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I, IL - W r-j 1 ,p MP to C/7 0 LASZLO BERKOTS eo 6 of JffatoA Rabbi AMY SCHWARTZMAN N. RICHARD FRIEDMAN Assistant Rabbi aulletin President I DECEMBER 1992 2100 WESTMORELAND STREET FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 22043 703/532-2217 1992 NO. 10 I SCHEDULE OF ASI SEE IT.... SERVICES Friday, December 4 What ever happened to the delightfully lightweight holiday called Hanukah, 7:30 pm whose essential character was playful like a spinning dreidel? Even the Family Shabbat Service rabbis in the Talmud who defined many of our holidays did not know what to do with Hanukah. They kept asking, "What is Hanukah?" Saturday, December 5 11:00 am For our forebears from Eastern and Central Europe, the nightly lighting of Bnai Mitzvah Service Andrew Elligers the menorah, accompanied by the singing of Rock of Ages and giving Julie Ivins "Hanukah gelt" (small change) to the children constituted the essence of our celebration. Special foods like pan fried potato !atkes (pancakes) were Friday, December 11 universal. Of course today in Israel, because of the Sephardic influence, 8:15 pm they enjoy doughnuts fried in oil. Above all, Hanukah brought light-hearted Shabbat Evening Service fun to young and old in the midst of the dreary winter season. 8:15 pm Teen Congregation However, Hanukah could be taken as a very serious holiday which Saturday, December 12 celebrates a remarkable victory of a small band of patriots facing 11:00 am overwhelming odds. Out of this victory came the renewal of our people and Bar Mitzvah Service its religious freedom, freedom to be ourselves. David Ellis Friday, December 18 Now, is there a more important idea to celebrate in our time when, even 6:30 pm today in the closing decade of the 20th century, so few of our fellow human Tot Shabbat beings enjoy personal freedom, freedom of conscience? 8:15 pm Hanukah Festival Service It is only sheer coincidence that our Christian neighbors celebrate their Saturday, December 19 major religious holiday at the same time. We should be very careful not to 11:00 am confuse them by appropriating aspects of their holiday and thereby Bnai Mitzvah Service confusing our children as well. So let us enjoy our holiday and let us wish Cory Aserkoff our neighbors a happy time as well. Sarah Pollard Friday, December 25 Faithfully, 8:15 pm Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits Shabbat Evening Service Special welcome for college age students SAFRAI GALLERY RETURNS FOR ART EXHIBIT AND SALE The Safrai Gallery will present "Young and Old Masters of Israel and Torah Study International Aft at Temple Rodef Shalom. Opening will be Saturday, Every Saturday 9:30 am, Library December 12 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm and the exhibit will continue on No Torah Study Sunday, December 13 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Proceeds will benefit December 26 the Foyer Refurbishment Fund. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DECEMBERS SPECIAL SHABBA TOT BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! DECEMBER FAMILY SHABBAT Take advantage of a wonderful opportunity to FOCUS ON CAMP HARLAM provide your children with books on Jewish Join us for family Shabbat on December 4th and themes or written by Jews. Your children will be meet the director of the Reform movements bringing home a catalogue of books which will be summer camp for our area. Temple members available in time for Hanukah. There are books who send their children to camp will also be for all levels of readers and listeners. Look present. through the catalogue and decide which books you would like to have. Return the order form NEW...NEW...NEW ... NEW ... NEW...NEW ... NEW with a check made payable to the Temple Rodef All teen agers are welcome to join in a service Shalom Religious School via your child to just for them on Friday, December 11th in the religious school. The books will be delivered to youth lounge. Drop your parents off upstairs and your child in religious school prior to Hanukah. come on down! We will join the rest of the What could be easier? The proceeds will be congregation at the Oneg Shabbat. used to provide additional books for the library and extra materials for the classrooms. HANUKAH FESTIVAL SERVICE Please note that the Hanukah Festival Service at Reminders to Religious School Families: 8:15 pm on December 18 is appropriate for children kindergarten age and older. Younger Friday 1214 Family Shabbat 7:30 pm children will enjoy the Tot Shabbat at 6:30 pm Kindergarten will participate that evening. Sunday 1216 Post-confirmation Class 11:00 am SOVIET JEWRY RESETTLEMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday Bar/Bat Mitzvah Seminar Plans are under way for a Hanukah Party at the 12/9 Rabbi meets with parents temple for Soviet immigrants. It was a huge 7:00-7:45 pm success last year and we