– February 1 & 2 Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 Friday, February 1 9:00 am Tot Shabbat Activity 9:00 am 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service B’nai Mitzvah of Samantha Schreiner and TEMPLE RODEF SHALOMOMO BULLETIN Aaron Lipsey 5:00 pm Shabbat Afternoon Service FEBRUARY 2008 | - I 5768 B’not Mitzvah of Elizabeth Fink and Jazz Shabbat Jennifer Kleinknecht with New York’s Afro-Semitic Experience Shabbat – February 8 & 9 Exodus 25:1 – 27:19 February 8 | 8:00 pm Friday, February 8 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service – See page 7. Jazz Shabbat Saturday, February 9 9:00 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service TRS Family Bar Mitzvah of Elliot Greene

Game Night Shabbat – February 15 & 16 Exodus 27:20 – 30:10 Friday, February 15 Saturday, February 23 | 7 pm 6:30 pm Tot Shabbat See page 9. 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Worship with SERVICES & OTHER SHABBATOT FEBRUARY Tamar Kolberg Saturday, February 16 9:00 am Torah Study A Very Special Shabbat 10:30 am Parallel Shabbat Morning Service Honoring Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits, Thursday, February 21 6:45 pm Service of Strength, Comfort TRS Founding Rabbi, on his 80th Birthday & Healing Friday, February 29, 2008 Shabbat Ki Tisa – February 22 & 23 Exodus 30:11 – 34:35 Friday, February 22 8:00 pm 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service – Shabbat Rocks Guest Speaker Saturday, February 23 Rabbi David Ellenson 9:00 am Torah Study President, Hebrew Union College- 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Jewish Institute of Religion B’nai Mitzvah of Andrew Bogorad & See page 4. Elizabeth Oden

Shabbat Va-Yakhel – February 29 & AN INSPIRING WEEKEND WITH March 1 Exodus 35:1 – 38:30 Danny Maseng Friday, February 29 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service and our Temple honoring Rabbi Berkowits Community Saturday, March 1 9:00 am Tot Shabbat Activity 9:00 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service MARCH 7-9, 2008 B’nai Mitzvah of Melissa Aronson & See insert. Matthew O’Donnell Worship Schedule FIRST SHABBAT OF THE MONTH FRIDAY 6:45 PM - ’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. Rosh 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 Chodesh 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. Women of TRS are invited to celebrate , SATURDAY 10:30 AM - SHABBAT MORNING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This service is led by the TRS clergy and the New Moon Festival, at a by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome. monthly gathering. Women SATURDAY 5:00 PM - SHABBAT AFTERNOON MINCHA WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This service is led by the TRS of all ages get to know one clergy and by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome. another, sing, dance, study and SECOND SHABBAT OF THE MONTH create opportunities for our FRIDAY 8:00 PM - SHABBAT EVENING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes personal and spiritual growth prayer, music, and usually a sermon or d’var Torah, speaker, and/or a . with different activities each month. There is no charge for 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. this event but reservations are very helpful for planning pur- THIRD SHABBAT OF THE MONTH poses. Please RSVP online for FRIDAY 6:30 PM - TOT SHABBAT SERVICE - A 30 minute Shabbat Service just for preschoolers led by one of our an upcoming Rosh Chodesh clergy. Join us for Shabbat prayers, music and a story, followed by a potluck nut-free Oneg. Festival by going to Upcoming FRIDAY 8:00 PM - SHABBAT EVENING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes Events on the TRS website: prayer, music, and usually a presentation of sorts - a sermon or d’var Torah, speaker, and/or a Torah reading. www.templerodefshalom.org. 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 10:30 AM - PARALLEL SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE is led by members of the congregation and • Thursday February 7, 2008 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 celebrate Shabbat in an intimate and informal way. • Thursday March 6, 2008 Shabbat activities supervised by parents are available for younger children, who are also welcome. Please • Thursday April 10, 2008 contact Rabbi Jeff Saxe if you would like to have a part in the service. • Thursday May 8, 2008 FOURTH SHABBAT OF THE MONTH FRIDAY 8:00 PM - SHABBAT EVENING WORSHIP in the Sanctuary. This warm and welcoming service includes • Thursday June 5, 2008 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 • Thursday July 10, 2008 by young men and women who are becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah. All are welcome. • Thursday August 7, 2008 SERVICE OF STRENGTH, COMFORT, AND HEALING 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 bereavement, illness, stress, etc. 05 Adult Education 19 Library 17 ARZA-Bridge to 08 Membership 12 B’nai Mitzvah 22 Men’s Club 30 Calendar 13 Nursery School 15 Our Caring Community 20 Outreach 03 Clergy 10 Religious School 07 Cultural 21 Sisterhood 23 Donations 16 Social Action 14 Fund for the Community 11 TRSTY & Jr. TRSTY TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE 16 Green Corner

| 2 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org From the Clergy Understanding the New Prayerbook’s Unique Layout by Cantor Michael Shochet

If you came to services last week (Jan 25) you would have had an left side were put opportunity to try our new prayerbook, Mishkan T’fi lah, for the fi rst time. in by the editors for It’s different than any prayerbook our movement has created, and it will “both metaphor and take some adjustment to feel comfortable with the new siddur. Each theological diversity. month we will be using Mishkan T’fi lah on the last Friday of the month so The choices were you can become comfortable with its format and learn how worship can informed by the become even more meaningful with it. In addition, our clergy team will be themes of Reform teaching a course on becoming comfortable with the new prayerbook once and life: a month starting this month, and continuing through May. The class will social justice, be the same each month, so if you can’t come this month, try to come to feminism, Zionism, distinctiveness, human one of the other dates that is more convenient. In addition, each one of us challenges, etc,” according to editor Rabbi is writing about the siddur in each monthly bulletin. Elyse Frishman. Because of the range This month I want to explain the unique layout of the prayerbook. of choices in the siddur, the editors hope that As Rabbi Schwartzman mentioned last month, the prayerbooks of our great care is taken to make sure the spoken movement since 1896 have all featured one prayer, right after the other and sung prayers fl ow together in terms of context and mood. on a page, in a linear fashion. With Mishkan T’fi lah, each prayer takes a At the conclusion of each of the four choices (Hebrew text and the full two-page spread, called a folio. Using the accompanying illustration, three English readings) is the fi nal line of the Hebrew prayer, called the you can see how it works. Knowing this format will help you feel more Chatimah, or fi nal blessing or “signature” of the prayer. These last few comfortable when you use the book for the fi rst time. words of every prayer, beginning with the formula “Baruch Atah Adonai,” The prayer below is one recited in the morning service, Yotzier Or, a restates the theme of the prayer. Every brachah has one. In this case, prayer about praising God for creating the universe, us, and specifi cally “Praised are You, O God, Creator of light.” If you notice, the Chatimah light. The traditional Hebrew text is always on the right side page, appears at the end of each of the Hebrew and English readings, illustrated illustrated by the #2 bracket. The transliteration of the Hebrew (Hebrew by #6 in the picture below. The editors envision that when the congregation words in English letters) is always next to the Hebrew text. What makes hears, chants or reads the Chatimah, whether at the end of the Hebrew this prayerbook different from others is the editors’ intention to have prayer, or following an English reading, the congregant will turn the page the rabbi or cantor lead the prayer ONLY in Hebrew OR English, but not and go on to the next prayer. both. So if we choose not to read or chant the prayer in Hebrew, we The new siddur also features running commentary at the bottom of then have three English choices to use. The fi rst choice, just below the every page (see #5 on both right and left pages) which offers sources of Hebrew, on the right side, at position #3 is a faithful translation of the the prayers and sometimes helpful choreography. Hebrew text, as close as possible to the literal meaning of the prayer. Finally, illustrated by #1 on both the top right and left margins, it Or, we could choose one of the alternative English readings on the left shows you where this particular prayer is in the order of the service. It’s side of the page, at position #4. These modern readings or poems on the a great feature that helps us understand the service is divided into large rrubrics,ub and each prayer has a place within a rubric. Through this new layout, our new siddur offers us uuniqueni opportunities to explore and understand our prayers iinn a way that adds new dimensions to our worship, perhaps hehelpingl you feel more connected to the text, our rituals and trtraditions.a Please join us on Friday, February 29th, for our next MiMishkan T’fi lah service!

Feeling Comfortable with the New Prayerbook Sunday, Feb. 24 11:45 am An introductory course in using the new prayerbook. This same class will be repeated each month through May on various dates and times.

www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 3 | Artist/Scholar in Residence Danny Maseng Comes to TRS March 7-9!

It is with great pleasure and delight that we bring Danny and the Director of The Spielberg Maseng back to Temple Rodef Shalom this spring! Danny will be Fellowships. For the 2005-2007 serving as Artist/Scholar-in-Residence for a special weekend of season, Danny has just been named spiritual learning and discovery. the Patron Artist of the Avraham You may remember Danny’s last two appearances at TRS when Geiger School for Cantorial Arts in he performed his acclaimed one man show, “Wasting Time With Berlin, Germany. Harry Davidowitz”, and his spiritually electric ensemble musical Danny is also proud to be the new Chazan/Musical Director of show, “Soul on Fire.” Temple Israel of Hollywood, California Danny is an extraordinary talent: singer, songwriter, Danny has been the invited guest of the American Conference performer, spiritual leader, teacher, actor and playwright. He of Cantors, the Cantor’s Assembly, as well as the is well known in the Jewish world and much sought after for Symphony Orchestra. When Danny is not appearing on shows inspiring, teaching and rekindling the love of Judaism through like Law & Order or narrating Wild Discovery, he is a frequent Torah, , Jewish culture and the arts. faculty member of The Wexner Heritage Foundation, Born in Israel to American parents, Danny fi rst came to the 2000, The Whizin Institute, Limmud, and many other national to star on Broadway in “Only Fools Are Sad.” A and international institutes and conferences. playwright, actor, singer and composer, Danny has served as Please join us for a weekend of Jewish renewal, self-discovery Evaluator of New American Plays/Opera-Musical Theater for and music as we learn and sing with Scholar-in-Residence Danny the National Endowment for the Arts. Danny has also been the Maseng. Complete information is in the inserted pamphlet in Director of Hava Nashira for the Union for , the this issue of the bulletin and on our website at Artisitic Director of the Brandeis-Bardin Institute in California www.templerodefshalom.org.

