Fine In memory of Larry & Connie Levin H. Jeffrey & Judy Newman Murray Plotkin Cantor’s Discretionary Fund In memory of Samuel Drizin Kevin & Mollie Plotkin In memory of Elliot Levin Barbara Drizin In memory of Jacob Cohen Kenneth & Christine Levin In memory of Stanley Brockman In memory of Oscar & Betty Reiner In memory of Martin Metoxen Yvonne Brockman Steven & Dana Querido Yvonne Brockman In memory of Morton Frankel Temple Beautiful Fund In memory of Dean Gabbard Matthew & Shelby Frankel In memory of Wendy Stone Andrew & Elizabeth Shanefield In memory of Marcie Goodfarb Kevin & Mollie Plotkin General Fund Julie Lasorsa In memory of Eileen Berger In memory of Irvin Nelson In memory of Albert K. Besterman John & Merraine Rein Michael & Julie Samuels Allen & Ardeth Pinsk In memory of Abe Cohen In memory of Norman Rubin In memory of Goldie Goldberg Steven & Ruth Gail Cohen Carol Rubin Dan & Beverly Joie In memory of Philip H. Damsker In memory of Rose Itzko In memory of Morris Greenberg Richard & Sue Zackroff In memory of Ethel Stein Barbara Shuster Tzedakah Fund Mitchell & Trudy Itzko In memory of Eva Burns In memory of St. George Hunt Hilltoppers Fund Renee Campion Susan Robinovitz In memory of David & Sonia Chinitz In appreciation of Rabbi Peter Rigler In memory of Bessie Schneider Florence Bortnicker Frank & Ellen Abrahams Mitchell & Lori Arden In honor of a 100% recovery for Cindy Eric & Emily Moody In memory of Sue Krisel Meyer In memory of Richard Goldstein Donald & Cheryl Lynch Thelma Greenbaum Natalie Silverman In memory of Sadye Lipschutz Hospice and Healing Fund In memory of Adele Siegal In memory of Rusty Lipschutz In memory of Frances Marie Sharf Harvey & Barbara Berlin Ellen Lipschutz Norma Munin In appreciation of Rabbi Peter Rigler on In memory of Frances Kaspin In memory of Mary Stone the occasion of their 68th wedding Jerry & Barbara Goldstein Kevin & Mollie Plotkin anniversary blessing In memory of Sonia Bolotsky In memory of Frances Solomon Irvin & Betty Berger Michael & Judith Bolotsky In memory of Norman Rubin Religious School Education Fund In memory of David H. Lynn Barry & Carol Jacobs In memory of Fred Holender Thomas & Jessica Lynn In memory of Fannie Solomon Dorothy Rodney Youth Scholarship Fund Arthur Zabell & Louise Schmidt In memory of Dora Laster In memory of Jean Gubkin Brown In memory of Lorraine Learner In memory of Pearl Brouda Kevin & Laurie Browngoehl Richard Wagner & Howard & Ilene Brouda Women’s Spirituality Fund Lisa Learner-Wagner In memory of Rose Rosenberg In memory of Miriam Tarash In memory of Paul Kaufmann Howard & Ruth Rosenberg Linda Tarash In memory of Norman Blumberg In memory of Joyce Dichter In memory of Fred Michaels David & Beth Verman David & Barbara Smilk In memory of Fred Michaels In memory of Frieda Brooks Sam & Carol Finkelstein Robert Brooks Sacred Music at Temple Sholom In memory of Harold Schwartz In memory of Evelyn Moldawer Edwin & Annilee Seitchick Richard Wagner & In memory of Mary Facciolo Lisa Learner-Wagner RECENT DEATHS Joseph & Staycee Liberatore In memory of Tony Blundi Norman Blumberg, Judith Bernick Music Fund Steven & Beverly Granoff friend of Loraine Bailie In memory of Joseph Reswick In memory of Ruth Lerman Janet Long Charles Lerman Herbert Kean, In memory of Sadie Horwitz In memory of Irving Shanefield husband of Sophie Kean Ellen Shapiro Andrew & Elizabeth Shanefield Tony Blundi, In memory of Max Burns Sanctuary Book Fund friend of Steven & Beverly Granoff Renee Campion In memory of Sara Bleiman Fred Michaels, Marlene Kleinman Campership Fund In memory of Carol Hildebrand friend of David & Barbara Smilk In memory of Sarah Pulda Jeffry & Harriet Bleiman Steven & Ruth Gail Cohen

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Advertising in the Temple Tidings SH P SHOLOM Advertising contracts are arranged and Grocery Shopping paid IN ADVANCE of publication through and Gift Cards the Temple Office.