have had many requests to have another one. We NEED Friday 12/18 Hanukah Festival Service VOLUNTEERS for: phone calling families, 8:15 pm -- Confirmation shopping, cooking potato lathes at the party, class will participate decorating and clean-up. Please call Annette Spector during the day at 893-9010 or Steve Wednesday 12/23- Winter vacation -- no and Annette during the evening at 241-1653 to Sunday 1/3 classes volunteer. Friday 1/1 Family Shabbat 7:45 pm Our first donated car this year has been checked over by Alex Zelkin and has been given his Wednesday 116 Religious School classes resume stamp of approval. Alex has been promoted from mechanic to salesman at the Cherner Lin- coln Mercury dealership. Congratulations to Alex! END OF THE YEAR DONATIONS Most of our Soviet families have been here for a As you plan end of the year year or more and are settling into American life. donations.. ..dont forget Temple Rodef To help facilitate communication and integration Shalom. Thank you. into our temple families, we are exploring with Joan Friedman the possibility of involving some of our Soviet families in our temples Havurah program. Annette Spector Chair A SPECIAL TOUR TO ISRAEL ..ED BY RABBI AND MRS. LASZLO BERKOWITS MARCH 4 - 159 1993 $2,059.00 per person, includes round trip airfare from Washington Dulles Airport to Tel Aviv and return via Air France. Change of aircraft in Paris. 10 nights in deluxe hotels.. ..includes Israeli breakfast daily, 5 dinners, 7 full days of touring by deluxe motorcoach ...and much more. This tour is specially designed for friends of Rabbi and Mrs. Berkowits. They have visited Israel many times and look forward to escorting this group and sharing a meaningful experience. This program will be inspirational for those who have never before been to Israel as well as those who are making a return trip. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TOUR Visit old city of Jerusalem.....Israel Museum.....New Jerusalem Museum.....Yad Vashem Complex.....Masada.....Dead Sea.....Diaspora Museum.....Weizmann Institute.....Jaffa by night.....Leo Baeck School.....Safed.....Golan Heights.....Stalagmite Caves. Special Features: Spend 2 Shabbats in Jerusalem. ...meet with Russian and Ethiopian Ohm... .security briefing Misgav Am. ...meet Reform leaders... .meet member of the Knesset .... and more. RESERVATION FORM . SPECIAL TOUR TO ISRAEL . MARCH 4 - 15, 1993 Complete this form and mail with your deposit of $150.00 per person to: Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits, Temple Rodef Shalom, 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, VA 22043 Please make your check payable to: ARZA ISRAEL TRAVEL DEPT. (Deposit is fully refundable up to JANUARY 18, 1993.) Your Name Others in Your Party Mailing Address City State Zip Daytime Phone Evening Phone Temple Affiliation First Time Visiting Israel? Yes No SISTERHOOD BLOOD DRIVE Monday, December 7 2 - 7 pm December 7th is a date that most of us know as DECEMBER MEETING Pearl Harbor Day. Now we have another date to JEWISH ARTISANS remember -- a Red Cross blood drive will be held Wednesday, December 9 10 am in the Social Hall from 2 pm to 7 pm. As our Meet local artists and craftspeople whose focus on congregation has grown, we have not increased our Jewish themes is reflected in their creations for the number of blood donors by more than just a few. Jewish home and family. The tradition of Were so pleased with being able to count on our beautifully adorned religious objects is being carried regular donors, but would be so happy if more of on locally by many artisans. Some of these you would sign up to give blood. Holiday time is a talented craftspeople will be here to share their time when the need for blood donations is great, work and ideas with us, and to show us how and its also a good time to give the gift of life. In traditions are being updated. order to have adequate staffing at our blood drive, it is important that appointments are made in advance. Please call Gert Scarr (273-8631) to EVEIIING SISTERHOOD MEETING make an appointment as soon as possible. I am "MAKING A JEWISH HOME" unable to contact every member of our congre- Thursday, December 10 7:45 pm gation by calling you. It is most important that Rabbi Berkowits will lead a discussion of the many blood is on hand in case of emergencies. The Red dimensions of creating a Jewish home. Wolem Cross has had tremendous demands on its blood who are balancing home, kids, and career will want supply between hurricanes, tornadoes, and other to attend and contribute to this lively, topical natural disasters. We need your help. subject. Bring your friends and introduce them to our evening meetings. ,,tmu THANK YOU CHILDRENS HOUDAY STORE Thank you to Rita Davis and her co-chair Marilyn DECEMBER 13 - 20 Shaw for organizing and running the babysitting for If your children have shopped at Sisterhoods the High Holy Days.