Celebrating a Special Birthday

Sixty years ago, Temple Rodef Shalom’s Founding Rabbi, Laszlo Berkowits, stepped off a ship onto a pier in . On that day, not long after internment at Auschwitz and with little cash in his pocket, Rabbi Berkowits set out to establish himself in the United States, to build a new life and to begin giving back to the country that welcomed him with open arms. Sixty years later, on February 29th, the Temple Rodef Shalom community will celebrate Rabbi Berkowits’ 80th birthday with a special Shabbat service. Everybody in the Temple community is invited to participate in the worship service and share in a joyous champagne toast to Rabbi Berkowits at the Oneg Shabbat. We hope that one and all will join the clergy and the Berkowits family in honoring this remarkable man. From his earliest days as a Chaplain’s assistant in the United States Army, his cantorial and rabbinical training at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, and through each year of his wise and deeply spiritualil rabbinate at Temple Rodef Shalom, Rabbi Berkowits has brought peace and joy with his magnifi cent voice and leadership. Laszlo Berkowits is our Temple’s Founding Rabbi. The Temple was his fi rst and only pulpit and a community to which he dedicated his energy and love. From the Temple’s consecration in 1963 to his retirement in 1998, Rabbi Berkowits served as Rabbi, Cantor and inspirational leader. During his rabbinate, the congregation grew from 36 families to 1,000 families. He created a pre-school program that is now one of the largest in Northern Virginia, a program that is a respected local and national model. His vision led to the construction of our current beautiful and welcoming house of worship and his wise and practical leadership made him an outstanding and respected member of communities well beyond our Temple. In the spring, his most recent endeavor, a moving autobiography entitled “The Boy Who Lost His Birthday: A Memoir of Loss, Survival and Triumph” will make its debut at a Temple event. In this publication, Rabbi Berkowits poignantly describes his journey from a child in Derecske to the current day. Rabbi Berkowits’ contributions and successes go well beyond his professional life. A devoted husband, he shared 33 years of marriage with Judith Mitman Berkowits. Together they raised two lovely, accomplished daughters, Julie and Deborah. And so you can see why it is with enormous pleasure that we urge you to join us on February 29th at 8 pm to worship with Laszlo Berkowits and his family and to celebrate this amazing man.

In lieu of gifts, donations to the Rabbi Berkowits Educational Endowment Fund are greatly appreciated, which makes possible an annual Scholar-in-Residence weekend, a project that has long been a passion of Rabbi Berkowits.

| 4 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org Adult Education Sunday, February 10, 2008 – 9:00 a.m. Dr. Pamela S. Nadell will discuss “America’s Jewish Women” at TRS on Sunday morning, Feb- ruary 10, 2008 at 9 a.m. Dr. Nadell is the Patrick Clendenen Professor of History and Director of the Jewish Studies Program at American University and AU’s 2007-08 Scholar/Teacher of the year. She holds a doctorate in history from Ohio State University, a B.A. from Douglass College, Rutgers University, and studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She is the author of Women Who Would Be : A History of Women’s Ordination, 1889-1985 (Beacon Press, 1998), which was a fi nalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a main selec- tion of the Jewish Book Club, and in America A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook (1988). She has edited American Jewish Women’s History: A Reader (2003) and, with Jonathan D. Sarna, Women and American Judaism: Historical Perspectives (2001), and is co-author of Three Hundred and Fifty Years: An Album of American Jewish Memory (2005). She has won accolades for teaching from both Ohio State University and American University. She was deeply involved in the array of activities celebrating the 350th anniversary of Jewish life in America, and pre- sented more than forty public lectures marking that event. Her consulting work for museums includes the Library of Congress and the new National Museum of American Jewish History. She teaches a wide variety of courses in Jewish history and works with graduate students in modern Jewish history. New Beginning Biblical Hebrew Class Do you want to learn Biblical Hebrew? Do you want to be able to read and under- Sunday March 2, 2008 stand the Torah, biblical texts and prayers? Are you interested in a long-term learning adventure? 11:45 am Enough students have expressed interest to start another Beginning Biblical Hebrew Class. Classes will meet once a month. No previous knowledge of Hebrew is required. Spirituality in Selected There will be an informational and organizational meeting on Wednesday, February 13 at Songs of Bob Dylan 7:30. Please contact Sandra Saydah ([email protected] or 703/790-1093) for more infor- Andy Baldwin mation or if you are interested in the class but cannot attend on February 13. brings his discus- Registration for the February 13th meeting is not required, but it would help us with our planning if you would register if you are thinking of attending. sion of Bob Dylan Register at http://biblicalhebrew0208.eventbrite.com. to TRS Adult Educa- tion. The purpose of this course is to BEGINNERS II PRAYERBOOK HEBREW investigate and dis- Instructor: Na’ava Feder cuss examples of spirituality in 10 songs by Classes will be Tuesdays from 7:30-9:00 pm Bob Dylan. Participants are provided with printed lyrics and discussion questions as 8 sessions they listen to the songs. Each song or set of Members $70, Non members $100 songs also has biblical references cited that Dates: will add to the discussion. Also included in April 1 . April 8 . April 15 . April 22 . April 29 . May 6 . May 27 . June 10 the course will be performance video of Bob Dylan. Participants receive a CD of the Must have a minimum of 10 students to have the class songs at the end of the course. Requirements: this is a continuation of the fall beginner’s class, and is suitable for people that can read prayer book Hebrew. The class will focus on prayers in our new Mishkan T’fi lah prayer book. Register online at http://beginninghebrew22008.eventbrite.com.

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Libi BaMizrach MU]QFKFN My Heart Is In The East A Musical Celebration of Israel’s 60th Birthday Sunday, March 2 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD

Narrated by Martin Goldsmith Featuring Volunteer Adult Choirs, Youth Choirs, Cantors and Music Directors from 27 Area

Tickets Available at the Music Center at Strathmore Ticket Office 301-581-5100 or online at www.strathmore.org

Temple Rodef Shalom’s Choirs & Cantors Participating:

3:30 Matinee Show: Shir Harmony, Kol Machar & Koleinu Participate 7:30 PM Show: Koleinu Participates

Ticket Prices: $25 Orchestra Seating $18 All Other Seating $9 Children Under 12

| 6 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org Cultural Committe Co-Chairs: Dennis Rabinovitz • [email protected] Cultural Jesse Aronson • [email protected] Cultural Programs Take Shir Harmony • Sun., Feb. 3: 10:45-11:15 The Chill Out of Winter • Sun., Feb. 10: 10:45-11:15 Don’t let the doldrums of Winter get you down -- the Temple cultural Regional and Final Rehearsals for Strathmore concert: calendar is full of exciting events that will warm your soul! On Friday see below night February 8, come see a service featuring the Afro-Semitic Family Shabbat Band Experience. This wonderful group draws on music from traditions as rich as Gospel, Klezmer, Nigunim, Spirituals, and Swing to present a • Thurs. Jan. 31: 7-8:30 pm (Feb band members) unique musical worship experience. On March 2, vocal groups from U]QFKFN • Fri. Feb 1: 7:30 Service (Feb band members) TRS will be taking part in the Strathmore Jewish Choral event, Libi • Thurs. Mar. 6: 7-8:30 pm (March band members) B’Mizrach -- My Heart Is In The East: A Musical Celebration of Israel’s • Fri. March 7: 7-8:30 pm (March band members) 60th Birthday. The weekend of March 7-9, be sure to take part in the many events featuring artist-in-residence Danny Maseng. Maseng, a Koleinu multi-talented playwright, actor, singer and composer, will perform a • Tues. Feb 12: 7:30 PM concert in honor of Israel’s 60th birthday on Saturday night March 8th • Fri. Feb 15: 8 PM Service at TRS as part of his weekend at TRS. On Thursday, March 20 and Saturday • Tues. Feb 19: 7:30 PM the 22nd, our own Motortown Megillah Purimshpiel roars into town, Regional and Final Rehearsals for Strathmore concert: see below putting the “oy” in Detroit. On Sunday night April 6 we present Craig Taubman live in concert. More details will follow next month! Kol Machar • Sun. Feb. 3: 1:45-2:30 PM 7th, 11th and 8-10th graders NOT in Haskalah • Tues. Feb. 19: 6:30-7:15 PM 3rd trimester begins - Kol Machar is an Aliyah & Haskalah elective for Friday, February 8 at 8 pm 7th-10th graders! Jazz Shabbat featuring Regional and Final Rehearsals for Strathmore concert: see below The Afro-Semitic Experience Shabbat Rocks • Tues. Feb 5: 7:30 pm Join us for a mixture of Jazz and Klezmer Shabbat Music as we • Thurs. Feb 21: 7:30 pm welcome the nationally acclaimed musical group: The Afro- Service: Fri. Feb 22: 8 pm Semitic Experience! The Afro-Semitic Experience is a band of African-American and Jewish-American musicians who are dedicated to preserving, Strathmore Rehearsals promoting and expanding the rich cultural and musical heritage of Regional Rehearsal: the Jewish and African Diasporas. They present interpretations of (optional for Shir Harmony, Kol Machar & Koleinu members) music from the rich traditions of our two cultures: Gospel, Klezmer, • Sun. Feb 10: Beth El Hebrew Congregation 2 pm- 3:30 Kids; Nigunim, Spirituals, Bebop and Swing. In performance they also 3-5: Adults frame the music, telling stories about what the pieces mean, how they relate to us as individual members of the community, and Final Music Rehearsals: how they refl ect upon the relations between Blacks and . • Sun. Feb. 24 at Washington Hebrew Congregation, 2 pm Since 1997, the co-founders of the group, African-American • Tues. Feb. 26 at Strathmore, 7 pm jazz pianist Warren Byrd, and Jewish-American jazz bassist David For exact times and bus departures from TRS, see www. Chevan have been presenting a unique musical program that templerodefshalom.org/cantor merges their distinct cultures and heritages and delivers a positive and meaningful message about Black-Jewish relations. The Afro- Motortown Megillah Rehearsals : Semitic Experience weaves stories and music together as they • Sun., Feb. 03; 2:00-4:30pm • Thu., Feb. 07; 7:00-9:30pm interpret and explain pieces from the Jewish and African-American • Sun., Feb. 10; 2:00-4:30pm • Thu., Feb. 14; 7:00-9:30pm sacred traditions. • Sun., Feb. 17; 2:00-4:30pm • Thu., Feb. 21;7:00-9:30pm We welcome the Afro-Semitic Experience as they join with our • Sun., Feb. 24; 2:00-4:30pm • Thu., Feb. 28; 7:00-9:30pm cantors and rabbis in a unique Shabbat service that you won’t want to miss! This program is sponsored by the Cultural Committee.