Call Elyse at 610-356-5165 or email her at: Contact Nertila in the [email protected]. Advertising School Office at rates are posted on our website at: 610-886-2065 or schooladmin@temple- www.temple-sholom.org/aboutus/ sholom.org newsletter/

TEMPLE FUNDS

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund Religious School Education Fund Contributions to this fund will be used at the discretion of our Cantor. To support programs, special events and materials for education at all levels. Financial Assistance Contributions can be earmarked for Women’s Spirituality Group studies at the donor’s To offset the reduction of revenue incurred when a Temple Sholom family cannot afford to discretion. pay their total dues. Contributions go directly into the General Fund. Cantor Kaplan Chair for Sacred Music Endowment General Fund To endow the cantorial position at Temple Sholom, ensuring the future of Jewish music in To support Temple operations. our congregation. Hospice and Healing Fund Sanctuary Book Fund To assist the Hospice Committee in carrying out its support programs. To defray the cost of purchasing books for our sanctuary. A book plate is placed in each Howard Weiner Library Fund book indicating the donor’s name and the occasion, for a minimum donation of $36. An endowment fund in which the interest is used to purchase books and supplies for the Technology Fund library. To maintain and improve all aspects of technology, including our new Webcast used by Jubilee Endowment Fund Temple Sholom. To secure the future of Temple Sholom in Broomall. Temple Beautiful Fund Judith Bernick Music Fund To improve and maintain the aesthetics of the Temple, including decor, furnishings, An endowment fund in which the interest may be used for the music program. grounds and gardens. Marlene B. Kleinman Campership Fund Tzedakah (Food) Fund Interest is used to send students to a URJ camp each year. To feed the hungry in our community. Contributions are distributed at the close of each Mayer Selekman Jewish Leadership Fund fiscal year to outside charities at the discretion of a special Tzedakah committee. To provide grants for graduate study toward becoming a Jewish professional. Youth Scholarship Fund Preschool Fund To send Temple Sholom Youth Group members to National Federation of Temple Youth To support the programs of the Etta Natalie Rosenblatt Preschool. (NFTY) sponsored events. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need. Preschool Music Fund Established by the Confirmation Class of 2008 to support Preschool Music Programs. Contributions also may be made directly to the Temple Sholom Brotherhood, Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Sisterhood or Hilltoppers. Contributions to this fund will be used at the discretion of our Rabbi.

