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May 2007 | Iyar-Sivan 5767 Temple Rodef Shalom Bulletin May Shabbatot & Other Services We Welcome Shabbat Emor – May 4 & 5 Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23 Our New Director Friday, May 4 6:30 pm Bo’i Shabbat 7:30 pm Teacher Recognition Shabbat Service, of Education Grade 3 & Shir Harmony sing Saturday, May 5 Erev Lag B’Omer Cantor Allen Leider 9:00 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service, See page 9. B’nai Mitzvah of Shayna Cini and Jonathan O’Connor 5:00 pm Saturday Afternoon Mincha Service, Bat Mitzvah of Sabrina Berman Join us for Shabbat Behar-Bechukotai – May 11 & 12 Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34 Friday, May 11 Two Very Special 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service Saturday, May 12 Evenings Honoring 9:00 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service, B’nai Mitzvah of Michael Cohen and Rabbi Marcus Burstein Dillon Nelson Thursday, May 17 FRIDAY, JUNE 8 • 6:30 PM SATURDAY, JUNE 9 • 8:00 PM 6:45 pm Service of Strength, Comfort & Healing Erev Shabbat Worship An Evening of Ladino Music and Oneg honoring featuring Flory Jagoda and Shabbat Bemidbar – May 18 & 19 Rabbi Burstein Ensemble followed by a Gala Numbers 1:1 – 4:20 Reception Friday, May 18 6:30 pm Tot Shabbat See page 15 & backcover.. 8:00 pm Conversion Shabbat Service Saturday, May 19 9:00 am Torah Study SERVICE OF CONFIRMATION 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service, B’not Mitzvah of Jamie Melzer and Annie Shapiro TUESDAY, MAY 22 10:30 am Parallel Shabbat Morning Service Tuesday, May 22 7:00 PM Erev Shavout See page 6 7:00 pm Confirmation Service Shabbat Naso – May 25 & 26 SUMMER SERIES BEGINS AT 6:30 Numbers 4:21 – 7:89 Friday, May 25 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service IN JUNE, JULY & AUGUST! Saturday, May 26 9:00 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service, B’nai Mitzvah of Brian Szymanski and Andrew Teitelbaum September-May Worship Schedule First Shabbat of the Month Friday 6:30 pm - Bo'i Shabbat - The "Welcome Shabbat" is a shorter, one hour adult oriented service with an emphasis on music. This is an adult alternative to the Family service. Friday 7:30 pm - Family Shabbat Evening Worship in the sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes prayer, music and a story. There is Israeli dancing at the Oneg after the service. Saturday 9:00 am - Tot Shabbat Activity - Join Mrs. Chisholm from our preschool in a special Shabbat activity just for preschoolers. There will be Shabbat singing too. There's no RSVP required for this program. Just bring your preschoolers and be ready to enjoy some Shabbat fun. Saturday 10:30 am - Shabbat Morning Worship in the sanctuary. This service is led by the TRS clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome. Saturday 5:00 pm - Shabbat Afternoon Mincha Worship in the sanctuary. This service is led by the TRS clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome. Second Shabbat of the Month Friday 8:00 pm - Shabbat Evening Worship in the sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes prayer, music, and usually a sermon or d'var torah, speaker, and/or a torah reading. Saturday 10:30 am - Shabbat Morning Worship in the sanctuary. This service is led by the TRS clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome. Third Shabbat of the Month Friday 6:30 pm - Tot Shabbat Service - A 30 minute Shabbat Service just for preschoolers Table of Contents led by one of our clergy. Join us for Shabbat prayers, music and a story, followed by a potluck nut-free Oneg. 04 Adult Education Friday 8:00 pm - Shabbat Evening Worship in the sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes prayer, music, and usually a presentation of sorts - a sermon or d'var 08 ARZA-Bridge to Israel torah, speaker, and/or a torah reading. Saturday 10:30 am - Shabbat Morning Worship in the sanctuary. This service is led by 12 B’nai Mitzvah the TRS clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome. 26 Calendar Saturday 10:30 am - Parallel Shabbat Morning Service is led by members of the congre- 16 Caring gation and includes a torah reading, d'var torah and other personalized shared thoughts. A pot-luck vegetarian luncheon follows the service and all are encouraged to 03 Clergy celebrate Shabbat in an intimate and informal way. Shabbat activities supervised by parents are available for younger children, who are also welcome. Please contact Clergy 06 Cultural Secretary Stacy Twersky if you would like to have a part in the service. Fourth