www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 7 | Membership Membership Co-Chairs: TRS affi nity groups are designed RENAISSANCE exclusively for TRS members so that you Upcoming Events Fran Klein • 703/560-1404 • [email protected] can get to know one another in smaller Beth Katz • 703/846-9595 • [email protected] groups with something in common! • Friday, February 1 7:307 PM, -- Round • RENAISSANCE provides social activities for TRS members (spouses RobinR Shabbat Dinner welcome) who are in their 50’s and 60’s. To learn more details about TRS ata the home of Barbara Renaissance events, please check the Renaissance email letter. To add your name to and Tibor Schonfeld of Vienna. the email list please contact Tibor or Barbara Schonfeld at [email protected] or call 703/242-7564. • Friday, February 22, 6:30 PM • VATIKIM is a social group for our senior members ages 70+. Stimulating -- Renaissance Dinner prior to activities such as lunch gatherings, guest speakers, holiday meals, trips to the Shabbat Rocks Service. Please see theater and museums provide wonderful daytime opportunities for our Renaissance e-letter for more details. seniors. Transportation is provided for all of our Vatikim offsite events. Please contact Anita Thornton, Program Director, at 703/532-2217 ext. 301 or [email protected] for more information or to be put on our mailing list. MORE ACTIVITIES •Renaissance Planning Meeting • CHAVERIM is a warm and welcoming group of single parents and their • Wine and Cheese Party before children. To fi nd out more about Chaverim, please contact Anita Thornton, Services Program Director, at 703/532-2217 ext. 301 or [email protected]. • Tour of the Portrait • KESHET is Temple Rodef Shalom’s gay and lesbian affi nity group. To learn MuseumM and American more about the group or any other opportunities, please contact coordinators ArtsA Museum Michael Sebastiani at 703/465-8527 or [email protected], or Bruce Laird at703/732-7376 or [email protected]. Special thanks to all who donated and Northern Virginia Reform Jewish Singles volunteered on Christmas Day to bring Event for Ages 40+ food for two shifts for the McLean Police. It was a great team effort Wine Tasting A-Z with and the Police were grateful to us for Doug Rosen of Arrowine remembering them on Christmas Day. Sunday, February 24, 7-9pm at TRS

Please join fellow Northern Virginia Reform Jewish Singles ages 40+ as Doug Rosen, wine expert and owner of Arrowine, Virginia’s premier wine and specialty food shop, shares his knowledge and wine with us. WINE & CHEESE Whether you’re interested in learning how to order wine from a restaurant menu, the difference between stainless steel and oak fermentation, or you just want WELCOME to taste some different wines and meet some new people, this tasting is for you. When you register, please feel free to include a question or two for Doug to Friday, February 8 cover in the tasting. 7:30 pm in the Library Come to taste ... Come to learn ... Come to meet new people! New and not so new members are invited $5.00 per person. For planning purposes, please assist us by pre-registering by to join us on the second Friday of each Tuesday, February 19 at http://singleswinetasting08.eventbrite.com. month in the library for a little wine, a Light refreshments will be provided. For questions for further information, please little cheese, and a lot of conversation. contact Anita Thornton, Program Director at [email protected] It’s a great way to start Shabbat! or 703/532-2217 ext 301

| 8 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org Done Right With Joan Nathan Sunday, March 30 • 2-4 pm

DAYENU! It would have been enough if Joan Nathan, called “the doyenne of Jewish-American food”, author of nine cookbooks, regular contributor to the New York Times and author of the much acclaimed Jewish Cooking In America— gave us ONE great night of Passover recipes during her presentation at TRS. But when you attend “PASSOVER DONE RIGHT – WITH JOAN NATHAN”, you will hear exciting ideas and receive menus and recipes for FIVE Passover meals! Come and taste a bissel of this and a bissel of that! Register for door prizes and have your cookbooks signed by Joan!

This is a great multi generational program for those who love to cook!! A great afternoon to spend with your friends!

Tickets are $12.00 per person. Register at http://joannathan2008.eventbrite.com. Seating is limited. This program is proudly co-sponsored by your TRS Membership Committee and TRS Sisterhood.

WHAT: TRS Family Game Night

WHEN: Saturday, February 23, 2008 • 7 pm WHERE: Temple Social Hall

WHY: Come have fun, have ice cream, and do a Mitzvah! Proceeds will be donated to MAZON

$5.00 for THREE BINGO CARDS! RSVP at http://familygamenight08.eventbrite.com by February 20, 2008 Sponsored by the TRS Membership Committee

www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 9 | Religious School A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR NON-JEWISH PARENTS e learn from the Book of Jewish parent. I recognize the conscious profound thanks. Proverbs, “Teach your offspring and deliberate choice these parents have These spouses are Win the way the child ought to made in their child’s religious education. heroes—yes, heroes—of go; the child will not swerve from it even It is never an easy decision. It takes a Jewish life. While in old age.” We are most appreciative of special effort to learn about Jewish living maintaining some measure all our parents and the efforts they make in and practice and to make it a part of your of attachment to their own raising their children as knowledgeable and family life, particularly when you are traditions, and sometimes practicing Jews. It’s not easy balancing our of another faith. There is also the real continuing to practice students’ busy schedules while insuring time commitment in Religious School their religion, they take that there is time for Religious School transportation, participation in family on responsibilities that, by classes, Jewish family celebrations, Hebrew programming and encouraging Hebrew any reasonable calculation, belong to the reading homework and family worship. We reading practice. Jewish spouse. And very often they do all applaud the effort that our parents make in Our URJ (Union for Reform Judaism) of this without recognition from either helping to instill the Jewish values of Torah, President Eric Yoffi e recently said this about their Jewish family or their synagogue. worship and acts of loving kindness. non-Jewish parents in a Jewish home: I fi nd it so meaningful when I see our I’d like to particularly acknowledge “… when a [non-Jewish] spouse involves non-Jewish spouses taking part in our a group of parents whose commitment herself in the activities of the synagogue; school assemblies, family programming, and involvement is most appreciated, offers support to the Jewish involvements and adult learning opportunities. You are but seldom noted –those parents who are of husband or wife; attends Jewish worship; an important part of our Temple Rodef not Jewish but who have chosen to raise and, most important of all, commits Shalom family. Thank you for all you do. their children as Jews. Around 40% of to raising Jewish children, he or she is our Religious School students have a non- deserving not only of welcome but of our -Cantor Allen Leider, Director of Education

Nominating Committee Begins Work, Seeks Input The Nominating Committee began meet- The Nominating Committee is interested Ken Marty ing to fi ll the following positions, effective in hearing from members of the Congre- [email protected], 202.437.1237 July 1, 2008: gation. If you, or someone you know, is qualifi ed and interested in serving in one Linda Rohrbach Vice President, Administration of these positions, please feel free to con- [email protected], 703.868.9319 tact one of us: Vice President, Education Bob Schlossberg Vice President, Membership Robin Strongin, Chair robert.schlossberg@freshfi elds.com, [email protected], 703.241.8974 Vice President, Programming 202 263 2917 Treasurer Lee Berner If you are interested in nominating some- Assistant Treasurer [email protected], one, please do so by February 29th. 703.201.0855 Secretary We would be happy to answer any ques- Assistant Secretary Karin Dinesman tions and to bring your nominees to the [email protected], committee for consideration. 2 At-Large Board Members 703.407.1277 Trustee

| 10 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org YOUTH DIRECTOR: Brynne Rosenberg Phone: (703) 532-2217 ext. 308 AIM: ilovetrsty Email: [email protected] Event Cell Phone: 571-366-0317 SR. TRSTY - (9th through 12th grades) S’more TRSTY Benefi t Concert Friday, February 29 – Saturday, February 9 Saturday, March 1 Join 9th through 12 graders for camp- TRSTY invites TRS members, friends and parents to a concert to benefi t Nothing but inspired overnight at TRS. We will have Nets. The concert will be non-denominational and open to the public. Friday night services, dinner and a shul Nothing but Nets is an organization that sends insecticide-treated bed nets, which in. For more information and to RSVP are arguably the most cost-effective way to prevent malaria transmission, to the poorest go to http://smoretrsty.eventbrite.com parts of the world. One bed net costs just $10 to buy and deliver to a family in need. Jr. TRSTY (for 7th and 8th Graders)