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YAHRZEITS IN JANUARY … Z”L January 1 Esther Young Herbert Ferdman January 19 Milton Kassel Irving J. Dorfman step-mother of Sara Shapiro Isidore Goss Pearl Brouda father of Jane Kassel grandfather of Drew Dorfman January 7 father of Cynthia Fastman mother of Howard Brouda Beverly Mellman Bernard Rovin Frieda Brooks Dr. Alexander Leavitt Mary Facciolo Donald Nachman uncle of David Berkowitz mother of Robert Brooks father of David Leavitt friend of Staycee Liberatore father of Brad Nachman Solomon Stern Marietta Emont Sarah Pulda Dora Harris January 27 father of Rita Way wife of Milton Emont mother of Ruth Gail Cohen grandmother of Ilene Berger Anne Kedson Morris Zaretsky Sally Kellman Phillip Veloric Irving Shanefield mother of Leonard Kedson grandfather of Susan Friedman mother of Carol Rubin Allan Weiss father of Andrew Shanefield Albert Spritzler January 2 Feyga Litvina friend of Martin & January 20 uncle of Eileen Buckwalter Arthur Blatt grandmother of Gene Isayev Shirley Birenbaum Jacob S. Cash January 28 brother-in-law of Sara Shapiro Charles M. Marg January 13 father of Stephen Cash Annie Lipshitz Philip Drucker father of Nanci Marg Capoferri Mary Blackman Bea Goldstein mother of Thelma Greenbaum grandfather of Adina Stonberg Esther Roth aunt of Loraine Bailie cousin of Ken Lester Henry Miller Hattie Gold mother of Wendy Frankel Herman Goldman Fannie Grant brother of Carolyn Clein sister of Thelma Greenbaum grandmother of father of Charles Goldman grandmother of David & Meyer Psigoda Saul Levin Matthew Frankel Mabel Levin Barbara Smilk uncle of Natalene Kramer father of Larry Levin grandmother of Robbie Bloom mother of BrookeLevin Judy Kesselman January 29 Linda Roeder Harold Schwartz grandmother of Emily Mendell mother of Robert Kesselman Joan Broscoe mother of Jacqueline Kelleher uncle of Annilee Seitchick January 14 William Munin mother of Joseph Broscoe Paul Steinbach William Skirboll Leslie S. Coplan father-in-law of Norma Munin Henry Freed uncle of Brook Levin father of Pam Haas niece of Betty Graboyes grandfather of Rob Munin father of Cantor Patrice Kaplan January 3 Julian Trachtenberg Maxwell Frank January 21 Bella Mescon Flora Dorfman January 8 father of Barbara Drizin Jim Berger mother of Helen Rosan grandmother of Drew Dorfman Betty Bronstein Jordan Hersh brother of Steven Berger January 30 Lorraine Learner mother of-in-law of father of Eileen Wolfson Abe Faske Martin Gottlieb mother of Lisa Learner-Wagner Nina Bronstein grandfather of Miriam Finkelstein Norman Kasendorf Rose Rosenberg Morris Greenberg Jessica Charmont mother of Samuel Finkelstein grandfather of Eric Rubin mother of Howard Rosenberg father of Barbara Shuster grandfather of Bernard Frank Jack Pine Norman Rubin Herman Kresch Rachel Thomas brother-in-law of Sylvia Solomon husband of Carol Rubin father of Edward Kresch Walter Isle Shirley Plotkin mother of Carol Jacobs uncle of Carol Jacobs Ann Levis father of Timothy Isle Rose Indig sister of-in-law of Carol Rubin January 4 mother of Fern Bernstein Samuel Trachtenberg Loretta Smilk Spitz Marc Solow Dorothy Biederman Dora Morgenstern grandfather of Myra Rios mother of David Smilk brother of Rochelle Solow grandmother of Susan Miller grandmother of Myra Rios January 15 January 22 January 31 Marian W. Cantor Bertoldo Nathusius Harry Apt Mae Glick Ida Kaplan Bluestone mother of Eric Cantor great uncle of brother of Lottie Morley R. John Gould mother of Nancy Handwerger Sadie Horwitz Vera Neumann-Sachs Eleanor Irvine Max W. Pottiger Anne Granite mother of Ellen Shapiro Jack Rein aunt of Daniel Endy father of Michael Pottiger aunt of Trudy Itzko Sol Kedson father of John Rein January 16 January 23 Mildred Kaufman father of Leonard Kedson Thomas Stone Richard Goldstein Lillie Frank mother of Richard Kaufman Theresa Schiaffino father of Mary Weiner brother of Natalie Silverman Emanuel Hymowitz Annamarie Scarpa aunt of Dan Joie grandfather of Mollie Plotkin Henry F. Morley father of Sandra Dell mother of James Scarpa January 5 January 9 husband of Lottie Morley Herbert Kaspin Herberta Wolf Elma Baxt Harry Blaufeld Morton Schwartz uncle of Barbara Goldstein wife of Milton Wolf mother of Betty Hirsch father of Andrea Stern Marjorie Solow Ruby Ruch Jay Belfer Joseph Edward Broscoe mother of Rochelle Solow aunt of Robert Isaacson husband of Joan Belfer father of Joseph Broscoe January 17 Abraham Solow Eileen Berger Mitzi Golub Isadore Kramer father of Rochelle Solow mother of Merraine Rein grandmother of uncle of Mark Kramer January 24 Please Support David Foster Melissa Shusterman David H. Lynn Eva Elfman Temple Sholom brother-in-law of Renee Mack Frances Kaspin father of Thomas Lynn grandmother of by donating to Berta Rios mother of Barbara Goldstein June Mendel Linda Hershman mother of J. Alberto Rios January 10 mother of Kenneth Mendel Ruth Litt our various January 6 Thomas Broscoe Bea Miller mother of Harold Litt Funds. Gerson Green brother of Joseph Broscoe mother of Carl Miller January 25 Valery Bochkov Morris Faktorow Emanuel Robbins Fannie Shereshevsky See previous uncle of Ellen Bedenko father of Sylvia Oxman brother of Saul Robbins aunt of Adele Persky page for list of Stan Hurwitz Carole Hildebrand January 18 January 26 funds and the friend of Sherry Halpern friend of Harriet Bleiman Stuart Grant Calvin Brusman Jack O. Samans January 12 Dr. Norman Learner father of Margie Holber Contribution father-in-law of Elaine Samans Martin Cohen father of Lisa Learner-Wagner Rita Haas form grandfather of Debby Samans Dorothy Dunn Suzanne Stecker sister of-in-law of Dan Haas grandmother of Samantha Getz friend of Jody Nibauer

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Special Dates to Look Forward to in January:

Saturday, January 12 Trivia Night (adults only), pg. 22 Saturday, January 26 Ski meet up at Bear Creek, pg. 19 Saturday, January 26 We Sing Shabbat: Shabbat Fun for Preschoolers and their families, pg. 17 Sunday, January 27 Documentary film: “To Gods Ears,” front page Sunday, January 27 Religious School Book Fair, pg. 9 Donations Being Accepted

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Temple Sholom in Broomall 55 North Church Lane, Broomall, PA 19008 www.temple-sholom.org Rabbi Peter C. Rigler Cantor Kerith Spencer-Shapiro Rabbi Emeritus Mayer Selekman Cantor Emerita Patrice Kaplan

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