Shabbat of the Month 18 Donations Friday 8:00 pm - Shabbat Evening Worship in the sanctuary. This warm and welcoming 17 Library service includes prayer, music and usually a sermon or d'var torah, speaker, and/or a 07 Membership torah reading. Saturday 10:30 am - Shabbat Morning Worship in the sanctuary. This service is led by 11 Men’s Club the TRS clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome. 14 Outreach Service of Strength, Comfort, and Healing 11 Religious School Third Thursday of Month 6:45 pm - This intimate service is designed to provide respite and comfort to all those who need strength and support during times of 10 Sisterhood need. (Bereavement, illness, stress, etc.) 13 TRSTY & Jr. TRSTY 2 From the Clergy Conversion Shabbat May 18 ne of the highlights of my week’s work as a rabbi is mentoring, teaching and learning with adult conversion students. We talk about Jewish history and texts, prayer, holidays, Shabbat and other topics. Their enthusiasm O for a new religion, culture and community is contagious, and I am happy to share personal stories, ideas and teachings from our tradition. As you may already know, in addition to meeting with students individually, I have been working with students in a group set- ting for our first-ever Temple Rodef Shalom Group Conversion Class. We have been meeting for a year and the participants have shared their experiences, challenges, successes and excitement with each other. Because the group is made up of Temple Rodef Shalom members, all of them are married to Jews – some have been married for over 20 years. For many years they have lived in a Jewish household and most of them have raised or are raising Jewish children. After a two-year program of study and after many family experiences at home, these students will formally join the Jewish people. All participants will be going to the mikvah at Congregation Adas Israel in Washington, DC, all will take Hebrew names, and all will officially be welcomed into our community with a special Conversion Shabbat service on Friday, May 18 at 8 pm. Please join us in formally welcoming these new Jewish souls to our community. A few of them will participate in the service and some will share their own personal journeys. It is sure to be a moving Shabbat service. L’shalom, Rabbi Marcus Burstein Dear Temple Family, Thank You to Parallel It is with many mixed emotions that I invite you to join me on June 8-9 as we Shabbat Morning Participants honor and thank our out-going Associate (August 2006-March 2007) Rabbi, Marcus Burstein. I hope you will join Cantor Shochet, Rabbi Berkowits and me as we pay tribute to Rabbi Burstein for his LEADERS: Jaqui Falkenheim, Jonathan Kosarin numerous contributions to our congregation and the extensive impact he has made. We will gather on Torah Readers: Debbie Droller, Richard Swerdlow, Elliot Friday night for a Shabbat service and again on Gruber, Bettye Anna Louick, Janet Kahn, Elana Urbach, Saturday evening for food, dancing and music. Claire Reiss, Jenn Rafael, Carol Breitner, Hillel Weinberg, During both events we will try to capture our true Debra Weiner, Miriam Kleiman, Lisa Szymanski, Eva Szymanski, Aslin Cohen, Win Greenwald appreciation for all that Rabbi Burstein has done for us. The weekend will be both joyful and tearful. We D’var Torah: Bettye Anna Louick, Michelle Sandler, Julie will express our gratitude for all that Rabbi Burstein Krachman, Jerry Greenwald has done for us and wish him well in the next phase of his personal and professional life. Ethical Portion: Wendy Cohen, Bea Daniel, Bettye It is so hard to believe that 8 years have passed. Anna Louick, Laura Miller On the one hand, Marcus’ welcome service seems like just yesterday; on the other, it feels like we have Children’s Activity: Barbara Brot Bailey, Michelle always worked together. I hope you will join me in Sandler, Danielle Heyman-Feist, Michael Sebastiani, celebrating these past 8 years and thanking our Stephanie Groff, Hayley Groff, Lisa Kazden rabbi, Marcus Burstein, for his role in the life of our congregation. Yasher Koach!! See you June 8 and 9, Rabbi Amy Schwartzman 3 Do Yourself and Your Adult Education Loved Ones a Favor… William Berkson, Ph.D. Most of us like to plan! We plan for Bill Berkson is Executive Director of the Jewish vacations, for our children’s educations, Institute for Youth and Family, and author of an for our retirement and for many other upcoming book on Pirkei Avot. He attends TRS anticipated activities in our lives. Torah Study regularly and has given many adult However, many put off planning for one of education talks at TRS.