Dear Jr. TRSTY, President’s Day Some of you may know me from camp JAY RAPOPORT and TRSTY 56! I’m living in New York now HAS A NEW CD Ski Trip and on Friday, February 8th I’m bringing my 7th and 8th grade group, CRuSTY 78, from Monday, February 18 Congregation Rodeph Sholom in Manhattan No school? Let’s go skiing! We didn’t

for a weekend trip to DC. That Friday night Available at we’re coming to TRS for Afro-Semitic Shab- jayrapoport.com and itunes.com get to go last year, so let’s make this bat services, and we’d love to have you join us year’s trip extra fun! Join 7th and 8th for a FREE Shabbat dinner beforehand at 6:30pm! Parents are graders for skiing and snowboarding. welcome to join us for services, but dinner is only for 7th There are a variety of different and 8th graders. It would be great to see you again, and ski/snowboarding packages for all introduce you to some teens your age from NYC. RSVP to http://jrtrstyshabbat.eventbrite.com. levels. Beginners are welcome! Hope I’ll see you then! For more information and to RSVP go to Jay Rapoport http://jrtrstyski.eventbrite.com

TRSTY 56 (for 5th and 6th Graders)

NFTY-MAR’s TheVent Friday – Sunday, February 22-24 Save the Date! Washington Hebrew Congregation Sunday, March 9 Join 8th through 12th graders from Virginia, Maryland, DC, Delaware and North Carolina for NFTY-MAR’s Zoo Scavenger Hunt THEVENT. It’s color wars and social action!

www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 11 | B’nai Mitzvah FEBRUARY 2 FEBRUARY 23 Samantha Schreiner Betty Fink Samantha is the daughter Andrew Bogorad Betty is the daughter of of David & Merrihew Andrew is the son of Jane & Charles Fink. Schreiner. She is in the Stephen & Sandra She is in the 7th grade at 7th grade at Cooper Bogorad and is in the 7th Thoreau Middle School Middle School where she grade at H. B. Woodlawn where she has been busy is a member of the school School. He plays in drama productions. chorus and an SCA percussion in the concert Betty has also been an representative. Samantha band and guitar in the active member of the Recycling Club. She plays soccer with McLean jazz band. Andrew enjoys playing soccer with the Phoenix Freedom and basketball with McLean enjoys playing basketball Fury and basketball with the VYS Royal Youth Basketball. She also enjoys skiing. with the Cavaliers as well as fencing and Blue Whales. Swimming, playing cards Her leisure time is devoted to art and skateboarding. Since he hopes to become and dog training keep her busy in her Leaders Now. a veterinarian, he chose to volunteer with leisure hours. Betty hopes to become a the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation writer. for his mitzvah project. FEBRUARY 9 Jennie Kleinknecht Elliot Greene Elizabeth Oden The daughter of Beth The son of Lynne & The daughter of Ray & Harkaway & Henry Michael Greene, Elliot Diane Oden, Elizabeth Kleinknect, Jennie is in is in the 7th grade at is in the 7th grade at the 7th grade at Cooper Longfellow Middle School. Williamsburg Middle Middle School where He plays trumpet in the School. Now in her 7th she is a member of the school band. Elliot plays year of violin studies, Journalism Club. She tennis with the McLean she plays with the enjoys playing soccer Racquet & Health Club and the USTA. He school orchestra. She with the McLean Breakers and basketballbasketball. also enjoys golf, basketball and football. also keeps busy playing socceroccer with the Jennie is working toward the Girl Scout His leisure activities include biking, WMS girls team, the Herndon Fusion and Silver Award and is kept busy fulfi lling its reading comics, playing golf and camping intramurals. Elizabeth has volunteered various requirements. She also collects (in the summer). Elliot chose working with Wheels to Africa, has sent care blankets, towels and other items for the with “A Forever Home Dog Rescue” for packages to soldiers and adopted two kids Fairfax County Animal Shelter. his mitzvah project and has worked at as part of the Angel Tree program adoption fairs and collected supplies for foster parents of dogs. He hopes to Aaron Lipsey become a doctor or lawyer in the future. Aaron, the son of Karen & Charlie Lipsey, is a 7th grader at the Maret School. He enjoys playing saxophone in SAVE THE DATE! the school band. His outdoor pursuits include playing soccer with the McLeancLean Hotspurs Craig Taubman and racing kayaks with the Washington Canoe Club. As his mitzvah project, is coming to TRS Aaron joined with another upcoming Bar Mitzvah to raise $2200 for Operation Walk, an organization that provides joint replacements for people who cannot afford Sunday, April 6 • 2:30 pm them.

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s the children and parents of TRSNS settled back into their routines after the winter holiday break, it was back to business for everyone at the school. The Parent Committee kicked off the month of January with an insightful clergy discussion led by Rabbi Jeff Saxe. The topic discussed was “Raising Our Children RACHEL SIMON A Jewish; Being a Minority in Our Larger Community.” Rabbi Saxe was able to provide our parents with wisdom and [email protected] insight on how to raise a confi dent Jewish child while respecting the diversity that exists within our society and culture. We appreciate the time he was able to spend with our parents on a chilly January morning. The education series will continue with a talk Dr. Carrie Towbes, PhD on Thursday, February 7 at 7:30pm titled “Discipline 101”. The school-wide mitzvah project with Bright Beginnings Homeless and Transitional School has been a wonderful new program that was established by the Parent Committee this year. We received a heartfelt thank-you from the director and families of Bright Beginnings for the generosity shown by TRSNS families during our winter drive KAREN for clothing and necessary items. We will continue the program this spring with a book drive and participation ADELSTEIN [email protected] in the annual Spring Walk to benefi t Bright Beginnings. In addition, many of the TRSNS teachers have chosen to make Bright Beginning the benefi ciary of their class projects. The Parent Committee is thrilled at the overwhelming support for this very important program. Although it is only half way through the school year, we are now accepting applications for 2008-2009. On January 10, the school held a successful open house for all parents interested in submitting applications for the fall. If you are a Temple member and you missed the open house but are interested in learning more about the nursery school program, please contact the school offi ce to obtain information.

Shalom, Karen Adelstein and Rachel Simon, TRSNS Co-Chairs

www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 13 | TRS Fund for the Community The Fund for the Community is Temple Rodef Shalom’s grant- making body, making a difference in the local community by help- ing non-profi t organizations build capacity to meet critical needs. When you make a donation to the Fund for the Community, your contribution has a direct impact on people’s lives. In its fi rst three TRS Fund for years, the Fund has given more than $70,000 to help organiza- the Community tions meet the needs of local residents in the areas of affordable Chair: housing, education and training, health care and counseling, chil- All Members of Margery Sher dren and families, hunger and our aging population. [email protected] Temple Rodef 202/463-0633 In September, Temple Rodef Shalom’s Fund for the Commu- nity made grants totaling $25,000 to six local community service Shalom are Warmly organizations. Some 29 non-profi t groups submitted requests for Welcomed to Join funding this year; members of the Fund’s board dedicated hun- Student Cantor dreds of hours to choosing this year’s grantees. The recipients of this year’s grants meet critical needs in the areas of mental health, Rebecca Robins at our aging population and children and family services. They are: her Senior Recital Arlington Pediatric Center, Northern Virginia Family Service, The Child & Family Network Centers, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Ser- Wednesday, March 12, 2008 vices, Jewish Council for the Aging and Alzheimer’s Family Day 10:45 AM Center. TRS members are encouraged to support these organiza- Hebrew Union College tions in partnership with the Fund for the Community. Jewish Institute of Religion One West Fourth Street A closer look at the 2007 grant New York, NY recipients: Jewish Council for the Aging Program: Th e School of Sacred The Jewish Council for the Aging helps older people in our Music at 60: Celebrating the region remain in their homes and maintain their chosen lifestyles Founding Faculty for as long as possible. With programs that provide seniors with Works by Ephros, Binder, transportation, on-the-job and computer training, employment Werner, Weinberg and Goldfarb assistance and health and wellness counseling, JCA helps more than 30,000 of our esteemed elders every year. The TRS Fund for Light lunch following performance the Community’s grant will allow JCA to study existing programs and services for seniors in Northern Virginia to help it determine Please RSVP to Rebecca at what needs it might be able to fi ll. [email protected] by The Fund’s liaison with the JCA is Judy Seiff. To learn more February 28 if you plan to attend. about how you can help JCA, contact her at jseiff@templerodef- shalom.org.

Todah rabah! Thank you to those who made contributions to the Fund in 2007, and for your continued support in 2008!

| 14 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org Our Caring Community Caring Committee: Melissa Sporn • 703/893-3883 • Email: [email protected] Tell us about your g’milut chasadim. he purpose of the Caring Committee from the Caring Committee? We would like to feature individuals in our community who have performed acts is to nurture the sense of belonging The Caring Committee organizes of loving kindness. It needn’t be grand or to and participation in a caring the network of members who support the T ongoing. If you or someone you know has community by providing g’milut chasadim clergy’s work by keeping in touch with performed a kind deed for another please —deeds of loving kindness—such as congregants through visits or by phone, let us know. Your story may spur someone sending messages and tokens of support to, providing transportation or emergency else to action. and coordinating assistance for, members child care, sending notes or greeting cards, of the Temple who are going through weeding a garden, offering a meal in times of milestone life events. This may include, illness or helping with shopping or errands. If you have a need, or know of someone MAZEL TOV TO but is certainly not limited to, births, who does, please contact Melissa Sporn, adoptions, deaths, and illness. The sub- • Gail & Robert Dezube on the (703) 893-3883, [email protected] or one committees within Our Caring Community engagement of their daughter, of the sub-committee coordinators listed Rebecca, to Scott Goldman and their coordinators are below. To learn above. The committee always strives to more about our subcommittees, please visit • Karen Kaplan on the birth of her balance offering assistance while respecting grandson, Cole Kaplan, son of our website at templerodefshalom.org. individuals’ need for privacy. Nikki Reeves & Andrew Kaplan

• Bereavement – Stu Weiss • Andrew, Julie, Jamie & Samantha (703) 522-2217 or [email protected] How can I become part Gerstel on the birth of daughter and • Breast Cancer Network – of our Caring Community? sister, Alexis Louise Gerstel Anita Thornton (703) 532-2217 or [email protected] An intricate aspect of our being Jewish is the commandment to perform deeds of • Meals – Ronnie O’Connor CONDOLENCES TO (703) 642-0289 or loving kindness. As such, every member [email protected] of our congregation is a part of the Caring • Joel Kanter on the death of his Committee that assists our members who mother, Naomi Kanter • Support for Widows and • Lynne Lotenberg on the death of are dealing with diffi cult transitions and Widowers – Next Step, Debbie her step-father, Frank Shaffer Massey (703) 532-0942 or crises which life presents. The Caring • Bill Andrews on the death of his [email protected] Committee functions through the efforts of mother, Anita Andrews • Visiting the Sick (Bikkur many people. The work of this committee • Susan, Stephanie & Cynthia Rose Cholim)– Melissa Sporn is truly rewarding -- building friendships on the death of husband & father, (703) 893-3883 or [email protected] while helping others. There is always the Peter Rose • Becky Weissman on the death of • P-FLAG– Valli Swerdlow need for volunteers, and opportunities to her father, Donald Anderson (703) 615-3834 or help include brief, one time jobs as well [email protected] • Carol Cohen on the death of her as more involved roles. Whether your uncle, Robert Greene • Shalom Baby– Karin Dinesman schedule allows an hour or a day, you will • Fern Bekenstein on the death of her (703) 790-0489 or aunt, Ethel Gerwitz [email protected] fi nd that helping others is one of your more meaningful experiences as part of a • Marsha Mann on the death of her • Children of Holocaust Survivors mother, Jackie Lastik Temple family. Contact a Sub-Committee Diane Naughton (703) 620-0747 or • Kathy, Dory & Lily Seidel on the [email protected] coordinator to match your time and interest death of husband & father, Larry with someone’s need. Seidel How can I receive assistance www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 15 | Green Corner Social Action Social Action Chairs: “Pinah Yarokah” Jenn Rafael • [email protected] • 703/385-9393 Babette Cohn • [email protected] • 703/573-6956 Carbon Neutral Announcement Spring Mitzvah Day is coming! ur Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, weddings, and other celebrations can Spring Mitzvah Day is April 27 -- look for now go “green” and be “carbon-neutral.” As a community, these more details in next month’s bulletin. There Oand other celebrations are a cause for joy and are meant to be will be no religious school that day. shared with family, friends, neighbors, and loved ones. But our celebra- tions can also have negative impacts on the environment. In particular, the auto mileage, air travel, hotels, and other activities consume sub- in April—in May this stantial amounts of fossil fuels and emit carbon dioxide into the air. This year! carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, contributing to global warming. Save the date: This year’s Sukkot in April housing project will So as we celebrate, we also want to be mindful of our impacts on the take place May 4. TRS will join with Congregation Etz Hayim environment. The concept of repairing the world through social action is to do this important mitzvah. one of the traditional categories of tzedakah. Acts of tikkun olam provide us with channels through which we can apply our Jewish response to contemporary issues. Todah Rabah! TRS’s Green Team has developed a Carbon Footprint Calculator for Thanks to everyone who gave so generously during our these types of events. By using a simple Excel spreadsheet, it helps December food drive for Our Daily Bread. Several carloads you estimate the greenhouse gas emissions stemming from your event’s of non-perishables were delivered to help replenish the activities, including the air travel, driving distances, and hotel stays. It organization’s bare shelves. To learn more about how you then directs you to different organizations that you can help by funding can help ODB, visit http://www.our-daily-bread.org/ emission reduction projects to offset your emissions, effectively making donation_info.php. Other area food pantries in dire need of it “carbon-neutral.” your help include: Lorton Community Action Center, Lorton, TRS’s fi rst carbon-neutral B’nai Mitzvah took place on November 10, http://www.lortonaction.org/assistance.html 2007, when Rachel and Nathaniel Sharer took the bema. Their mother, Arlington Food Assistance Center, Arlington, Karen Hendrixson, recalls their motivation to go green: “We were already http://www.afacinfo.org/Foodneeds.htm an environmentally conscious household, but my twins’ environmental Reston Interfaith, Reston, http://www.restoninterfaith.org awareness was raised signifi cantly when their sixth-grade science SHARE, Inc., McLean, http://www.shareofmclean.org/ teacher had each student calculate their family’s ecological footprint, Food for Others, Fairfax, http://www.foodforothers.org including the amount of CO2 emitted annually. The development of the TRS Carbon Footprint Calculator several months later was thus timely, as Knitting for a cause it enabled us to capitalize on the twins heightened awareness in time for Social Action, Renaissance, and Sisterhood are looking for their B’nai Mitzvah. volunteers to knit 8”x8” squares for Project Linus. This project “The Calculator itself proved to be so simple and straightforward that provides new blankets for seriously ill and traumatized chil- my twins were actually able to do it themselves, with only some help dren; fi nd out more at http://www.projectlinus.org. Thanks to from me regarding the exact number of guests and the distances that our knitters’ hard work, seven blankets have been completed they were traveling. The cost of offsetting the emissions was also highly so far! reasonable, particularly relative to the cost of even a very modest Bar or Using any pattern or yarn (no wool or wool blends), knit Bat Mitzvah. Our decision to ‘go carbon-neutral’ was further reinforced squares to be incorporated in baby blankets. Place all com- by Rabbi Schwartzman’s speech at the B’nai Mitzvah. Her speech focused pleted squares in the plastic box in the Temple offi ce. Contact on the name of their Torah portion -- “Toldot” or generations – and the Florence Kittiver at [email protected] for more information fact that Toldot does not just signify the generations that came before us, or if you need yarn. but also refers to the generations that will come after us. In her words – ‘one of the most important roles we can play is the role of being an an- cestor’ because ‘we have an impact on generations to come.’ This speech “For you were strangers in the land of perfectly exemplifi ed our decision to have a carbon-neutral B’nai Mitzvah Egypt” so we could pass on a better world for our children and grandchildren.” The Union for Reform Judaism adopted a resolution in support The Carbon Footprint Calculator is available on the TRS website. of comprehensive immigration reform at the San Diego bien- These tools help make the “right thing to do” the “easy thing to do” as nial in December. To learn more about this issue, and to read well. We encourage all the Bar/Bat Mitzvah kids and their parents to the resolution, visit http://urj.org/docs/reso/. consider going carbon neutral. Do it for your Mother (Earth)!

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www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 17 | Over the past 18 years, it has been my great pleasure to lead congregational trips to Israel. First with our youth and later with adults, I have shared in the transfor- mative experience of visiting the homeland of our people, Israel. These trips have been life changing for many of the participants. Traveling in Israel for a Jew is not the same as going to Spain or China. To be in Jerusalem and see King David’s citadel, to visit Jaffa where Jonah’s boat embarked, to visit the grave of Rachel or climb Masada is to connect to our tradition and our ancestors in a way that cannot happen in any other place. Youth and adults alike gain a new perspective on their tradition and their identity during these trips. In the coming year and a half the TRS staff is going to host a number of different travel opportunities. Please accept my invitation to join us on these exciting and life changing Jewish adventures.

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In the early part of the month, Rabbi Schwartzman During the school winter holiday, Rabbi Saxe will lead an adult trip to Israel. The 12 day excursion will lead a teen trip to Israel. This trip will be will include visits to famous ancient as well as catered towards our young people and reflect modern sites, it will include experiencing Kibbutz life many of their interests. Students will see the and also take advantage of the Israel’s spectacular major cities of Israel, landmarks and historical natural wonders. sites. They will stay in Kibbutzim and meet youth from Israel.

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Cantor Shochet will lead a trip to Israel in the Rabbi Schwartzman will lead a family trip similar to spring that will be open to both adults and older the trip that Cantor Shochet lead this past summer. children, or teens. We will visit traditional sights The itinerary will be designed to meet the needs of for people who have never been to Israel. both adults and children. While much of the trip will be visiting traditional sites, we will also engage our kids with activities such as playing in an Israeli water park and rafting down the Jordan River.

LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ONE OR MORE OF THESE TRIPS. PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL WITH YOUR NAME AND THE NAMES OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO MIGHT BE TRAVELING WITH YOU TO: [email protected]

| 18 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org Shavuah Tov: A Good Week Library Acrylic Paintings by Jennifer Judelsohn SPIRITUAL • Alice Bach and J. Cheryl Exum. Miriam’s Well: Stories About Women in the Bible…The February 7—March 12, 2008 authors draw on biblical and midrashic sources to give voices to these women. Meet the Artist: Sunday, February 10 • Barry W. Holtz. Back To the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts…”a classic about 10:30 AM—1:00 PM classics”-Jacob Neusner Artist Jennifer Judelsohn will be exhibiting a series of acrylic paintings based on her studies of texts from the OF INTEREST , the Sefer Yetzirah and other • Martin Gilbert. Atlas of the Holocaust…new on the Holocaust shelf sources that relate to the meanings and • Isaac Husik. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy…written to appeal to the scholar spiritual connections among the seven and the intelligent reader days of the week. She was fi rst inspired • Pinhas Sadeh. Jewish Folktales…draws from Eastern Europe and oral material from the to create this series after visiting the TRS Middle East and North Africa library and viewing the Jerusalem stone • Peninnah Schram. Tales of Elijah the Prophet…covers a range of themes and Elijah wall and its seven windows. “When I tales…notes to each story, a glossary, bibliography and detailed index saw the windows I thought, ‘Seven win- • Howard Schwartz. Miriam’s Tambourine: Jewish Folktales From Around the World…Fifty dows…seven days of the week.’” Jen- classic Jewish folktales from “every corner of the globe and every historical epoch” nifer’s work goes beyond the Creation • Howard Schwartz. Gabriel’s Palace: Jewish Mystical Tales story. Each day has its own energy and relationship to the planets, letters of the alphabet, directions, positive and nega- FICTION tive human qualities, sephirot from the • Leon Uris. Exodus…replacement copy Etz Chaim and even parts of the body. This exhibit explores the energy of the days as they lead into and away from JUVENILE Shabbat. • Phoebe Gilman. Something From Nothing • Deborah Heiligman. Celebrate With Light, Latkes, and Dreidels…photographs About the Artist: tell the Hanukkah story around the world Jennifer Judelsohn is an artist, psycho- therapist, educator and author/illustra- tor of Songs of Creation: Meditations on YOUNG ADULT the Sacred Hebrew Alphabet. She has ex- • Adele Geras. A Treasury of Jewish Stories…a range of stories by a variety of authors hibited her artwork in numerous solo • Lillian Hammer Ross. Daughters of Eve: Strong Women of the Bible…dramatic retellings and group shows in the Washington, • Howard Schwartz and Barbara Rush. The Diamond Tree: Jewish Tales From Around the D.C. area and around the country. Her World artwork is also in private collections around the world. Recently, Jennifer has been working Many thanks this month to Deborah Meshulam for a particularly generous primarily in acrylic and mixed media. donation of wonderful books in beautiful condition. Her work is infl uenced by Jewish spiri- tuality and Jungian psychology. She explores how we individually and col- lectively create our reality through what CDs we think, say and do. Jennifer focuses • . The Chanukah Collection/The Passover Collection on manifesting refuah shleimah (com- • Safam. The Greater Scheme of Things plete healing) in a tangible form with • Julie Silver. Together the hope that her art will be a positive infl uence in the world. Come meet the artist, Jennifer I am generally in the library Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings and can be Judelsohn on Sunday, February 10 from reached at x402, at home at 202-363-6172 or e-mail:[email protected] 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM just outside the library to view more of her work and to Martha Hill discuss this fascinating exhibit. Librarian

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 • 7:30 pm Sunday, March 9, 2008 • 9:00 am Basic Synagogue Rituals - This class is appropriate for anyone Basic Home Rituals - Learn the “what, why, how and what do attending services and understanding what is going on, and es- I need” of common Jewish Shabbat rituals, including: Candle pecially helpful for B’nai Mitzvah families. We will teach you the Lighting, , Blessing the Children, , and Yahrzeit what, why, how and what do I need of: Wearing Tallit, Kipot, Ali- remembrances. Attendees receive a detailed booklet and CD with ya to the Torah and the structure of the worship service. Attend- the prayers and music. ees receive a detailed boklet and CD with prayers and music.

| 20 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org Regularly Scheduled Events Sisterhood Museum Trip Sisterhood Co-Presidents: February 8 at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town. We will visit Karen Simpson • [email protected] • 703/938-1439 various artists in their studios. They will Judy Burkitt • [email protected] • 703/538-5341 show us their work, explain motivation and techniques, and answer questions. • Lunch will be at Il Porto, a short walk Dear Traditions Helpline, away. From the On our secular calendar, when Contact Emmy Lou Glassman (703/817.1408 or emmylouglassman@ it is a and an event Co-presidents hotmail.com) OR Judith Diesenhaus Please get involved!! We have a few occurs on February 29, we mark (703/204.1817 or jdiesenhaus@cox. vacant positions on our current Board, as this occasion in non-leap years net) for further information and car well as a number of vacancies for board on either February 28 or March pool/transportation information. RSVPs members to work on events in the autumn 1. What happens in the Hebrew are required. of 2008. Please contact one of us if you can Mark your calendar for March 7: help, and we will fi ll you in on the areas in calendar when there is an entire The Kreeger Museum and lunch in

which we need assistance. TRADITIONS HELPLINE month added, as in this year with Georgetown B’Shalom, Adar I and Adar II? Karen Simpson and Judy Burkitt, Needing to commemorate Book Club Sisterhood Co-Presidents. Traditions Helpline Answer is on page 25. February 20th, 10:00 AM - • The Zookeepers Wife by Diane Ackerman. Hostess Karen Hecker.

SAVE THE DATE Please call Harriet Beckman for the latest information and driving directions. February 13 Harriet Beckman—703-356-3586 For Love Stories and Chocolate Tasting [email protected]

On Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30 PM we will share two special treats. Our program is from StoryCorp, a project of the American Folk Life Museum of the Library of Congress. This national oral history project shows how ordinary people record each other’s stories. Following will be a chocolate tasting; “price” of admission is a TRS Jewelry chocolate creation of your choosing to share. Appraisal Day at TRS

Wednesday, Thank You - Blood Drive March 26, 2008 The Blood Drive on December 3 resulted in 49 units of blood. We want to thank all of you who assisted us - blood donors and those who came and were turned away, Sisterhood Call 1-800-851-7888 for an appointment. board who donated food and members who greeted and served. Thank you to the Let Sisterhood help protect your valuables custodians and offi ce staff who answered phones and alerted members about the blood Praisers, an independent appraiser, drive. I especially want to thank Gert Scarr - her platters of dip are the reason many will quickly and privately appraise your donors come. jewelry and other precious items. You will Harriet Beckman & Karen Hecker immediately receive a printed appraisal including a picture. Bake Sale - Sunday, March 9 8:30-1:30 Each piece of jewelry will be appraised for It is almost time again for the Sisterhood Annual Bake Sale. Anyone willing to bake or help a $35 fee. Sisterhood will receive $10 which on the day of the sale, please call or email Ellen at 703-759-3006, [email protected] or Andrea at you may take as a charitable deduction. 703-759-2602, [email protected].

www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 21 | Men’s Club ARZA- Men’s Club Chairs: Bridge to Israel Al Krachman • [email protected] Ric Cooper • [email protected] ARZA Co-Chairs: Russ Bikoff • 703/790-0671 • [email protected] Staff Needed Norma S. Tucker • 301/897-5124 • [email protected] This year’s Purim extravaganza is now in the planning stages. We are looking for games managers, Pizza servers and ticket managers. June 1, Israel@60, Please contact Ric Cooper for assignments and information. Washington National Mall Watch this page for updates on this capstone event, the most ambitious event ever staged by the metropolitan Washington New Men’s Club Offi cers Jewish community. The Men’s Club leadership is soliciting interested Temple Members to serve as offi cers beginning July 1, 2008. Please contact Ric Cooper or Al Krachman if you are interested in serving next year. 2008 ARZA MEMBERSHIP It’s not too late to send your membership dues of $36. Send your check to our TRS offi ce. Be sure to note for ARZA Jewish National Fund membership 2008. JNF 60th Anniversary Mission to Israel May 5- 13 JNF is planning a special tour of Israel between May 5 and VOLUNTEERING IN ISRAEL May 13, 2008 to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Arranged through Try these websites for further information. JNF’s Travel & Tours Department, JNF missions allow participants www.vfi -usa.org/volunteerabroad.com/israel/cfm to see a side of Israel that other trips don’t, going above and beyond www.ivolunteer.org.il you’ll get the Hebrew version, so be the classic tourist experience, giving a fi rsthand look at JNF’s sure to include “English.” http://www.ivolunteer.org.il/eng/ or critical work to help Israel in its continued growth and survival. http://www.ivolunteer.org.il/eng/index.asp?categoryid=92&arti cleid=78 Days and nights will be fi lled with celebrations and ceremonies for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut. Report from TRS member Marc Newman: Taking This mission will include: • Emotional ceremonies marking Yom Hazikaron and on Israel’s steep hills to raise money for ALYN Yom Ha’Atzmaut Hospital • Briefi ngs by top Israeli newsmakers and opinion leaders ALYN Hospital is a leading rehabilitation hospital in Jerusalem • Visits to new JNF communities in the Negev providing comprehensive care for children with disabilities • Meetings with some of the newest Negev pioneers caused by birth defects, accidents and violent terror attacks. and visionaries • Tours of Ammunition Hill, Independence Hall and Israeli health insurance covers about 70% of Allyn’s annual the Ayalon Institute budget; the remainder comes from donations. To help close • 5-star hotel accommodations this gap, Allyn launched Wheels of Love, the largest athletic In addition to touring the entire country, travelers will learn charity event in Israel. about JNF’s work for the land and people of Israel by meeting I participated in the Challenge Route of the Alyn Bike Ride the modern-day pioneers who are making their home in new October 28- November 1st, 2007. We rode 300 miles and communities in the Negev; planting trees in forests in northern climbed about 21,000 feet, about 2/3 the height of Mt. Everest! Israel that were destroyed by rocket-ignited fi res during the 2006 But the challenge we faced is just a metaphor for the challenges war with Hezbollah. To register, visit www.jnf.org/travel or call faced by kids at ALYN. Here is a link to the website of Ameri- 877-JNF-TOUR. can Friends of ALYN: Please remember to register your http://www.alynus.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=249 occupation or business with the TRS &srcid=250&frsid=54 BIZNET at www.trsbiznet.com. Or contact me at [email protected]. Thanks, Marc Newman | 22 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org • Jeff & Joan Harris in honor of Jerry Harris – Builder of the Family • Bob, Amy, Eric & Missy Reif in memory Donations of Julius Katz • Ray & Shirley Galant • Steve & Sheila Gell in memory of Sheila’s father, Ben Ginsburg A HOUSE OF GATHERING – • Iram & Marilyn Weinstein in memory • Margery & Gerson Sher Beit Knesset of George K. Mauser • Adam Gruen & Beth Silver in honor of • Marc Cohen & Linda Hoffman the TRS staff Where It’s Needed Most • Donald Weinstein • David Sapery • Jason Gold in memory of Morris Gold • Gayle Novig • Frederick & Lisa Abbey • Peter LeNard in memory of Irene • Ellen Safran • Sandra Saydah LeNard • Deborah Shrager • Victoria Youcha • Marjorie Polk in memory of Bob Polk • Wendy Zevin & David Green in honor • Jay & Vera Hirschman in memory of • Stephen Ruth in honor of Rabbi of the Wright family Marion Hirschman Berkowits and Torah Study • Paul & Jonathan D’Ari and Marcy • Michael & Barbara Raizen • Julia Baer & Jeffrey Cooper in memory Magid • Ken & Julie Lifl and of Roggie Horwitz • Happy Cohen • Lawrence & Susan Weinstock • Frank Berkowitz in memory of Alice • Robert & Linda Rosenfeld • Phyllis Cela Berkowitz on her yahrzeit • Wendy Fox • Alan Pettingill • The Zimet Family in memory of Anita • Helene Schlossberg in honor of the • Vicki Schulkin in memory of Marie Andrews, mother of Bill Andrews second Wednesday of the month Soup Garber • Samuel Schulman in honor of Linda & Caravan volunteers • John & Laura Huennekens Joe Marshall for their assistance to the • Alan Luberda & Marina Lyn Beckhard • Peter & Bernice Porrazzo residents at Chesterbrook in memory of Rudolph D. Bach • Laura Jacobs in honor & appreciation of • Bobby & Tobi Rozen in honor of the Mitzvah Day Doris Katz’ ongoing kindness Reiters • Sandra Saydah • Nancy & David Lawrence in honor of • Jen Schall Sisterhood Josh & Jason Sellers • Elaine Weinstein in memory of Selma • Jean Schiro-Zavela & Vance Zavela Social Action Fund Weinstein • The Steinmetz Corr family in honor of • David & Carol Goldstein in honor of the inspirational leadership of Hannah Sam & Susan Simon to celebrate the Jacknow Meditation and Tribute Moore spirit of Chanukah Garden • Ralph & Miriam Wolman • Joan Silverlieb in loving memory of my • Chuck & Anita Thornton and Marilyn • Carol’s Sockery aunt, Anna Mintz Hahn in memory of Jackie Lastik, • James Talens • James & Ronnie O’Connor in memory mother of Marsha Mann • Wendy Zevin & David Green in honor of Vivian Sahl of the Leonard family • Joan Silverlieb in gratitude to Lynn Starr REPAIRING OUR WORLD • David & Sandy Sellers for her kindness to strangers – Tikkun Olam • David & Ellen Sher • Charlotte & Herb Mandel wishing Dave • David and Bernice Stearman & Inez Goldstein a very happy 60th Ohel Yacov Community Housing • Bobby & Tobi Rozen in honor of Sue anniversary • Iram & Marilyn Weinstein in honor of Zloth & Sue Fraley • Philip Agress in memory of Wolf Agress Zoey & Clara Haynes • Phyllis Scheinberg in honor of Jacob • Nancy & David Lawrence in honor of Factor’s 93rd birthday Temple Tzedakah Fund Amy & Mickey Cohen • Steven Ivins in memory of Winifred • The Szymanski family in sympathy for • Sidney & Clarine Schmukler in honor Levy the loss of Kathran Chan, David Chan’s of Lawrence Schmukler and Nancy • Keith & Bari Levingston sister Michelman • David & Beatrice Daniel in honor of our • Jan & Soop Safertein in memory of Jan’s • Fernand & Barbara Elbeze clergy brother, Art Kessel • Bobby & Tobi Rozen in honor of • Richard Stern • Peter & Bernice Porrazzo in memory of William Zloth • Todd & Susan Friedman Sarah Porrazzo • Doug Rosen • Marlene Tanzer in honor of Debbie, • Ellen & Allie Ash in memory of Vita Alex, Eli & Sophia Spiliotopoulos Assisted Living Fund Marx • Kevin Moss & Rabbi Amy Schwartzman • Dan & Judy Burkitt in memory of Judy’s • Lisa Szymanski in honor of Frieda & in honor of the TRS staff parents, Edward & Nina Shafer Richard Sobell • Stephen & Ruth Altheim

www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 23 | • Alma Rosenbaum in memory of Joseph Auerbach • Joseph & Mindy Facenda • David Rapaport & Nancy Reder in Donations honor of Jay, Alexis & Dena Rapaport Spirituality Fund Fund for the Community Library Fund • Anne K. King in memory of Joan Levin • Steve & Glenda Rogers in honor of • Frank & Ed Moses and families in WORLD JEWRY – Clal Yisrael Rabbi Schwartzman loving memory of Ruth Moses • Mona Milberg in memory of Alter Frank Conlon Library Israel Solidarity Fund – Bridge to Milberg Israel • Russ & Janet Roseman in honor of • Andrew Teplitzky in memory of Arthur • Michael Zimmerman in memory of the tireless devotion and hard work Teplitzky Solomon Zimmerman performed by Head Usher Don • Na’ava & Gershon Feder in memory of Weinberg Caren Golden Pomeroy Fund our beloved friend, Guy LeMoigne • John & Ilene Pachter in honor of the • Ken & Andrea Weckstein in memory of • Cirrelda Cooper & Frank Berkowitz service of Rabbi Amy Schwartzman Caren Golden Pomeroy with thanks to Na’ava Feder for helping • George & Pat Zug in memory of George • Andrea & Ken Weckstein in memory of Jane prepare for and enjoy B. & Alice F. Zug Eleanor Friedman Golden, mother and becoming a bat mitzvah • Richard Sternberger grandmother, on her yahrzeit • Michael Rankin in memory of Doug CLERGY FUNDS Wolfe CARING FOR EACH OTHER • David & Inez Goldstein – G’milut Hasadim Senior Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund • Jean Schiro-Zavela and Vance Zavela • Nancy & Jim Pettit with sincere • Steven Ivins on the occasion of New Caring Community appreciation for your support during Kids on the Block • Charlie & Lois Price in memory of Nancy’s illness • Bob, Amy, Eric & Missy Reif in memory Jackie Lastik, mother of Marsha Mann • Robert & Iris Shamaskin in honor of of Martin Reif • Chuck & Anita Thornton and Marilyn your 10th anniversary Hahn in loving memory of Joan Levin A HOUSE OF LEARNING – Beit • Steve & Glenda Rogers in your honor Midrash Kestenbaum Comfort Fund • Karen Diamond • Edward & Iris Beckwith in gratitude for • Elaine Weinstein with thanks to Terry the beautiful ceremony naming our fi rst Adult Education Fund Gold grandchild, Noah • Sandra Saydah in memory of Gertrude • Amy Green Thrasher in memory of Dr. • Elaine Metlin & Andy Clark with & Irwin Heimer Wesley Green on his yahrzeit thanks for your being a part of • Ina & Frank Eaton in memory of May Susannah’s bat mitzvah Seidenberg, Daniel Eaton & Rose I. Accessibility Fund • Steven & Joanne Saxe Family Fund Eaton • Scott Abelman & Debbie Shrager in • Cirrelda Cooper & Frank Berkowitz • Sandra Saydah in memory of David memory of David Shrager with thanks for the beautiful bat Chan’s sister, Kathran Chan mitzvah service for Jane Berkowitz • Miriam Heller in memory of Sophie A HOUSE OF PRAYER – Beit • Vera Mellen in memory of Bernice Joy Wolf T’fi lah Beckham Religious School Fund High Holy Day Fund • Ian & Susan Snyder with thanks for all you do as a rabbi and as a friend • Audrey & Pia Kramer in memory of our • Arnold & Harriet Nachmanoff in • Mark Blondman & Suzanne Bakewell in mother and grandmother, Paula Kramer appreciation for the High Holy Day appreciation of the beautiful service on • Armand & Judy Weiss in memory of tickets provided to our son, the occasion of Henry’s bar mitzvah Joseph Auerbach Michael, for us Nursery School Fund Prayer Book Fund Cantor’s Discretionary Fund • Nancy & Jim Pettit with sincere • David Zarrow & Fran Pfeffer in honor • Barbara Holleb in memory of Joe appreciation for your support during of our children Auerbach Nancy’s illness • Fran Pfeffer & David Zarrow in memory • The Temple Rodef Shalom 4th Sunday • Judy Weiss in appreciation for of Eve Markofsky, loving mother of Bridge Group in memory of Rose your compassion, support and Sherry Smith Goldsmith, beloved sister of Judy Weiss encouragement • Marian & Dan Goldberg in memory of Joe Auerbach

| 24 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org New Members • Dana & William Carr 703/536-5996 2636 N. Ohio Street Donations Arlington, VA 22207 Cady Rose Carr 6/9/2005 Grayson Carr 1/22/2007 • Mark & Claire Brown in appreciation TRS ENDOWMENT FUNDS – Dor for the wonderful “Music of Shabbat” L’Dor • Allen Eisenberg & Shalla Ross CD 703/241-0709 • Elaine Metlin & Andy Clark with Jennifer Blalock Scholarship Fund 3616 N. Glebe Road thanks for your being a part of • The Washington Regional Transplant Arlington, VA 22207 Susannah’s bat mitzvah Consortium in appreciation of Dan Michayla Eisenberg 6/6/2006 • Steven & Joanne Saxe Family Fund Blalock’s service as chairman of our • Cirrelda Cooper & Frank Berkowitz Donor Family Council • Stephen B. Parker & Tamar R. Cyrluk with thanks for the beautiful bat • Sanford Robeck & Marsha Goldberg in 703/356-1311 mitzvah service for Jane Berkowitz memory of Arthur Robeck 6914 Bonheim Court and for preparing her to become a bat In lieu of gifts in honor of Rabbi Berkowits’ McLean, VA 22101 mitzvah Jake Parker 2/24/2000 • Mark & Claire Brown with thanks for 80th birthday, donations to the Rabbi Berkowits Educational Endowment Fund are the great Music of Shabbat CD Dear Needing to Commemorate, • Philip Agress in memory of Ira Agress greatly appreciated, which makes possible an annual Scholar-in-Residence weekend, a The leap month is added to the in on the occasion of his yahrzeit 7 of 19 years. The extra ADAR is added before the project that has long been a passion of Rabbi • Mark Blondman & Suzanne Bakewell regular Adar and then the regular Adar becomes in appreciation for preparing Henry to Berkowits. Adar II in those years. Adar II is the “real” Adar and receive the Torah therefore that is when Purim is celebrated, when a yahrtzeit occurring in Adar is commemorated Assistant Rabbi’s Discretionary and when a child born in Adar becomes a bar/bat Fund mitzvah. In other words, Adar I is the extra Adar. • Holly & Roger Bass in celebration of the installation of Rabbi Jeffrey Saxe TRADITIONS HELPLINE Traditions Helpline Question • Elaine Metlin & Andy Clark with is on page 21. thanks for your being a part of Susannah’s bat mitzvah • Steven & Joanne Saxe Family Fund • Cirrelda Cooper & Frank Berkowitz with thanks for the beautiful bat mitzvah service for Jane Berkowitz Judy Berkowits Memorial Fund • Barbara & Jim Korman in appreciation of Rabbi Berkowits’ beautiful baby naming for our granddaughter, Delilah Hinton Frey PROGRAMMING AND CULTURAL FUNDS – Tarbut Yehudiah Youth Activities Fund • Leonard & Geraldine Schehr in memory of Blanche Rochmes on her yahrzeit Music and Volunteer Choir Fund • Andrew Trice & Sharon Soffer • Herb Dern • Ron Kampeas in memory of Rachel Kampeas • Steven Ivins in honor of New Kids on the Block • Gerry Kadonoff in memory of Nathan Kadonoff www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 25 | )'5*'4 Jewish Day School PWTVWTKPIKPFKXKFWCNGZEGNNGPEG K-8 47-acre wooded campus 4700 Shirley Gate Road Small class sizes Fairfax, VA 22030 Strong academics 703.978.9789 Jewish studies www.gesher-jds.org Music, art, athletics [email protected] After school enrichment Before school care Transportation

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www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 27 | Chesterbrook Chats Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 1:00pm When and Why to Move Alan Dubow Capital Healthcare Solutions Admission is FREE! RSVP to Debbie Dement Chantel's Catering Director of Marketing and Admissions • Deli & Dessert Platters Tour Northern Virginia’s newest senior residence! • Cakes for all occasions Chesterbrook Residences • Special desserts for low-carb, diabetic, gluten-free 2030 Westmoreland Street Falls Church VA 22043 2003 (703) 531-0781 Winner of YMCA www.chesterbrookres.org Loudoun County Dennis Stanley, Chocolates Galore President Coordinated Services Management, Inc., Professional & more best of 703/709-1488 Management of Retirement Communities Since 1981. Taste - Dessert

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10:45 am Shir Harmony 6:30 pm Post Confi rmation 1:45 pm Kol Machar Rehearsal 7:30 pm Membership 2:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal Committee Meeting 3:00 pm Renaissance to Theater J 7:30 pm Shabbat Rocks Rehearsal

10 11 No Aliyah & Haskalah 12 9:00 am Adult Ed – Dr. Pam Classes – Nadell Trimester Break 9:00 am Intermediate Biblical 7:30 pm Executive Committee Hebrew Meeting 9:00 am Trope Class 7:30 pm Children of 10:45 am Shir Harmony 11:45 am Rodef Chochma Class Holocaust Survivors 11:45 am Sisterhood Lecture 2:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal 3:00 pm PFLAG Meeting 6:00 pm Renaissance Dining Out February 2008 17 18 19 No R/S –Presidents’ Day No Nursery 12:30 pm Soup Caravan- Max’s Weekend School Classes Place – Presidents’ Day; 6:00 pm Breast Cancer 2:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal Temple Offi ce Closed Support Network Dinner 8:00 am Jr. TRSTY Ski Trip/ 6:30 pm Youth Committee Tubing (OOB) Meeting 7:30 pm Koleinu Rehersal 7:30 pm Basic Synagogue Rituals 24 25 26

6:30 pm Youth Committee 9:00 am Rodef Chochma Meeting Class 7:00 pm Strathmore 11:45 am Advanced Biblical Rehearsal at Hebrew Strathmore 11:45 am Mishkan T’Filah 7:30 pm Executive Board Class Meeting 2:00 pm Strathmore Rehearsal at WHC

| 30 | Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin www.templerodefshalom.org WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 12:00 pm Yoga 9:00 am Torah Study 6:00 pm Kindergarten 9:00 am Tot Shabbat Activity Shabbat Dinner 10:30 am Shabbat Morning 6:45 pm B’oi Shabbat Service 7:30 pm Family Shabbat, 5:00 pm Saturday Afternoon Kindergarten sings Mincha Service and Band performs

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9:30 am Sisterhood Board 7:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal 6:00 pm Outreach Winter 9:00 am Torah Study Meeting 7:00 pm Development Shabbat Dinner 10:30 am Shabbat Morning 10:00 am Soup Caravan Committee (OOB) Service 7:30 pm Introduction to 6:00 pm Jr. TRSTY Shabbat 6:00 pm TRSTY Benefi t Judaism Dinner Concert 7:30 pm Nursery School 7:30 pm Wine & Cheese Workshop with Welcome Carrie Towbes 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service 7:30 pm Rosh Chodesh Jazz Shabbat 13 14 15 16

10:00 am Sisterhood Dessert 7:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal 12:00 pm Yoga 9:00 am Torah Study Sampling (OOB) 7:30 pm Introduction to 6:30 pm Tot Shabbat 10:30 am Parallel Shabbat 12:00 pm Downtown Talmud Judaism 6:30 pm ARZA Shabbat Morning Service Study 7:30 pm Knitting Circle Dinner 3:00 pm Soup Caravan Falls 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Church Worship with Rabbi 7:30 pm Beginning Biblical Tamar Kolberg; Hebrew Koleinu Sings

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9:30 am Sisterhood Book 6:45 pm Service of Strength, 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat 9:00 am Torah Study Club (OOB) Comfort and Healing Worship- Shabbat 10:30 am Shabbat Morning 7:00 pm Trope Class Rocks Service 7:00 pm Megillah Rehearsal 7:00 pm Family Game Night 7:30 pm Committee Night 7:30 pm Introduction to Judaism 7:30 pm Shabbat Rocks Rehearsal 27 28 29

No Nursery School Classes – 7:00 pm Megillah 6:30 pm S’More TRSTY Staff Professional Rehearsal Dinner, Program Day 7:30 pm Introduction to and Shul-In 8:00 pm Erev Shabbat Judaism 30 & 31 9:30 am Sisterhood Bridge Service- Rabbi Club Ellenson, Guest Speaker

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www.templerodefshalom.org Temple Rodef Shalom February 2008 Bulletin | 31 | Temple Rodef Shalom Senior Rabbi Amy M. Schwartzman February 15-16 Senior Cantor Michael A. Shochet Scholar in Residence, Assistant Rabbi Jeffrey S. Saxe Founding Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits Rabbi Tammy Kolberg Student Cantor Rebecca Robins abbi Kolberg of our partner congregation in Israel, K’hilat R’anan in Offi cers Ra’anana joins us again in worship and study. Rabbi Kolberg will ad- President Hannah Moore Rdress the congregation at Erev Shabbat Services on Friday, February 15, Vice President/ 8 PM. The topic of her sermon will be Shmita, Leadership and Social Respon- President Elect David Lawrence sibility from Past to Present day Israel. On Saturday, she will be with us for Vice President Ronnie Schulman Parallel Shabbat Minyan Services at 10:30 AM followed by pot luck lunch and Vice President Lynn Shapiro Starr discussion. Vice President Barry Holt Those who attended last February felt Rabbi Kolberg’s warmth and passion Treasurer David Fish as she described the Reform experience in Israel. We look forward to further- Assistant Treasurer Peter Elinsky ing our understanding as we again engage in prayer and study with Rabbi Secretary Susan Weinstock Kolberg. Assistant Secretary Andrew Joskow

Trustees Sunday, March 9 • 11:30 AM Marshall Berman, Marla Schnall, and Distinguished Panel on “Peace and Security Judith Seiff for Israel: Prospects for the Annapolis Staff Negotiations” Executive Director Beth Silver Director of Education Cantor Allen Leider 11:30 am - Refreshments. Program Director Anita Thornton 11:45 am - Program Director of Membership Moderator: Ron Kampeas, TRS member Development Howard Stregack and Washington Bureau Chief Nursery School Director Fran Pfeffer of the Jewish Telegraph Agency Camp Director Jay Rapoport Paul Scham, Adjunct Scholar, Youth Director Brynne Rosenberg Middle East Institute Temple Offi ce 703/532-2217 Robert Levy, Washington Representative, Brit Tzedek v’ Shalom www.TempleRodefShalom.org (Jewish Alliance for Justice & Peace) Email: [email protected] The TRS Bulletin is published 12 times a year on the 1st of each month.

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